Gravert Proposal selected for national grant*
The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy and its co-sponsoring technical societies, the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh have announced that a proposal written by Dennis Gravert of the Chemistry Department has been selected to receive a 2007 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grant. Grants are made to small colleges for the purchase of scientific equipment, audio-visual or other teaching aids and/or library materials for use in the teaching of science at the undergraduate level.This year 13 proposals were selected from a pool of 61.
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The award of $10,000 will be matched by Saint Mary’s for the purchase of a new infrared spectrometer with accessories. With this instrument, students in World of Materials, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry courses will be able to complete several new laboratory projects including the identification of plastics, the analysis of automobile exhaust, and the analysis of food for nutritional content.In addition, high school students will use the instrument to help solve a chemical mystery during “SMU Chemistry Night,” an annual outreach program of the Chemistry Department.
