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Five days of lectures from leaders in the field coupled with FT-IR laboratories and spectrum interpretation workshops make this course fill your needs for obtaining the most reliable results by modern infrared spectroscopy. The schedule has been arranged to minimize your time away from work, starting with Monday morning lectures and running through Friday. Some simultaneous lectures accommodate needs of newcomers to the field while offering extra-ordinary
opportunities for advanced subject matter for experienced participants. The high quality of the course permits four Continuing Education Units awarded.
INTERPRETATION OF SPECTRA
This course draws scientists from academic, industrial, and governmental research and control laboratories who need to interpret and evaluate spectral data. Interpretation lectures are given by Norman Colthup, author of the text used in the course, and Clara Craver, a consulting specialist in industrial spectroscopy.
Lectures will cover the vibrational basis for group frequency assignments, detailed discussion of the interpretation of saturated and unsaturated hydro-carbons, substituted aromatics, heterocyclics, organic compounds containing OH, NH, CO and CN groups, and S,
P and N atoms, inorganics, gases and polymers. The course extends beyond the traditional group frequencies to include factors affecting band strength and shape, causes of band shifts, effects of sample state, especially crystallinity and gaseous phases.
Interpretation workshops are the most effective way to turn the lectures into a well assimilated learning experience, and the effectiveness of the Craver-Colthup team is well-recognized by over a thousand past participants. Six tutored workshops are scheduled, and individual assistance is fully available.
FOURIER- TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY
Professor William Fateley provides fundamentals of dispersive and Fourier transform IR and extend it to special application of diffuse reflection (DRIFTS), photo acoustic spectroscopy (PAS), deconvolution and factor analysis. Fateley also supervises Raman sampling and assists with attendee's individual sample problems in the laboratory. Hands-on laboratory experiments, with the newest spectrometers and most up-to-date accessories and the aid of instrument company specialists, alternate with the interpretation workshops to provide maximum interaction with staff for all participants to learn details of computer-assisted spectroscopy and specialized sampling techniques.
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Optional - Experience With Specialized Accessories
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| Microspectroscopy |
Computer-Assisted Processes |
Quantitative Analysis |
| Internal Reflectance |
Search |
Deconvolution |
| Diffuse Reflection |
Subtraction |
Raman |
LABORATORY
Three afternoon laboratory sessions provide hands-on experience with real world samples by diamond cells, microscopy, and internal reflection and analysis of
polymer mixtures by computer subtraction and spectral search. Your own samples are welcome.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Concetta Paralusz, research scientist from Permacel, lectures on Internal Reflection Spectroscopy, supplementing these lectures with industrial samples and laboratory experience. Clara Craver describes practical examples of solving industrial and environmental problems in which materials identification and characterization of polymers and complex mixtures are important. Other special lectures given by the Institute faculty cover reference spectra and data handling systems, including spectrum searching techniques, trace analysis, computer-assisted spectroscopy, and an "Introduction to Quantitative Analysis," by Steven Morgan, and Clara Craver.
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