Objective: A remote lecture course describing the physical principals, experimental technique and data analysis of synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Lectures include frequent reference to practical examples and a review of relevant synchrotron technology. This course will equip the student or researcher with a practical working knowledge of the technique and its capabilities. It is ideal for researchers planning or currently engaged in X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements, or wanting to learn more about an important synchrotron technique.
Remote Access: This lecture course is presented at the University of Saskatchewan, department of Geological Sciences, as the undergraduate course GEOL 451.3 and graduate course GEOL 898.3. The University of Saskatchewan is home to the Canadian Light Source. As a pilot program, lectures are recorded for streaming and can be accessed by remote participants for credit or audit.
Recording Schedule: Winter 2009, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:30 - 3:50 Saskatoon time, January 13 - April 7. Lectures can be accessed on the web shortly after the end of each lecture.
Technical Details: To access the recordings, you will need to know your username (NSID) and password and have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player installed on your computer. To download the free Flash Player, click here
Contacts:
Course Content:
Ingrid J. Pickering
Canada Research Chair in Molecular Environmental Science
Associate Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Saskatchewan
114 Science Place
Saskatoon SK S7N 5E2
Canada
Technical Support :
Jennifer Fasthuber
Programmer/Analyst (Instructional Support Services)
Educational and Research Technology Services
Information Technology Services Division
University of Saskatchewan
116 Science Place
Saskatoon SK S7N 5E2
Canada
This pilot project is made possible through the collaborative efforts of Information Technology Services and Educational Media Access & Production (EMAP) at the: