EAS 6420: Instrumentation for Atmospheric Chemistry
Fall Semester 2003
Lecturer: Prof. Greg Huey
office - 3240 ES+T
Email: greg.huey@eas.gatech.edu
Ph: (404) 894-5541
Office Hours: TR 3-4:30 or by appointment
Grading:
Problem sets Ð 40%
Class and "Lab" Participation - 20%
* Final Exam - 20%
Oral Presentations - 20%
Approximately four problem sets will be assigned during the semester.
Students will also orally present a summary of at least two journal articles during the semester. Each presentation will be no more than 20 minutes. The more you do the better the grade!
*An instrumentation project can be substituted for this requirement. The student, thesis advisor, and lecturer must mutually agree upon the project in advance. For example, a student could build a multichannel adjustable power supply for biasing the ion lenses in a mass spectrometer.
Course Content:
- Atmospheric Chemistry Review Ð this discussion will be integrated with basic laboratory techniques. For example we will attempt to construct a set up for measuring ozone by optical absorbance.
- Basic Electronics - Ohm's Law, resistors, capacitors, diodes, power supplies, voltage regulators, transistors, switches, relays, op amps, etc. Basic electronic circuits will be built and used to operate instruments. For example, we will assemble the basic components to measure pressure, flow, light intensity, etc. using readily available commercial components.
- Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Ð i.e. UV absorption, Fluorescence techniques, light scattering, Mass Spec. techniques, Kinetic measurement techniques. We will rely heavily on reading both ÒclassicÓ and current journal articles. Student input is crucial to this portion of the class. We want to read and understand papers that are pertinent to your research discipline.