By the end of this course the students will be able to
- Know the recent research topics in analytical chemistry by reading the review articles in journals in the field of analytical chemistry
- Differentiate and comprehend the relation and difference between analytical signal and noise
- Know the fundamental techniques for retrieving the chemical information from a noisy signal
- Select the more advantageous technique between a dispersive (grating) or multiplex (Fourier transform)
- Understand the design characteristics of Fourier Transform Optical Spectrometers, Raman spectrometers, remote analysis
- Follow the research on origin of life; understand circularly polarized light and its interaction with chiral molecules
- Use various electroanalytical techniques in chemical analysis
- Determine the parameters (flow rate, length of column) of separation of components of a mixture by chromatography
- Understand the basics of separation and preconcentration
- Choose an appropriate technique for atomic and molecular mass spectrometry
- Choose the neutron flux and time of irradiation for multielement determination of the complex samples (food, soil, body fluids) by neutron activation analysis
- Analyze complex data such as multi-element/many-sources using a chemometric method, principle component analysis
- Apply chemical analysis methods to societal problems