Analytical Spectroscopy http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/ en Copyright 2013 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:12:48 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.31-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Exam #2 Results Exam #2 is graded and final grades have been submitted. Here are the statistics for the second exam (out of 80 points):

Mean: 60.21 (75.26%)
Median: 62 (77.5%)
Standard Deviation: 10.18 (12.73%)
Range: 41-74 (51.25-92.5%)

If you'd like to look through your second exam, please email me a time you'd like to stop by my office. Thank you for a great semester and best wishes for spring 2013.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/12/minute_papers_due_12072012.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/12/minute_papers_due_12072012.html Minute Papers Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:11:27 -0600 Lecture 22 Notes Here are the notes for Dr. Joe Dalluge's second guest lecture:

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/mass_spec_lecture_notes_from_j.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/mass_spec_lecture_notes_from_j.html Lecture Notes Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:42:42 -0600 Minute Papers Due 11/30/2012 Please post this week's minute papers as "comments" to this post. Minute papers should be posted by 5 pm on Friday. Feel free to read your classmate's posts.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/minute_papers_due_10062006.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/minute_papers_due_10062006.html Minute Papers Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:37:25 -0600 Lecture 21 Notes Our guest lecturer Joe Dalluge will be discussing MS for the next two class periods. Below you will find his notes for Wednesday.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/lecture_23_notes_1.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/lecture_23_notes_1.html Lecture Notes Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:17:34 -0600 Presentation Order 12/03/12: Anciaux, DeWilde, Weisenberger

12/05/12: Egger, Kang, Schnepper

12/07/12: A. Johnson, Ramezani, Zhang

12/10/12: Gruba, Irwin, Qiu

12/12/12: F. Johnson, Ricarte

Your slides should be submitted to me via email by 5 pm the day before your presentation.

You should plan for a 12 minute presentation with an additional 5 minutes for questions from the class.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/presentation_order_1.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/presentation_order_1.html Administrative Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:23:42 -0600 White Paper/Presentation Guidelines Here are the details I gave in class this morning (also echoed in the syllabus):

Goal: Identify an unanswered analytical chemistry research question and choose an appropriate spectroscopic technique to explore it

Deliverables: White paper (grant overview), outline of experiments, and 12 minute presentation

Grade:
*White paper and outline - 15% (Due 11/30/12)
*Presentation - 15% (12/03, 12/05, 12/07, 12/10 or 12/12/12)

Initial step in the grant-writing process.
Single-spaced 12 point or larger font; limit document length to 2 pages including figures with minimal necessary references on additional pages (white paper) and an additional 2 pages of experimental outline.

Please address the following topics in your white paper/outline:

Background/context: emphasis area and problem to be addressed
Objective: what you plan to accomplish in a three-year program
Rationale: value to the scientific community and/or general public
Novelty: role of this research in advancing knowledge and state-of-the-art
Approach: strategy for addressing the problem
Results: anticipated output of a successful effort
Funding Request Amount: a per-year approximation of overall funding requirements

Include: sample preparation, control experiments, analysis methods

For the presentation:
12 minute in-class presentation + 5 minute Q/A period
Done on 12/03, 12/05, 12/07, 12/10 or 12/12/12
(let me know if one of these dates does NOT work for you)

White board or powerpoint
-submit copy of presentation by 5 pm on day before
Keep audience in mind
Pay special attention to correct referencing/citation


]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/white_paperpresentation_guidel.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/white_paperpresentation_guidel.html Administrative Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:32:06 -0600 Lecture 20 Notes After finishing the notes posted on for Friday, we will continue with these:

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/lecture_23_notes.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/lecture_23_notes.html Lecture Notes Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:45:24 -0600 Sample White Paper/Experimental Outline Here is an example of a white paper and outline from a previous class: Download file.


]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/sample_white_paperexperimental.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/sample_white_paperexperimental.html Administrative Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:11:33 -0600 Lecture 19 Notes After finishing our sub-diffraction imaging discussion, we will start on Raman:

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/lecture_22_notes.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/lecture_22_notes.html Lecture Notes Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:12:33 -0600 Minute Papers Due 11/16/2012 Please post this week's minute papers as "comments" to this post. Minute papers should be posted by 5 pm on Friday. Feel free to read your classmate's posts.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/minute_papers_due_05012009.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/minute_papers_due_05012009.html Minute Papers Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:26:03 -0600 Paper to Read for 11/14/2012 Please read this paper for in-class discussion on Wednesday.

A great resource on this topic is http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/superresolution/index.html.

Here are the discussion questions:
1. What is the diffraction limit and why do we want to overcome it?
2. What is a photoswitching molecule?
3. Why are they critically important for sub-diffraction fluorescence imaging?
4. How is a diffraction-limited signal converted into a sub-diffraction image?
5. Why is the emission maximum red-shifted from the absorption maximum?
6. Describe the 3 major classes of photoswitchable dyes discussed here.
7. What experiment would you pursue using sub-diffraction fluorescence imaging?

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/paper_to_read_for_11142012.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/paper_to_read_for_11142012.html Papers to Read Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:27:05 -0600 Lecture 18 Notes Here are the lecture notes that were missing from Friday's lecture:

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We will finish this set of notes and then discuss the subdiffraction resolution paper posted in a separate entry.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/lecture_21_notes.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chaynes/8152/2012/11/lecture_21_notes.html Lecture Notes Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:01:09 -0600