This course is designed to be a capstone in your education in chemistry. You must meet with the instructor at the beginning of the course to outline your project very clearly so that both you and the instructor understand exactly what you shall be working on during the term and what is expected.
Exciting results are the most desirable ones, for they often result in publications and patents.
If you do not obtain these, you are expected to at least continue working toward them and to put in the required number of hours in the library or laboratory. You are cautioned that your attitude, enthusiasm, and professional motivation are very evident in this class. Your instructors will use your performance as a principal component of any recommendations that we shall be asked to submit for you. Professionally this aspect of the course is probably much more significant than the simple grade that you receive at the end of the semester. Observant students will have noticed that other laboratory courses have also provided this information to your instructors.