Analytical Chemistry 2 Lab
Chem 316L
Spring 2009
Instructors: Dr(s) Kimberly Chichester & Irene Kimaru
Sections
8:00 – 12.20 pm,
1:45 – 5:55 pm,
Instructor: Dr. Kimaru
Instructor: Dr. Chichester
Rooms: A100/A135/A136
Offices: Skalny Science Center, Room A109 and A204
Phone: 385-7219, 899-3741
Email: ikimaru@sjfc.edu, kchichester@sjfc.edu
Office Hours: MW 2:30 - 5:00PM, or by appointment or just stop by.
Pre-req: Co-req: CHEM 316
Blackboard
Students are expected to check the Analytical Chemistry II Lab Blackboard Course site
regularly as essential course information, and resources are posted on this site.
Lab Manual: A lab manual will be provided for you. A majority of the experiments
contained in the manual are compiled from Literature Materials such as current journal
articles related to instrumental techniques.
Objectives
- To equip students with knowledge and important skills required for working in
industrial or analytical research laboratories.
- To foster problem solving skills in a team work environment.
- To gain detailed knowledge and hands-on experience in:
o Design and standard operation of real chemical analysis instruments,
o Carrying out measurements on a range of chemical instrumentation,
o Real world sample analyses to illustrate value of technique in various
applications.
- Learn how to write formal lab reports following the structure of a published paper
as is required in any industrial or academic research lab.
Grading: Reports for each experiment will be graded individually and the final grade
will be an average of all the reports. Any experiment that is not fulfilled due to
instrument failures or any other unavoidable reason will not be counted for grading.
The numerical grading scale will be: A = 100-85; B = 85-75; C = 75-60; D = 60-50; F =
50-0.
Service Learning Project:
Project Description
This project is designed to provide a meaningful community-based learning experience
for students by addressing a significant real world issue. Students will work to address a
real community need as they develop intellectually and become more skilled. The project
provides students with an opportunity to explore a real life application. The students will
join with community partners from Highland Park and South Wedge neighborhood and
the neighborhood around Clara Barton School to identify homes that have unsafe levels
of lead contamination. Student’s will write a newspaper article with Cardinal Courier; to
report on lead levels in tested homes, inform the community of health risks associated
with lead exposure and to reflect on their experiences in the community. This project will
facilitate the development of skills that place students at an advantage in future careers by
building their resume.
Project Expectations
It is expected that students will get an opportunity to make a connection between
classroom and the service learning laboratory experience. The successful implementation
of this project will allow students to;
1. Learn about the risks and health effects associated with lead poisoning,
2. Provide services and information that will benefit and educate local homeowners
of the risks associated with lead contamination,
3. Become skilled in well-established protocols of collecting soil samples from area
homes and analyzing them for lead using our atomic absorption
spectrophotometer (AAS),
4. Notify affected home owners of ways to protect their families from further lead
exposure,
5. Investigate methods of lead contamination and how they affect individuals,
families, communities, and society,
6. Reflect on their service learning experience of using one’s professional skills to
benefit the local community.
Project Learning Goals
This project will enrich the students learning experience in that they will develop higher
 Research like experience
 Professional knowledge: Through application of chemical principles and
laboratory skills
 Cognitive and problem solving skills: By facing a real world problem
 Effective communication skills: Through improved oral and writing skills
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Social concerns: By understanding the needs and concerns of members of our
community
Leadership skills: By being aware of, fostering, and harnessing the gifts that
individuals bring to a team
Civic pride and responsibilities: By being involved and invested toward bettering
the community
Tentative Laboratory Schedule:
Experiment #
Week of
Experiments
Jan 19
Literature search
1
Jan 26
Analysis of Niacinamide using dissolution coupled to UV
detection
2
Feb 2
Analysis of Niacinamide using DSC and TGA
3
Feb 9
Kinetic Fluorescence Determination of Vitamin B1 (TBD)
Feb 16
Qualitative Analysis by IR spectroscopy
4
Feb 23
Free week to complete reports
5
March 2
Analysis of Octane in Gasoline using Raman Spectroscopy
March 9
7
March 16
8
March 23
9
March 30
10
April 6
11
April 13
12
April 20
Semester break
Analysis of Fragrance Compounds by GCMS using
temperature programming
Analysis of a PAH mix using isocratic and gradient elution
in HPLC
Service learning (SL) project introduction and sample
collection
Semester break
SL Project: Analysis of lead in soil samples using AAS
and data treatment
SL Project: Data treatment and writing of newspaper article
(written for the non-expert resident)
Attendance: Attendance in the laboratory in and of itself will not gain you any credit.
You will be graded based on your successful completion of the experiments, as measured
by the quality of your reports and accuracy of your analysis. Students are encouraged to
prepare the necessary knowledge ahead of the schedule to make sure they can finish the
experiments effectively.
Make-Ups: If you can’t attend a lab session for an unavoidable reason, the instructor
must be informed within two days.
Lab Notebook: Students should purchase a hardbound notebook. Do not use pieces of
scrap paper or keep two notebooks at the same time. Notebooks will be inspected
periodically and collected for grading at the end of the semester. The grading will be
based on how well-organized and complete the experimental notes are; the notebooks
will be returned after grading.
College Policy Concerning Students with Disabilities: In compliance with St. John
Fisher policy and applicable laws, appropriate academic accommodations are available to
you if you are a student with a disability. All requests for accommodations must be
supported by appropriate documentation/diagnosis and determined reasonable by St. John
Fisher College. Students with documented disabilities (physical, learning, psychological)
who may need academic accommodations are advised to make an appointment with the
Coordinator of Services for students with disabilities in the Office of Academic Affairs,
Kearney 202. Late notification will delay requested accommodations.
Academic Honesty Policy
St. John Fisher College has a firm policy concerning academic dishonesty that includes,
but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, or any other action that misrepresents academic
work as being one’s own. Students are expected to demonstrate academic honesty in all
coursework, whether completed in-class or not, individually, or as part of a group project.