Lecture "Modern Methods in Analytical Chemistry" Chem-Ma-C07 (summer semester)
Start: Thursday 16th of April 2026, 2. DS (9:20 a.m.), room CHE/201
Examination: ...
Enrollment is done through SELMA. Lecture notes and additional information will be made available in OPAL: (https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/48669949956/CourseNode/1678419131318716011)
Important Information:
The number of available places in this module is limited to 20 according to the Study Course Regulations. Therefore, the participants will be selected by raffling. Students must be registered in the course till April 12th 2026 to be considered for selection. The selection procedure will take place on April 13th 2026. The participants will be immediately informed by an E-Mail about the result. Please note that participation in the module (lecture, seminar + lab class) is only possible if you are selected - it is NOT POSSIBLE to attend only the lecture and seminar this year and to wait for free lab course places because the module will start next summer semester again with 20 new students.
Contact:
Dr. Susanne Machill
New building of the Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, room 238
phone: 463 32505
susanne.machill@tu-dresden.de
The lecture takes place weekly on Thursday 9:20 a.m. (only first part of semester) and Friday 11:10 a.m.
Location: New building of the Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Bergstraße 66,
Room CHE/201
Scripts: via OPAL (https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/48669949956/CourseNode/1678419131318716011?11)
Objectives:
Following an introduction to “classical” methods, the course will explore the principles of operation and potential applications of modern analytical methods. Students will gain an overview of the methods and possibilities currently available in chromatography, mass spectrometry, and vibrational spectroscopy. Students should be able to correctly assess the capabilities and limitations of modern analytical methods, apply them practically to current analytical problems, and acquire the ability to sensibly select a method appropriate to the analytical problem at hand.
Course units:
Chromatography:
- sample preparation
- basics of chromatography
- gas chromatography
- HPLC
- SFC
Mass spectrometry:
- Working principle of a mass spectrometer
- Modern ionization methods
- Ion separation Techniques
- Coupling of chromatography and mass spectrometry
- Inorganic mass spectrometry
Vibrational spectroscopy:
- Measurements in the UV/Vis and IR (NIR, MIR, and FIR) spectral region
- Instrumental basics
- Special measuring techniques of IR and Raman spectroscopy
- Microscopy and Imaging
- Characteristics of spectra of different substance classes and states
Evidence of academic achievement: written exam with grading or participation certificate (this must be agreed at the beginning of the lecture!)
Exam review: by appointment via email (susanne.machill@tu-dresden.de)