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EUE Proposal
FY2019 Project ID# 19-19
Project Title Chemical Demonstration Resources for the 21st Century
Project Director ID Number Telephone Email Eric J. Voss 800010533 618-650-2099 [email protected]
Department Campus Box School College Chemistry 1652 College of Arts and Sciences
Course or Program Department of Chemistry Courses
Project Co-Director ID Department Email
Student Impact: 1000
Multiple Submission Priority: 1
Summary: Live chemical demonstrations are an effective way to illustrate interesting phenomena as well as foster understanding of chemical principles, development of reasoning skills, and a healthy attitude toward science. Demonstrations are high-impact educational practices in that they are a form of experiential learning and they involve students with actively contested questions, empirical observation, cutting-edge technologies, and the sense of excitement that comes from answering important questions. About twenty years ago, EUE funds enabled the Department of Chemistry to organize chemical demonstration resources in a manner that facilitated their effective use by faculty members in many chemistry courses. More than 1000 students each year experience chemical demonstrations in courses at SIUE. This EUE proposal seeks funds to support one faculty member and one undergraduate student worker to: 1) move the SIUE Department of Chemistry demonstration collection into the new demonstration/storage area in renovated space in Science East, 2) organize all items and catalog them in a searchable database, 3) properly label cupboards, shelves, and cabinets for easy access to these important resources, and 4) update the supporting demonstration documents so that more faculty members and instructors can easily implement the chemical demonstrations. Evaluation of the project will consist of online surveys of faculty using the demonstration resources, online surveys of students taking courses in which the demonstrations are implemented, and analysis of student comments contained in standard student course evaluation
data. The demonstration collection database and supporting demonstration documents will be disseminated to all Department of Chemistry faculty members on the department share drive. The project director will disseminate project results externally to other chemical educators at an American Chemical Society regional or national meeting. Project Budget Salary Wages Travel Equip. Comm CServ Auto Tele Awards Total
9000 2400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11400 Cost-Sharing Salary Wages Travel Equip. Comm CServ Auto Tele Awards Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Proposal Narrative: a. Current Situation: One goal of the chemical educator is to share the joy of chemical experimentation with
students (both science and non-science majors) in the classroom and the laboratory. The proper
use of effective live chemical demonstrations not only illustrates interesting phenomena, but also
helps to foster understanding of chemical principles, development of reasoning skills, and a
healthy attitude toward science. Live demonstrations are high-impact educational practices, in
that they are a form of experiential learning and they involve
students with actively contested questions, empirical
observation, cutting-edge technologies, and the sense of
excitement that comes from answering important questions.
[https://www.aacu.org/leap/hips] Chemical demonstrations
have a long history, from Michael Faraday’s famous Christmas
lectures in the mid 1800’s to fictional chemistry teacher and drug criminal Walter White’s vivid
demonstratons in the popular TV series Breaking Bad.
Over twenty years ago, the Excellence in Undergraduate Education (EUE) program
funded several graduate student chemical demonstrators to safely develop, prepare, and present
chemical demonstrations in undergraduate chemistry courses during the 1997-98 academic year.
In addition to preparing some of the more popular demonstrations, the graduate students also
kept a “demonstration notebook” and obtained copies of papers from the Journal of Chemical
Education for use as potential demonstrations. These “files” have been invaluable resources for
faculty doing demonstrations in subsequent years. The demonstrators also began the process of
organizing and cataloging all demonstration equipment and materials including apparatus,
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models, books, videotapes, laser discs, and computer programs. This monumental task was
essential, as many of the resources in the department were previously too dispersed to be useful
to anyone. Subsequent EUE funds (in the 1998-99 academic year) supported a half-time
graduate student to the further organize the assembled resources, arrange them into plastic boxes
by topic, and store them in two locking storage cabinets. Written materials developed for the
demonstrations included an “in-house” demonstration guide, overhead transparencies, and a
resource list. Chemistry faculty and students have used the modular demonstration resources and
written materials for over two decades.
Undergraduate chemistry courses that are most impacted by demonstrations include
CHEM 111, 113, 120a, 120b, 121a, 121b, 131, 410, and 411. These courses reach over 1000
students per year. The Department of Chemistry is frequently requested to do demonstration
programs for pre-college students, both on campus and off campus. Students have helped with
these programs and project a positive image of student involvement for these groups. Examples
of groups on campus include visits by elementary and secondary classes during the academic
year. SIUE students have helped with several special programs during National Chemistry Week
(the last week in October), the Boy Scout STEM University SIUE, and with minority youth
workshops on campus. Involving the SIUE chemistry students in these activities helps to
enhance recruitment, especially among under-represented students from surrounding
communities.
b. Proposed Project: In the twenty years since the chemical demonstrations were last organized, additional
demonstration equipment and materials have been secured, many new faculty members have
joined the Department of Chemistry, and the department has moved into new space in Science
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West. The collection is long overdue for reorganization, and in the process of being moved
several times some demonstration
materials have been separated, broken, or
lost. Starting in 2018, renovated space in
Science East will be available to store the
Department of Chemistry demonstration
collection adjacent to SE 1136, the
Chemistry Lecture Hall, and this provides an ideal opportunity to update the demonstration
resources during the moving process in academic year 2018-19.
This EUE proposal seeks funds to support one faculty member and one undergraduate
student worker to: 1) move the SIUE Department of Chemistry demonstration collection into the
new demonstration/storage area in renovated space in Science East, 2) organize all items and
catalog them in a searchable database, 3) properly label cupboards, shelves, and cabinets for easy
access to these important resources, and 4) update the supporting demonstration documents so
that more faculty members and instructors can easily implement the chemical demonstrations.
c. Evaluation and Dissemination Previously collected student evaluation data supports the idea that chemical
demonstrations do help students identify with chemical phenomena by seeing it “in action”. For
example, in CHEM 121a there has been an overwhelming positive response to the chemical
demonstrations. For the question, “What I liked most about this course.” the most frequent
comment was “Demonstrations.” Other representative student comments include: “Chance to
learn chemistry in a fun environment,” “I have a good understanding of chem now. Fun
demonstrations,” “There were a lot of cool demos,” “The experiments were fun and I learned a
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lot from visually seeing them,” “I liked that Dr. Voss incorporated demonstrations into lecture
material. It really helped me to learn the material,” and “The demonstrations broke up the
monotony of continuous lecture, and made the class more interesting.”
Evaluation of the project will consist of online surveys of faculty members using the
demonstration resources, online surveys of students taking courses in which the demonstrations
are implemented, and analysis of student comments contained in standard student course
evaluation data. The demonstration collection database and supporting demonstration
documents will be disseminated to all Department of Chemistry faculty members and instructors
on the department share drive. The project director will disseminate project results externally to
other chemical educators at an American Chemical Society regional or national meeting after
completion of the project.
