Teaching at USC

Advanced Analytical Chemistry

This course aims to provide a survey of modern analytical chemistry with an emphasis on fundamental principles that govern sensitivity, selectivity, and speed of analysis. The first portion of the course will examine the fundamentals of analog and digital electronics, signal/noise processing, and statistical approach to examine signals. In the second part of the course, the advanced instrumentation principles of electroanalytical chemistry, chemical separations, mass spectrometry, and optical spectroscopy will be discussed. Students will be evaluated based on midterm and final examinations, homework, quizzes, and a group project. The group project is consist of building analytical instruments inspired by papers from the Journal of Chemical Education using Arduino and 3D printed parts. Finally, students present their project and discuss various aspects of the instrumentation including theory measurement, instrumentation, and the Python coding.

End of semester presentation for hands-on projects

Instrumental Analysis

Coming soon!