The Analytical Chemist in Industry

6 EC

Semester 2, period 4

5254ANCI6Y

Owner Master Chemistry (joint degree)
Coordinator Peter Schoenmakers
Part of Master Chemistry (joint degree), track Analytical Sciences,

Course manual 2019/2020

Course content

The demands for successful applications of analytical chemistry in industry are quite different from those in an academic environment. All measurements must be performed timely, reproducibly, reliably, efficiently, cost-effectively. Moreover, methods and results must be well documented, retrievable and validated. This course focuses on the role of the analytical chemist in industry. The use of analytical chemistry for controlling industrial processes and products, for industrial trouble-shooting and for problem-solving will be discussed. Some typical industrial methods and the characteristics of an analytical laboratory in industry will be discussed. During this course, the students are brought into contact with industry and with industrial analytical chemists.

Study materials

Other

  • Hand-outs. Selected references.

Objectives

  • The student must be able to select and implement analytical concepts, methods or procedures in an industrial environment.

Teaching methods

  • Lecture
  • Fieldwork/excursion
  • Self-study

Lectures, visits to and from industry, case studies.

Learning activities

Activity

Number of hours

Presentatie

8

Tentamen

3

Werkcollege

47

Zelfstudie

110

Attendance

This programme does not have requirements concerning attendance (TER part B).

Assessment

Item and weight Details

Final grade

Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Course structure

location date   hours subject teacher(s)
           
G2.10 03-Feb-20 Monday 13:00 - 15:00 Introduction; Analytical labs and methods PS
D1.111 06-Feb-20 Thursday 9:00 - 13:00 Analytical labs and methods PS
G2.10 10-Feb-20 Monday 13:00 - 15:00 Product characterization PS
D1.111 13-Feb-20 Thursday 9:00 - 13:00 Problem solving PS
G2.10 17-Feb-20 Monday 13:00 - 15:00 Polymer analysis RP/TB
D1.111 20-Feb-20 Thursday 9:00 - 13:00 Previous case studies; ; Case-study assignments (tentative) PS/WK(/NA)
G2.10 24-Feb-20 Monday 13:00 - 15:00 PPP projects (20 min each)
HYPERformance LC (Andrea Gargano)
MAnIAC (Mingzhe Sun)
DEBOCS (Gino Groeneveld)
HOSAna (Bram van der Put)
UNMATCHED (Wouter Knol)		  
D1.111 27-Feb-20 Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 Quality systems HGJ
G2.10 02-Mar-20 Monday 13:00 - 15:00 Reliable routine analysis HGJ
D1.111 05-Mar-20 Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 Progress on case studies
(presentation of objectives and plans, feedback and advice)		 WK/NA
D1.111 12-Mar-20 Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 Case-study helpdesk PS/WK(/NA)
           
  TBD     Excursions  
           
D1.111 19-Mar-20 Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 Case-study helpdesk WK(/NA)
           
F1.02 23-Mar-20 Monday 9:00 - 13:00 Presentations of case studies WK/PS(/NA)
G2.10 23-Mar-20 Monday 13:00 - 17:00 Presentations of case studies WK/PS(/NA)
           
  02-Apr-20 Thursday 18:00 Last day for handing in case-study reports and presentations  
           
  17-Apr-20 Friday   Last day for handing in grades
(if all reports are submitted on time)		 PS/WK(/NA)

Timetable

The schedule for this course is published on DataNose.

Contact information

Coordinator

  • Peter Schoenmakers

Staff

  • drs. N. Abdulhussain
  • Wouter Knol
  • dr. B.W.J. Pirok

 

Name Email  
Peter Schoenmakers pjschoen@science.uva.nl PS
Ron Peters ron.peters@dsm.com RP
Ton Brooijmans Ton.Brooijmans@dsm.com TB
Hans-Gerd Janssen Hans-Gerd.Janssen@unilever.com HGJ
Noor Abdulhussain n.abdulhussain@uva.nl NA
Wouter Knol w.c.knol@uva.nl WK