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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 |
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