Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

Overview

Learn how to use FTIR to solve on-the-job problems quickly and efficiently. Anyone who performs chemical analysis needs to know about FTIR. Regardless of which industry you work in, if you need to identify the molecules in a sample, you will benefit from this course. If you already use FTIR, you will see how to perform your analyses faster and cheaper and learn to optimize spectral quality while minimizing analysis time.

When and Where

This course will meet online for three webcast sessions of two and a half hours each.

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Key Topics

• The advantages and limitations of FTIR.
• How an FTIR works.
• Ways to measure instrument performance and spectral quality.
• How spectral subtraction and library searching make the analysis of mixtures easier.

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Course Instructor

Brian C. Smith, Ph.D. is founder and Principal of Spectros Associates in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. He has been working in the field of infrared spectroscopy for more than 25 years, and has spent the last 15 years as a spectroscopic trainer and consultant as part of Spectros Associate. Dr. Smith is the author of 3 popular books on spectroscopy, ”Fundamentals of FTIR” and “Infrared Spectral Interpretation” published by CRC Press, and “Quantitative Spectroscopy: Theory and Practice” published by Academic Press. Dr. Smith earned his Ph.D. from Dartmouth College.

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Who Should Attend?

• Scientists and technicians who want to make their FTIR analyses faster, better, and cheaper
• Managers who want cost-effective infrared analyses
• Anyone who needs to identify molecules in samples should learn about FTIR
• Prior experience with FTIR is helpful, but not necessary

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Agenda

• The Basics of FTIR
• How an FTIR Works
• Ways of improving FTIR Analyses
• Successfully dealing with Mixture Spectra
• Infrared Microscopes – Theory, Sample Preparation, and Applications

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System Requirements

You need a high-speed connection to the Internet and an up-to-date version of your web browser (Internet Explorer is preferred). For the audio portion of the live session, we will use a telephone conference call for attendees from the U.S. and Canada. You will need a phone near your computer capable of making long distance phone calls to a 1-800 number. A hands-free or speaker phone is highly recommended.

International attendees may have access to a toll-free global call-in number or use VOIP, depending on their country. An ACS staff member will contact you to complete these arrangements. Please contact us at shortcourses@acs.org, if you have any questions.

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Course Fees

Note: Each person must register individually for this course.

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