Schedule for GC
Course I: Forensic Chromatography (focus on GC-FID for EtOH testing and introduction to toxicological samples)
[no prior knowledge or prerequisite to take]
This is a tentative schedule.
Day 1
| 8:45 am |
Registration and Snacks |
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Course Overview and Welcome Remarks |
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Introduction to Gas Chromatography |
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Inlet Systems for Liquid Injections |
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GC Theory |
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Lunch: Fun Chicago Lunch Included |
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Lab 1: GC Familiarization and Parameters |
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GC Resolution |
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Capillary Columns |
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Lab 2: Column Installation |
| 5:30 pm |
End of Session |
Day 2
| 9:00 am |
Quantitative Analysis |
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Method Validation Introduction to Uncertainty Measurement |
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Lab 3: GC Quantitation |
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Lunch: Fun Chicago Lunch Included |
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Lab Review |
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Headspace GC |
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Lab 4: Headspace Demo |
| 5:30 pm |
End of Session |
Day 3
| 9:00 am |
FID Detector |
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Introduction to GC/MS |
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Labs 5-7: Wet Lab –Sample Preparation/ Integration / GC-MS Instrumentation |
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Lunch: Fun Chicago Lunch Included |
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Discovery |
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Ethics |
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Pre-analytical Related Error |
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Live Demo: Sample prep from beginning to injection of a blood ethanol sample |
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Optional Lab 11: Beers and Data Roundtable (Bring your own data set evaluate with your small group) |
| 5:30 pm |
End of Session |
Day 4
| 9:00 am |
General Review of Major Concepts |
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Lab 8: Walking Down a Case-How to Sort, Identify and Examine Data (Confrontation Clause) |
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Developing Themes for Cases |
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Cross examination of an Analyst |
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Direct Examination of an Expert |
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Review & Closing |
| 1:00 pm |
End of Course |
