Shimadzu QP-2020 GCMS Training Modules

GCMS the VERY Basics for Dummies: Lecture/Lab Combined

• Organization
  • Training Period: 2 hours
  • Capacity: 2-4 Students (TAs and Profs) 
  • Offered: Week before and First week of Fall and Spring Semesters 
• Content
  • The very basics of use for the GCMS using a routine or standard method for the delivery of education. Access of the instrument, setting up a singular sequence and/or utilizing a preprogrammed sequence, automated sampling use, and protecting the instrument is covered. Changing columns and more complex sequences are not covered.

GCMS Basics – Lecture. Co-Registration with lab portion required. PM in Fall; AM in Spring

• Organization
  • Training Period: Minimum of 8 hours in 2-3 hour blocks delivered over the course of 2 weeks.
  • Capacity: 6-8 students 
  • Offered: Starts first week of Sept., Feb., and June respectively; details will be announced 
• Content
  • Basics of GC and MS necessary to method development; sample preparation and solvent selection, GC and MS method development and how to protect the instrument; sample sequence building

GCMS Basics - Lab. Prerequisite: GCMS Basics – Lecture. PM in Fall; AM in Spring 

• Organization
  • Training Period: Minimum of 12 hours in 2-2.5 hour blocks delivered over the course of 4 weeks.
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 

• Content
  • Lab housekeeping, hands-on introduction to the software, method and sequence building practice with a focus on how to get good data, analysis of actual liquid samples, data analysis, database searching and validation of results, report formatting and generation.

GCMS - Headspace Analysis. Prerequisite: GCMS Basics – Lab 

• Organization
  • Training Period: 2 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: Nov. and April

• Content
  • Use of the GCMS for headspace sample analysis.

GCMS - SPME Analysis. Prerequisite: GCMS Basics – Lab 

• Organization
  • Training Period: 2 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: Nov. and April

• Content
  • Use of the GCMS for sample analysis using solid-phase microextraction.

Thermo Nicolet iS50 FTIR Training Modules

FTIR General. AM in Fall; PM in Spring

• Organization
  • Training Period: 3 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: Sept. & Oct., Feb. & March, and June, respectively; details will be announced   
• Content
  • Lab housekeeping, a few fundamentals regarding FTIR, experiment configuration, data acquisition using the main sample compartment and the built-in ATR using liquid and solid samples; data display, formatting, and saving; a little data interpretation; analysis of user samples; cleanup.

FTIR – Pressing Solid Samples. Prerequisite: FTIR General

• Organization
  • Training Period: 1 hour
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: As needed.
• Content
  • Pressing of solid samples for analysis in transmission mode. (Due to the popularity of the ATR, this topic is no longer covered in the general training.) 

FTIR Advanced - Near-IR. Prerequisite: FTIR General

• Organization
  • Training Period: 2 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: As needed. 

• Content
  • Use of the FTIR in the near-IR range.

FTIR Advanced - Far-IR. Prerequisite: FTIR General

• Organization
  • Training Period: 2 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: As needed. 

• Content
  • Use of FTIR in the far-IR range.

Magritek Spinsolve Benchtop NMR Training Modules

Benchtop NMR – Basics

• Organization
  • Training Period: 2 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: As needed. 
• Content
  • Lab housekeeping, sample prep, shimming the magnet, acquisition of ¹H and ¹³C spectra, a little data interpretation, analysis of user samples. 

Benchtop NMR – Advanced. Prerequisite: FTIR General

• Organization
  • Training Period: 3 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: As needed.
• Content
  • Multidimensional and multinuclear experiments.

Edinburgh Instruments FS5 Fluorescence Spectrometer Training Modules

Fluorescence – Basics

• Organization
  • Training Period: 3 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: Nov., April, July
• Content
  • Lab housekeeping, a few fundamentals regarding fluorescence and the instrument, emission scans vs excitation scans and Ex/Em mapping and acquisition of each, user samples and ways to look at the data. 

Fluorescence – Lifetime measurement

• Organization
  • Training Period: 2 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: As needed.
• Content
  • Use of the instrument to measure fluorescence lifetimes.

Fluorescence – Phosphorescence

• Organization
  • Training Period: 2 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: As needed. 

• Content
  • Use of the instrument to measure phosphorescence lifetimes.

Fluorescence – Quantum Yield

• Organization
  • Training Period: 2 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: As needed. 

• Content
  • Use of the instrument to determine quantum yields.

Exeter CE-440 CHN Analyzer Training Modules

CHN – Basics

• Organization
  • Training Period: 1 day
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: Scheduled on request. 
• Content
  • Lab housekeeping; instrument theory, practice, and limitations; sample prep including use of the microbalance; preparation, calibration and checking of the instrument, student sample runs and data quality; troubleshooting. 

CHN – Low-combustible Samples (Lecture only)

• Organization
  • Training Period: 1 hour
  • Capacity: Small group
  • Offered: Scheduled on request. 
• Content
  • Analysis of samples with low combustible content.

Sartorius ME5 Microbalance Training Modules

Microbalance Use

• Organization
  • Training Period: 1 hour
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: Scheduled on request. 
• Content
  • Proper use of the microbalance (for anyone using it not in conjunction with instruments in the Shared Instrument Lab).

Abbe Mk II Refractometer Training Modules

Refractometer Use

• Organization
  • Training Period: 1 hour
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: Scheduled on request. 
• Content
  • Proper use of the refractometer, including limitations on measurement, sample application and cleanup.

Electrothermal Digital Melting Point Apparatus Training Modules

Melting Point Measurement

• Organization
  • Training Period: 2 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: Scheduled on request. 
• Content
  • Proper use of the digital melting point apparatus.

TA Instruments Q50/Q500 (TGA) Thermogravimetric Analyzer Training Modules

Thermal Decomposition

• Organization
  • Training Period: Two 1 hour sessions/same day separated by sample run time.
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: Scheduled on request. 
• Content
  • Session 1: Lab housekeeping, sample prep, instrument ops guidelines, basic method development, method editing                    
  • Session 2: Basic data analysis, pan cleaning, instrument shutdown

TA Instruments Q2000 (DSC)   Differential Scanning Calorimeter Training Modules

Conventional DSC

• Organization
  • Training Period: Two 1 hour sessions/same day separated by sample run time.
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: Scheduled on request. 
• Content
  • Session 1: Lab housekeeping, sample prep, instrument ops guidelines, basic method development, method editing                    
  • Session 2: Basic data analysis, instrument shutdown

Modulated DSC. Prerequisite: Conventional DSC

• Organization
  • Training Period: Two 1 hour sessions/same day separated by sample run time.
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: Scheduled on request. 
• Content
  • Session 1: Sample prep, modulation parameters, method development               
  • Session 2: Data analysis, shutdown

Agilent Cary-5000 UV-Vis Training Modules

Solutions Spectrum

• Organization
  • Training Period: 1.5 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students
  • Offered: Scheduled on request
• Content
  • Lab housekeeping, sample preparation, dilution, instrument parameters and operation. 

Diffuse Reflectance

• Organization
  • Training Period: 1.5 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students
  • Offered: Scheduled on request
• Content
  • Baselines, sample preparation, instrument parameters and operation. 

Frigimat Cub Dry Ice Maker Training Modules

Dry ice generation

• Organization
  • Training Period: 0.5 hours
  • Capacity: 1-2 students 
  • Offered: Scheduled on request
• Content
  • Safety, operation, block formation, handling, liquid CO₂ monitoring.