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NSF Grant to Transform Organic Chemistry Lab Experience


Congratulations to Jason Anderson and Brian Edelbach!  In partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology, they have been awarded a $100,000 3-year NSF grant entitled "Collaborative Research: Transforming the Organic Chemistry Lab Experience: Implementation and Evaluation of a Reformed Organic Lab Curriculum Across Institutions." 

This grant builds on a prior NSF grant that focused on the creation of organic chemistry laboratory modules that follow a guided, cyclical format.  The new lab modules replaced traditional, expository labs and have been used in MCC and RIT organic chemistry labs for several years.  Phase two will support the dissemination of the lab modules by providing travel funds for faculty to present at conferences and to create a lab manual workbook of the modules.  In addition, the grant will support expanding this project to include other regional colleges (e.g., SUNY Brockport, Keuka College, Hobart William Smith College) as their faculty collaborate with MCC faculty to incorporate the modules into their organic chemistry curriculum.


Margaret Kaminsky
Chemistry and Geosciences
08/30/2016