Advanced Instrumental Analysis

Catalog description

This course will cover selected instrumental analysis techniques in depth. Primary coverage will be on analytical techniques that are most relevant to modern chemical analysis, such as mass spectrometry. Modules and particular emphasis in mass spectroscopy will be on advanced topics such as stable isotope mass spectrometry and atmospheric pressure ionization techniques ESL and MALDI and ICP. Other hyphenated and independent modules on liquid chromatrography, speciation separation, advanced sample preparation for instrumental analysis and IDMS and capillary-based separation techniques and microfluidics, optical spectroscopy and chemical imaging, and other methods will also be included. The course will be team taught with modular instructive and problem based use of instrumental equipment being employed. Students taking this course should have at minimum successfully completed one semester of Instrumental Analysis