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HANDS-ON COURSES! ACS Short Courses to be held at VPI, Blacksburg, Virginia LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY THEORY AND PRACTICE Monday-Thursday, December 15-18,1986 This state-of-the-art, hands-on course provides the training you need to effectively arid efficiently work with this important analytical method. Through lectures and the do-it-yourself learning experience, you will K g 3 learn important fundamentals of high-speed, high-efficiency liquid chromatography K ^ cover theory, instrumentation, and applications K§? focus on BPC (partition), LSC (adsorption), reverse phase, and gel permeation E S 3 work with commercially available equipment as well as several modular systems ESP have free lab time to use or experiment with equipment Faculty Dr. Harold McNair (Course Director), Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. Guest lecturers from industry, instrument companies, and universities will participate. Fee ACS Members: $775.00; Nonmembers: $855.00 (includes tuition, lecture and laboratory materials, and all lunches.)
THE ELECTRONIC LABORATORY A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN LAB AUTOMATION
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY PACKED AND CAPILLARY COLUMNS
Sunday-Friday, September 14-19,1986 Sunday-Friday, December 14-19,1986
Monday-Friday, September 29-October 3,1986
Essential for all scientists who need or want to learn how computers operate at the machine/assembler level. This highly-rated course gives you hands-on, problem-solving experience that will enable you to DS^ find the right lab information management system for your needs integrate your old analog instruments with your new intelligent ones into a network environment help your management and computing center understand the problems of the scientific lab and show them how the electronic lab is fiscally and legally essential Faculty Dr. Raymond E. Dessy, Professor of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, and the VPI and SU Chemistry Department ComputerAided Research Group. Fee ACS Members: $795.00; Nonmembers: $865.00 (Includes tuition, lecture and laboratory materials, and all lunches.) The Site All three courses will be held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI) in Blacksburg, VA. Further specifics, including information on accommodations, will accompany confirmation of registration.
Chemists and technicians—develop a comprehensive understanding of the theory and practice of gas chromatography. Through lectures and hands-on laboratory sessions in this basic course, you will K g 3 master the necessary fundamentals to understand techniques and instrumentation D ^ gain practical experience working with GC equipment E g 3 learn specialized techniques f£§> be able to try out new ideas or repeat experiments No previous GC experience is required for this course. Registrants with technical questions regarding the course content may contact Dr. McNair directly: (703) 961-6579. Because of the amount of lab work performed by the participants, enrollment is limited to 24, so we urge early registration. Faculty Dr. Harold McNair, Professor of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, is one of the most higly praised instructors in the ACS Short Course program. Fee ACS Members: $875.00; Nonmembers: $955.00 (Includes tuition, lecture and laboratory materials, and all lunches).
American Chemical Society • Education Division • 1155 Sixteenth Street, N.W. • Washington, DC 20036 Please register me in the following ACS Short Course at VPI: Liquid Chromatography: Theory and Practice • December 15-18, 1986 ACS Member $775.00 D Nonmember $855.00
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The Electronic Laboratory: A Hands-On Experience in Lab Automation D September 14-19, 1986 • December 14-19, 1986 • ACS Member $795.00 • Nonmember $865.00 Gas Chromatography: Packed and Capillary Columns • September 29-October 3,1986 • ACS Member $875.00 • Nonmember $955.00
NOTE: PREPAYMENT REQUIRED FOR CONFIRMATION. DO NOT MAIL this form if less than two weeks remain before course starting date. Call (202) 872-4508 to confirm that space is available. Name Title _ Organization City, State, ZIP . Home Phone Business Phone.
