<p>Providing access to up-to-date and expensive instruments
for a large classroom is challenging for courses of analytical chemistry and
physical chemistry, where knowledge on analytical methods or demonstration of
phenomena is associated with a specialized instrument. In this technology
report, we present our solution to this challenge: a virtual reality (VR)
chemical educational tool that provides <i>in
situ</i> user experience on research equipment to a large classroom. The VR
educational tool consists of a VR camera in the laboratory attached to a
teaching assistant who performs the experiment and many virtual reality playing
devices in a classroom watched by students. The experience of experimenting is shared
with the students in the classroom. Moreover, the VR educational tool can also
provide an immersive experience on laboratory demonstrations to the general
audience for outreach, without the constraint from safety concerns. Further
utilization of the VR educational tool is expected to remove the barrier
between the lecture room and the laboratory and enable new pedagogical methods
for lectures in STEM education.</p>
Passive Open-Path FTIR Measurements and Spectral Interpretations for in situ Gas Monitoring and Process Diagnostics
