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ABBREVIATED DAILY INSTITUTE SCHEDULE (May 12-16, 2003)

SUNDAY - 11 May
6:30 p.m. Advance registration and mixer at Holiday Inn
to 7:30 p.m.  Vanderbilt, 2613 West End Avenue.

MONDAY - 12 May
Stevenson Science Center, Vanderbilt Campus
8:00 a.m. Balance of registration
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction to course
8:40 a.m. Physics of Vibrational Spectroscopy, Morgan
9:15 a.m.  Introduction to Group Frequencies, Craver
10:15 a.m.  Coffee break
10:30 a.m.  Vibrational Origin of Group Frequencies, with demonstration/ film, Colthup
11:50 a.m. Break for lunch
1:00 p.m. FT-IR Principles of Instrumentation, Fateley
2:00 p.m. Group Frequencies/Workshop prep., Craver
2:50 p.m. Break
3:00-5:00 p.m.  Interpretation Workshop
7:30 p.m. Laboratory Preparation: From Samples to Usable Spectra, Paralusz, Craver

TUESDAY through THURSDAY (May 13-15)
9:00-11 :45 a.m.  Lectures on IR Interpretation, computer-assisted spectroscopy, special sampling procedures for polymers, adhesives, reflection and micro techniques, and quantitative analysis.
Emphasis .on REAL WORLD SAMPLES
1:15-5:00 p.m. Hands-on Ff-IR Laboratory and Workshop on Interpretation. Simultaneous sessions alternate with one-half of the class in each to provide good individual attention and instrument access.
5:00-5:20 p.m. Review of laboratory results, Q and A.

FRIDAY - 16 May
9:00-11:00 a.m. Advanced Group Frequencies; Gas phase and Raman Spectra Interpretation.
11:00-12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
12:00-2:00 p.m. Reference information/Discussion Certificates/CEU's
2:00 p.m. Institute Closes
 

For more information call Clara Craver, Director (941) 485-0820 or toll-free (877) 884-5383 or email: clacraver@socket.net or esilber@fisk.edu.