Surface Reactions, Material Science, and Computer ControlledInstrumentation with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopyin Undergradaute Instrumental Analysis

在高级仪器分析课程中，将介绍使用傅里叶变换红外光谱分析材料（特别强调聚合物）和表面的分析化学实验。漫反射和光声检测被用于说明不透明样品的分析，如聚合物纤维、煤、土壤和矿物。利用镜面反射和衰减全反射说明了聚合物或金属表面上的表面物质的分析表征。这些实验说明了现代光谱学技术应用于复杂、异质系统的力量，并使学生们接触到非常实际的“真实世界”性质的问题。计算机控制仪器的基础知识也被强调。实验使用光谱减法和归一化软件程序，以及用于分析聚合物混合物的光谱库。受资助者正在匹配非联邦来源的奖励。

Experiments involving the analytical chemistry of materials (with special emphasis on polymers) and surfaces are being introduced in the senior Instrumental Anaylsis course using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Diffuse reflectance and photoacoustic detection is being used to illustrate the analysis of opaque samples such as polymer fibers, coal, soil, and minerals. The analytical characterization of surface species on polymer or metal surfaces is being illustrated using specular reflectance and attenuated total reflectance. Such experiments are illustrating the power of modern spectroscopic techniques as applied to complex, heterogeneous systems and are exposing the students to problems of a very practical "real world" nature. The basics of computer controlled instrumentation is also being stressed. The experiments are using spectral substraction and normalization software routines, as well as the spectral libraries for the analysis of polymer mixtures. The grantee is matching the award from non-Federal sources.