Budget and Budget Justification: Salaries: 1 month faculty salary, summer $9,000 Student Wages: $10/hour x 20 hours/week x 12 weeks $2,400 Total $11,400 The requested funds are to support one faculty member and one undergraduate student
worker to complete the activities described in the Proposal Narrative. The faculty salary line is
for one month of summer support for project director Eric Voss, and is limited to $9,000 by EUE
guidelines. The student wages are based on twelve weeks of support for a chemistry
undergraduate student at the prevailing wage for undergraduate teaching assistants. The
Department of Chemistry has agreed to continue undergraduate student worker support beyond
the grant period so that this project has long-term sustainability. It is anticipated that the ideal
timeframe for moving and organizing the demonstration materials would be the summer months,
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but this schedule would be flexible depending on timing of the approval of funding for the
project.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH – ERIC J. VOSS
Department of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 62026-1652, [email protected], 618-650-2099
A. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION: Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL Chemistry (ACS Certified) BS 1987 Northwestern University Evanston, IL Inorganic Chemistry MS 1988 Northwestern University Evanston, IL Inorganic Chemistry PhD 1992 Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY Organometallic Chemistry Postdoc 1992-1994 B. APPOINTMENTS: Professor Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 2013-present Associate Professor Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 2000-2013 Visiting Professor University of Wisconsin-Madison 2003 Assistant Professor Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 1994-2000 C. HONORS AND AWARDS: 2015 Carol Kimmel Community Service Award, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2012 God and Service Award, Lewis & Clark Council, Boy Scouts of America and PC USA. 2008 Excellence in Undergraduate Education Impact Award, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2005 Acorn Award for Service to Scouting, Cahokia Mounds District, Boy Scouts of America. 2003 Spark Plug Award for Spirit in Scouting, Cahokia Mounds District, Boy Scouts of America. 1998 Teaching Excellence Award, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 1998 Excellence in Teaching Award, Emerson Electric Company. D. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 1. Voss, E. J.; Khazaeli, S.; Eder, D.; and Gardner, D. C. “Improving Science Teacher Quality in
Southwestern Illinois and Metro East St. Louis: Students Learning Science through a Sustained Network of Teachers,” Planning and Changing: An Educational Leadership and Policy Journal, 2011, 42, (1/2), 155-175.
2. Trammell, G.; Dungey, K; Voss, E. J. “A Tale of Two Universities: Collaborative Proposals in the CCLI Program”, http://www.ched-ccce.org/confchem/2009/Fall2009/P2-Trammel.html, 2009.
3. Voss, E. J.; Shaw, M. J. “Nanoscale Science and Engineering Experiments in a General Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory Course,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2005 IL/IN Sectional Conference, 2005.
4. Chen, K. C.; Crone, W. C.; Voss, E. J. “Shape Memory Alloys for Classroom Demonstrations, Laboratories, and Student Projects,” Proceedings of the 2004 Materials Research Society, Symposium Proceedings Series, Volume 827E, 2004.
5. Crone, W. C.; Voss, E. J.; Chen, K. C. “Interactive Demonstrations and Laboratories Using Shape Memory Alloys,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2004.
E. SELECTED INTERNAL GRANTS: 1. “Development of Student Resources for Engineering Chemistry PLTL Workshops,” E. J. Voss, P.I.,
and T. Holovics, CAS Targeted Funding Initiative, $6,551, 2016.
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E. SELECTED INTERNAL GRANTS (continued): 2. “Laboratory Manual of Experiments for CHEM 135: Engineering Chemistry Laboratory,” E. J. Voss,
P.I., and S. D. Wiediger, FY10 SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant, $13,000, 2009-10.
3. “Hands-on Periodic Table: An Element Collection for Chemistry Courses,” E. J. Voss, P.I., FY09 SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant, $6,756, 2008-09.
5. “A Scanning Tunneling Microscope for Undergraduate Chemistry Courses,” E. J. Voss, P.I., L. C. O’Brien, and S. D. Wiediger, FY08 SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant, $15,490, 2007-08.
6. “Semi-Quantitative Phase Analysis by X-ray Powder Diffraction,” M. Shabangi, P.I., and E. J. Voss, FY07 SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant, $6,025, 2006-07.
7. “Solid State Model Kits for Hands-on Chemistry Activities,” E. J. Voss, P.I., S. D. Wiediger, and E. G. Malina, FY06 SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant, $3,715, 2005-06.
8. “Digital Image Processing System for the Scanning Electron Microscope,” E. Essellman, P.I., E. J. Voss, and E. G. Malina, FY06 SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant, $8,800, 2005-06.
9. “Video Production for an Online Video Lab Manual,” E. J. Voss, P.I., and M. Shabangi, FY05 SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant, $12,363, 2004-05.
10. “Filmed Chemical Procedures for an Online Video Lab Manual,” M. Shabangi, P.I., and E. J. Voss, FY05 SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant, $9,803, 2004-05.
11. “Development of a New Graduate Course in Nanoscale Chemistry,” E. J. Voss, P.I., FY05 SIUE Excellence in Graduate Education Grant, $5,000, 2004-05.
12. “Inquiry-Based Laboratory Experiments for CHEM 125a and 125b,” E. J. Voss, P.I., and E. G. Malina, FY04 SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant, $7,460, 2003-04.
13. “Digital Imaging of Live Chemical Demonstrations in Chemistry Lecture Courses,” E. J. Voss, P.I., FY03 SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant, $9,300, 2002-03.
14. “Laboratory Manual of Experiments for CHEM 415: Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory,” E. J. Voss, P.I., FY02 SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant, $4,754, 2001-02.
15. “Web-accessible X-ray Diffraction Experiments in Chemistry Laboratory Courses,” E. J. Voss, P.I., and M. J. Shaw, FY01 SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant, $10,449, 2000-01.
F. SELECTED EXTERNAL GRANTS: 1. E. J. Voss, P.I., S. Khazaeli, “Southern Illinois Regional Science Network (SIRSN) – FY16,” Illinois
Board of Higher Education ITQ Grant, $220,000, 2016-17.
2. M. J. Shaw, P.I., Y. Lu, E. J. Voss, P. E. Wanda, and C.-C. Wei, “MRI: Acquisition of an EPR Spectrometer for Teaching and Research,” National Science Foundation MRI, $173,865, 2008-11.
3. E. J. Voss, P.I., L. C. O’Brien, and S. D. Wiediger, “Collaborative Project Gemini SPM: Scanning Probe Microscopy in Undergraduate Chemistry Courses,” National Science Foundation CCLI Phase 1, $105,585, 2007-10.
4. E. J. Voss, P.I., M. J. Shaw, M. Shabangi, E. Malina, and S. D. Wiediger, “Collaborative Project Gemini XRD: Powder X-ray Diffraction in Undergraduate Chemistry Courses,” National Science Foundation CCLI A&E, $106,347, 2004-06.
5. E. J. Voss, P.I., M. J. Shaw, P. E. Wanda, N. Saniei, and M. G. Bolyard, “NUE: Incorporating Nanoscale Science and Engineering Experiments and Demonstrations into First-Year Undergraduate Courses,” National Science Foundation Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Grant, $100,000, 2004-06.
Date: 22January2018
To: EUEReviewCommittee
From: LeahO’Brien
Re: LetterofSupportforEUEprojectfromEricVoss
IstronglysupporttheEUEproposalsubmittedbyProf.EricVoss,“ChemicalDemonstrationResourcesforthe21stCentury.”Iffunded,thePIandanUndergraduateStudentWorkerwillmoveandorganizeallitemsthatareusedfordemonstrationsinChemistrycourses.Additionally,theywilllabelcupboardsandshelvesinthenewdemonstration/storageareathatisadjacenttoSE1136,theChemistryLectureHall.ChemistryDemonstrationsareusedthroughoutourcurriculum,andawell-organizedPrep-Roomisnecessaryforourfaculty/instructorsthatimplementtheseHigh-Impactdemonstrations.
Theworkdescribedisconsistentwiththefundsthatarerequested,andfundingforDr.VossandaStudentWorkerisreasonableandappropriate.Iamconfidentinthesuccessfuldevelopmentandimplementationoftheproposedwork.TheDepartmentofChemistryiscommittedtofuturemaintenanceofthedemonstrationcollection,andwillcontinuesupportforapart-timeStudentWorkerbeyondthegrantperiod.
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, OFFICE OF THE DEAN
To: Excellence in Undergraduate Education
From: Greg Budzban, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Subject: Dean’s Memo of Support Date: 22 January, 2018
The College of Arts and Sciences supports the application of Dr. Voss for an EUE grant to move the Department of
Chemistry demonstration collection into the new demonstration/storage area in renovated space in Science East,
organize the items in the physical space and catalog them in a searchable database, and update the supporting
demonstration documents so that more faculty members and instructors can easily implement the chemical
demonstrations. The project supports the focus of SIUE and the College of Arts and Sciences on facilitating
opportunities for experiential learning.