This page is dedicated to those chemical engineering students who are about to attempt the fermentation experiment. Listed below are a few helpful hints that may prevent a couple of headaches!
 
 

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Suggested Team Strategy:

1. It is easiest to split into 2 teams of two. One team responsible for the control experiment, the other responsible for the variable experiment.
2. Communication during the experiment is essential to obtaining meaningful results.
3. Each team member must know what he or she is responsible for prior to the experiment.
4. Perform both experiments simultaneously during the laboratory session. In doing so, each team will be ready to analyze data at the same time.
5. Make sure both the control and variable experiments are exactly the same except for the variable in question.

1. Follow the Lab manual exactly to the "t"! The procedures are written and explained very well.
2. Confirm the idea for the variable experiment with Professor Bungay before entering the lab.
3. Clean/Replace any "dirty" equipment (i.e. tubes, beakers) prior to performing the experiment.
4. Verify that there are enough raw materials to perform the experiment.
5. Please-Remember to return the yeast to the refrigerator where you found it!
6. Always remember to follow laboratory safety procedures.

1. Don't erase the data off the hard drive until you've verified that it has been properly copied onto a diskette. I don't think you want to perform the experiment twice!
2. Don't use a different carbon source other than the one chosen for the control. It may be difficult to determine the density of a foreign material.
3. Don't be afraid to ask the friendly lab TA about what you are doing. They don't bite; they just salivate for questions!

This page was created by Senior Lab Group # 18 on November 22, 1998. Brian T. Sipperly Sara "You're my Daddy" Mash Sherri Messina Sean Miller     Last updated on November 22, 1998.