In 1994, the Chemistry department at Huntingdon College was awarded a National Science Foundation Instrument and Laboratory Improvement grant for the acquisition of an FTIR spectrometer. The instrument has supported improvements in lecture and laboratory courses throughout the chemistry curriculum and promoted a “Jan-Term” mini-course entitled “FTIR Spectroscopic Analysis.” Undergraduate independent study research projects now emphasize laboratory work, students are making formal presentations of their work at scientific meetings, and publications including student authors are in preparation.
Massimo D. Bezoari (Sun,) studied this question.