Date of Award
1-1-2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
D.A. in Chemistry
First Advisor
John F. Wiginton
Second Advisor
Susan Pedigo
Third Advisor
Safo Aboaku
School
University of Mississippi
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Climate- and environmental-mindfulness in the chemistry landscape protects life on Earth by preventing pollution before its occurrence. Therefore, laboratory manuals focused on environmental protection, the economy, infrastructure, and the local community serve to engage students more than an abstract chemistry topic absent of context. A lab adaptation illustrating the colligative property freezing point depression using water and an aqueous solution of table sugar sourcing the local community as motivation adapted with the environment in mind leverages climate and environmental ideals. A further intention in this course is underscored by implementing open-ended questions designed for students to develop critical thinking skills. However, such essay-style questions increase the teaching assistant (TA) workload relating to grading practices. To reduce this workload, artificial intelligence (AI) was experimentally implemented in the General Chemistry Lab sequence and was found to provide numerical grades similar to a human scorer. With the clock ticking on Earth’s health and the ever-increasing use and advancement of modern technology, Green Chemistry and AI is the way of the future.
Recommended Citation
Harwick, Olivia Ann, "Incorporating Green Chemistry in Lab Courses and the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Grading" (2025). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3291.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/3291