Programme
Day 1: Fundamental principles of analytical science and introduction to chemical metrology
- Introduction to analytical science (importance, breadth etc.)
- Viewing analysis via the process model
- Introduction to sampling and sampling methodologies
- Comparison of sample preparation chemistries and technologies
- Introduction to chemical metrology to include quality systems, managing quality, method validation, laboratory accreditation, measurement and statistics
Day 2: Separation in analytical science
- Separation methods
- Principles of chromatographic and electrophoretic separation
- Broad comparison of separation technologies based upon these principles
- Separation methods based upon capillary systems and their applications
- Demonstrations on HPLC, GC-MS and capillary electrophoresis
Day 3: Advanced technologies for quantitative measurement
- Modern mass spectrometry (including Maldi ToF technologies and LCMS)
- Inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy and ICP-MS
- Sensors, bio-sensors and electroanalysis
- Thermal methods of analysis and their applications
- Demonstrations selected from ICP-MS, LC-MS, DSC, SEM.
Course tutors
Eileen Buckley-Dhoot is principal lecturer in Analytical Science at Kingston University. An experienced analyst, she has worked in a regulated quality control environment and is also an active researcher. Eileen's research expertise is in electroanalysis; she teaches quality systems and statistics and has contributed to analytical workshops in China, India and Europe.
James Barker has interests in the separation and characterisation of natural products and drugs using chromatography and mass spectrometry. He is a former Chairman of the RSC's Register of Analytical Chemists.
Irene Mueller-Harvey is Director of the ISO 17025 accredited Chemistry & Biochemistry Laboratory at the University of Reading. Staff in this multi-function laboratory are engaged in analytical testing, research and teaching.
Stephen Barton is Manager of Kingston Analytical Services. His interests include environmental analysis and polymer/ material analysis.
Dr Peter Treloar is Reader in Petrology in the School of Earth Sciences and Geography at Kingston University. A mineral chemist by training he has spent much of his career working with micro-analytical systems linked to electron beam instrumentation. He is currently Chair of the Executive Board of the Journal "elements", a new international journal of mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry
