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Unless otherwise noted, courses are three credit hours and meet for the entire the semester.

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SPRING 2009 • January 20-May 16

Special Topics in Chemistry: Transmission Electron Microscopy
PHYSICS 4308 • Class #17957
(Same as CHEM 4814, Class #17944.)
Tuesdays • 2:00-3:45 p.m.
225 Benton Hall, UMSL
Instructor: Jingyue Liu

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

This course introduces students to transmission electron microscopy techniques and their applications to solving challenging materials and biological problems. Course includes funda-mental principles (electron optics), electron-specimen interactions, diffraction of electrons, image formation and interpretation, image processing and analysis, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy, and sample preparation of both biological and non-biological systems. Laboratory experiments will provide students hands-on experience with TEM operations and problem-solving skills. Successful completion of the course enables students to independently operate transmission electron microscopes to perform basic research experiments. This course is ideal for students interested in ultrastructural or nanocharacterization of biological or materials systems. Two classroom hours and two lab hours per week.