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MEI645: WHITE-POWDER UNKNOWNS PART 1 (FORMERLY COM430)
The "White Powders" course teaches students how to identify white powders using several microscopical identification techniques including: polarized light microscopy (PLM), fluorescence microscopy, spot tests, solubility tests, flame tests, and thermal microscopy. Each student uses the latest Olympus BX51 microscopes during the course.
The white powder sample set used for this course was derived from real-world examples that were either described in news accounts or found by First Responders at actual incident sites. Students learn how to identify over 40 white powder samples by first studying particle morphology, optical characteristics, and chemical reactions, followed by UV fluorescence observations.
Each student has access to the new online McCrone Atlas of Microscopic Particles. The Atlas contains PLM and SEM images, descriptions, and IR and Raman spectra from over 60 fully characterized white powders.
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Date
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Times & Locations
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Instructor(s)
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Credits
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Cost
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2/14/2011 -
2/18/2011
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Westmont, IL
| Mon: | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
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| Tues: | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
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| Wed: | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
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| Thurs: | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
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| Fri: | 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
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Cooke
McGinn
Shearer, Ph.D.
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3.5
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Are you interested in this course, but it is either not offered or not at a time that works with your schedule? Let us know and we will notify you when it is available next.
Offline registration is available by calling the registrar at 630-887-7100 or by downloading the offline registration form, completing it, and faxing to 630-887-7412.
* If a scheduled course is full, you may be placed in a waiting list.
- Mechanical and optical alignment of a microscope
- Illumination
- Particle handling, manipulation and mounting
- Micrometry
- Morphology
- Color absorption
- Crystallography
- Plane-polarized light and refractive index measurement
- Color pleochroism
- Spot, solubility, and microchemical tests
- Using crossed polarizers
- Isotropic and anisotropic particles
- Birefringence and Michel-Lévy Interference Color Chart
- Extinction
- Compensation
- Sign of elongation
- Conoscopy and interference figures
- Thermo-microscopy and fusion methods
- UV fluorescence microscopy
- Polarized light microscopy (PLM) using an Olympus BX51 microscope
- UV fluorescence microscopy
- Spot tests
- Solubility tests
- Flame tests
- Thermal microscopy
- Sample preparation
- First responders responsible for identifying suspicious white powders
- Public Health scientists
- Forensic scientists
- Pharmaceutical scientists
- Hazardous Materials handlers
- Detailed course manual
- Essentials of Polarized Light Microscopy by John Gustav Delly
- Olympus BX51 microscope for each student
"I found this course to be excellent. The instructor was great and very knowledgeable, his teaching techniques help me learn alot. The facilities are top notch and everyone on staff was very helpful. I will be back for more courses." National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team
"Excellent instructor, top notch equipment and training aids." Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team - Augusta, MI
"Instructor was impressive in explaining complicated topics in understandable terms." Troy Fire Department
"I learned so much it will take months of practice to put it all together. This class took the fear out of moving forward, to prepare for when the need arises to use the knowledge in real life situations." Cleveland Fire Department
"Great instruction and great information. For having limited experience with the subject, I absorbed more that what I thought I would." Royal Oak Fire Department
Students are expected to successfully complete a variety of tasks in the form of hands-on exercises, laboratory exercises, identifications of unknowns, and quizzes. In addition, the students are required to have 100% attendance during the course, participate in class, complete a student evaluation form and pre and post course assessment forms.
The student is notified at the end of the course whether or not they have successfully completed the requirements of the course based on:
- 100 % attendance
- class participation
- completion of all course material
- completed and signed student evaluation form
- completed pre and post course assessment forms.
Upon successfully meeting these requirements, a student is awarded a certificate of completion and IACET CEU credits, if available. Those who have not successfully passed the course requirements do not receive a certificate or IACET CEU credits.
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