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Course Outlines

Fall 2018 - CHEM 819 G100

Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry (3)

Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip

Class Number: 8228

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 7, 2018
    Fri, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

In-depth coverage of a particular area of analytical chemistry. Example subject areas include separation science, mass spectrometry, optical spectroscopy, electrochemistry, or surface science. Occasionally the subject matter of this course will be a survey of recent advances in the field.

COURSE DETAILS:

Advanced Instrumental Analysis

4 lecture hours/week

This course will discuss advances in the analytical sciences through looking at progress, challenges and opportunities therein. We will review and discuss the analytical techniques that are being developed in the areas of air, water and food quality, healthcare management, new electronics technologies, and chemical based energy processes. This study will include an investigation into the state-of-the-art technologies, the demands of each of these fields, and the needs and opportunities for development of new analytical techniques to address these needs. A particular focus for this class will include, but not be limited to, nanoscale materials as these relate to each of these fields of importance.

Lecture Topics:

  • Air quality analyses for ultra-trace detection of chemical species.
  • Catalytic or related chemical transformations for energy creation, storage and usage that require the development of analytical techniques to further improve efficiencies and performance.
  • Food adulteration and the requirements of new analytical techniques to address these concerns and equip analytical scientists in the field.
  • Healthcare management requires understanding the properties and behavior of chemical and biochemical species in trace qualities within complex matrices that require increasingly sensitive and simple analytical methodologies.
  • Water quality is also of world-wide importance and new methods are being pursued to monitor quality in both urban and rural settings.
  • Micro- and nano-electronics technology advances have depended on equivalent improvements of our understanding of materials on the same scales, requiring the development of appropriate analytical techniques.

Grading

  • In-Class Participation 10%
  • Quizzes and Homework 25%
  • Group Projects 30%
  • Term Presentation and Report 35%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Selections of reading will be provided through Canvas throughout the course.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Review your introductory analytical chemistry textbook(s) to be familiar with the terminology and basic principles of historic use.

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

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