ENVG60500 - ICP-MS Analytical Techniques
FALL 2011
Instructor: A. Simonetti
Office: 105A Cushing Hall
Course Schedule: Tuesdays, Thursdays 9:30-10:45
FINAL EXAM DATE: Thursday, December 8th, 2011 @ regular class time
Lab Manual Due Date: Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Research Project Due Date: Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
CLASS LECTURE & LAB PRACTICAL SCHEDULE
(subject to change)
| DATE | TOPIC |
MATERIALS |
| 08/23/2011 | Introduction & ICP-MS overview |
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| 08/25/2011 | Instrument Overview |
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| 08/30/2011 | Lab practical -1 |
Lab and instrument overview |
| 09/01/2011 | Ion focusing, Analyzers, Detector |
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| 09/06/2011 | Sample introduction systems-1 Solution Mode |
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| 09/08/2011 | Lab practical -2 |
Intro. to instrument operation (solution mode) -1 |
| 09/13/2011 | Lab practical -3 |
Intro. to instrument operation (solution mode) -2 |
| 09/15/2011 | Sample introduction systems Laser Ablation -1 |
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| 09/20/2011 | Sample introduction systems Laser ablation -2 |
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| 09/22/2011 | Lab practical -4 |
Intro. to instrument operation (laser ablation mode) -1 |
| 09/27/2011 | Class cancelled |
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| 09/29/2011 | Lab practical -5 |
Intro. to instrument operation (laser ablation mode) -2 |
| 10/04/2011 | Sample Design Analysis - I |
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| 10/06/2011 | Class cancelled |
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| 10/11/2011 | Sample Design Analysis - II |
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| 10/13/2011 | Lab practical -6
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Solution mode sample preparation |
| 10/16-10/23/11 | FALL BREAK |
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| 10/25/2011 | Sample Design Analysis - III |
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| 10/27/2011 | Sample Design Analysis - IV & E2 software |
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| 11/01/2011 | Sample Design Analysis - E2 software cont'd & Error Analysis |
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| 11/03/2011 | Lab practical -7 laser ablation |
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| 11/08/2011 | Lab practical -8 laser ablation |
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| 11/10/2011 | Lab practical -9 solution mode |
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| 11/15/2011 | Lab practical -10 solution mode & AttoM |
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| 11/17/2011 | Class cancelled |
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| 11/22/2011 | Keith Rigby's Memorial Service |
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| 11/24/2011 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
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| 11/29/2011 | Student Oral Presentations - Research Projects - I |
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| 12/01/2011 | Student Oral Presentations - Research Projects - II & MC-ICP-MS |
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| 12/06/2011 | Review |
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| 12/08/2011 | FINAL EXAM |