ENVG60500 - ICP-MS Analytical Techniques
FALL 2012
Instructor: A. Simonetti
Office: 105A Cushing Hall
Course Schedule: Tuesdays, Thursdays 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Classroom: 154 Fitzpatrick Hall
FINAL EXAM DATE: Thursday, December 6th, 2012 @ regular class time
Lab Manual Due Date: Monday, December 10th, 2012
Research Project Due Date: Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 - Term Paper Rubric
CLASS LECTURE & LAB PRACTICAL SCHEDULE
(subject to change)
| DATE | TOPIC |
MATERIALS |
| 08/21/2012 | Introductions & ICP-MS overview |
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| 08/23/2012 | ICP-MS overview & intro to E2 |
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| 08/28/2012 | Introduction to HR-ICP-MS instruments |
Lab Practical #1 |
| 08/30/2012 | Introduction to Element2 operation |
Lab Practical #2 |
| 09/04/2012 | Introduction to Element2 operation -2 |
Lab Practical #3 |
| 09/06/2012 | Introduction to Element2 operation -3 |
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| 09/11/2012 | Sampling Strategies - Solution mode |
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| 09/13/2012 | E2 - solution mode training |
Lab Practical #4 |
| 09/18/2012 | Solution mode data reduction exercises |
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| 09/20/2012 | E2 - Laser ablation-ICP-MS training -I |
Lab Practical #5 |
| 09/25/2012 | E2 - Laser ablation-ICP-MS training - II |
Lab Practical #6 |
| 09/27/2012 | Sampling Strategies II - Solution mode |
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| 10/02/2012 | Lecture/Lab practical will be made up at a later date |
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| 10/04/2012 | Lecture/Lab practical will be made up at a later date |
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| 10/09/2012 | Solid sample analysis - I - LA-ICP-MS |
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| 10/11/2012 | Solid sample analysis - II - LA-ICP-MS |
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| 10/13-10/21/12 | FALL BREAK |
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| 10/23/2012 | Introduction to MC-ICP-MS instruments |
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| 10/25/2012 | MC-ICP-MS instruments - I |
Lab Practical #7 |
| 10/30/2012 | Data Reduction Protocols - MC-ICP-MS |
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| 11/01/2012 | MC-ICP-MS instruments - 2 |
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| 11/05/2012 | Make-up lectures - Data Reduction Protocols - MC-ICP-MS - PART 2 |
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| 11/06/2012 | LA-MC-ICP-MS instruments - 3 |
Lab Practical #9 |
| 11/08/2012 | LA-MC-ICP-MS instruments - 4 |
Lab Practical #10 |
| 11/13/2012 | Data Reduction Protocols - LA-MC-ICP-MS - PART 3 |
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| 11/15/2012 | Data Reduction Protocols - LA-MC-ICP-MS - PART 4 |
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| 11/20/2012 | Data Reduction Protocols - LA-MC-ICP-MS - PART 5 |
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| 11/22/2012 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
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| 11/27/2012 | Research projects - student presentations |
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| 11/29/2012 | Research projects - student presentations |
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| 12/04/2012 | REVIEW |
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| 12/06/2012 | FINAL EXAM |