This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $200,000 to the University of Dallas to acquire instrumentation and equipment needed to implement Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURES) within the Organic II laboratory courses. The award aims to enable research opportunities for students, particularly those underrepresented in the sciences, and measure if CURES can provide similar benefits to traditional summer research experiences in fostering scientific identity and STEM career motivation. Key instrumentation funded includes a benchtop NMR, NMR autosampler, FTIR system, and rotary evaporator to improve data collection within the limited laboratory periods. The project will assess student outcomes through surveys and exam questions, with the goal of generating knowledge on how to enhance undergraduate STEM education at minority-serving institutions like the University of Dallas.
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