UV/VIS ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER CALIBRATION AND TRACEABILITY

A new publication of the Stranaska Analytical Metrology Education Program (SAMEP) - published exclusively upon demand by Stranaska Press.

SAMEP [P-01A08]: A Self-Learning Reference Tutorial Publication

AUTHOR/INSTRUCTOR: Jerry D. Messman, Ph.D.

PUBLICATION PRICE: $495.00

This authoritative publication serves as a self-learning resource for continuing educational training and professional development. As a unique learning investment, it is a low-cost option for increasing or reinforcing a technician’s awareness and knowledge of UV/VIS absorption spectrophotometric metrology and its vital role in analytical instrument qualification. This publication allows technicians to study and learn at their own pace and also at a time and place that is most convenient for them.

SAMEP [P-01A08] is a print adaptation and notebook version of the exclusive 2008 series of PowerPoint slides (a collection of 290+ self-explanatory slides) used as class lecture material in Stranaska’s 3-day flagship course of the same title. The educational value of this publication is enhanced through a 30-day question-and-answer (Q&A) e-mail support session with the course instructor for clarification of any slides. Supplemental updates provide a concise review or summary of comments or explanations to the Q&A inquiries.

We recommend that you keep this valuable reference notebook on your bookshelf so that you can handily refer to it as a refresher on science-based procedures and strategies for spectrophotometer performance tests, UV/VIS reference material artifacts, metrological traceability, and measurement uncertainty. Don’t forget to show it to your quality auditor, inspector, or examiner to attest to your training in UV/VIS absorption spectrophotometric metrology.

CONTENTS
▪ Section 01. Introduction to Analytical Metrology
▪ Section 02. Treatment of Analytical Data
▪ Section 03. Probability and Statistics
▪ Section 04. UV/VIS Absorption Spectrophotometry
▪ Section 05. UV/VIS Spectrophotometric Instrumentation
▪ Section 06. UV/VIS Instrument Specifications
▪ Section 07. NIST High-Accuracy Spectrophotometric SRM Program
▪ Section 08. UV/VIS Spectrophotometric Reference Materials and Metrological Tests
▪ Section 09. Measurement Uncertainty
▪ Section 10. Purchase and Recertification of UV/VIS Reference Material Standards
▪ Section 11. Traceability Scenarios
▪ Section 12. UV/VIS Absorbance Microplate Standardization

BONUS MATERIAL
Three supplemental sections are included in the purchase price:
▪ Section 13. Metrological Aspects of USP General Chapter <1058> Analytical Instrument Qualification (Scheduled for release by late July 2009)
▪ Section 14. Derivative Measurements in UV/VIS Spectrophotometry (Scheduled for release by mid August 2009)
▪ Section 15. Case Study: Metrological Approach to Spectrophotometer Qualification and Control for Acetaminophen Purity Assay (Scheduled for release by late August 2009)

ORDER FULFILLMENT
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INSTRUCTOR BIOSKETCH
Jerry D. Messman holds a Ph.D. degree in analytical chemistry from the University of Maryland (College Park, MD USA). Jerry has been involved in various spectrometric aspects of analytical metrology throughout his entire professional career beginning 30+ years ago with the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). During his tenure at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from 1988 to 1992, Jerry was responsible for rejuvenation of the high-accuracy spectrophotometric standards program in the Chemical Sciences and Technology Laboratory. During that time, he directed all NIST technical activities involving the production, certification, and recertification of UV/VIS spectrophotometric Standard Reference Material (SRM) transfer artifacts (including SRM 930, SRM 1930, SRM 2031 and SRM 2034). For the past 15 years, Jerry has served as Managing Director of Stranaska Scientific LLC, an innovative research and development company dedicated to the advancement of analytical metrology worldwide. Jerry is a newly-elected member of CITAC, an acronym for the Cooperation on International Traceability in Analytical Chemistry.

STRANASKA VISION
Underpinned by its proud heritage and cultural linkage to NIST, and leveraged through the scientific rigor of its PhD-credentialed research and development programs and educational outreach, Stranaska Scientific strives to promote and advance the state-of-the-art of analytical metrology and its applications.