We have worked with several undergraduate and graduate students to develop labs for courses. The labs have been conducted by thousands of students now over many years.
CHM 151Y (physical chemistry section):
Real time enzyme kinetics using conductivity detection.
Steven Gravelsins, Yoshinori Suganuma, James LaFortune and Al-Amin Dhirani
A conductivity meter and glucose oxidase are used to measure enzyme kinetics. Production of product is monitored in real time for various glucose concentrations, and results are compared with the Michaelis-Menten model.
Investigating light matter interactions using a manual spectrometer.
E. Kwan, H. Ohorodnyk, I. Miller, A. Orozco and A.-A. Dhirani
An open architecture ultraviolet visible spectrometer is used to teach students about light absorption & florescence. In the image below, chlorophyll, which students extract from a leaf, is used as the sample.
Natural dye-sensitized Nanocrystalline Solar Cell.
M. Bailey, J. Park and A.-A. Dhirani
In this lab, students build and test a solar cell using berries. Students then combine their solar cells to run a digital watch.
CHM 327H (Physical Chemistry Lab):
Scanning tunneling microscopy.
A. Orozco, E. Kwan and A.-A. Dhirani
In this lab, students use a Scanning Tunneling Microscope to image carbon atoms in graphite.
Dhirani Lab 