Analytical Instrumentation FLC – 2/22/2018 Meeting Notes
Members Present:
Chantelle Anfuso
Ajay Mallia
Xiaoping Li
Sharon Guan
Simon Mwongela
Sang Park
Michelle Huang
Rashad Simmons
Michael Kirberger
- Two main tasks for our FLC:
- Writing SOPs for analytical instrumentation
- Training workshops on analytical instrumentation
- Writing SOPs
- Can we make videos for these?
- Easier to follow than written SOPs for many faculty and students
- Can save time when trying to “refresh” on instrument usage
- Can prevent needing an in-person refresher from a colleague
- Need to write a script/plan carefully for these
- Start from a written SOP, then can adapt to make script for the video
- We could ask GGC’s film crew and/or students to record and edit these
- This could be second stage (second year) of SOP process
- Written SOPs
- Student version and faculty version?
- Student version – very simple set of instructions
- Faculty version – more detailed instructions
- Another way to think about this: basic operation and troubleshooting
- Also need SOP for data analysis steps
- Goal:
- Have basic SOP completed by end of Spring 2018
- Extend these to more detailed written SOP next year
- Adapt these to video SOP next year
- Workshops
- Set in summer
- Possible dates: July 13/20/27?
- All Fridays, so should eliminate/reduce teaching conflicts
- Could start with workshops for just 2 instruments in Summer 2018, then extend to other instruments in Summer 2019
- Send survey to faculty to determine which instruments faculty are most interested in
- Overview of plan for each workshop:
- Background on technique/theory
- All attendees can run sample(s)
- Walk attendees through data analysis
- Intended audience?
- Primarily intended for faculty, but STEC students could potentially also attend
- Possible dates: July 13/20/27?
- Set in summer
- Student version and faculty version?
- Can we make videos for these?
- Need to divide into sub-groups to delegate tasks more efficiently
HPLC Group | GC-MS Group | ICP-MS Group | NMR Group | AFM Group |
Xiaoping (Lead)
Rashad Michelle |
Sang (Lead)
Sharon |
Katy (Lead)
Mike |
Gillian (Lead)
Ajay |
Neelam (Lead)
Chantelle Simon |
- Ideas for recruiting faculty to participate
- Compile list of classes that use the instrumentation to encourage faculty to attend workshops
- Show which instruments each class uses
- Badging initiative?
- Compile list of classes that use the instrumentation to encourage faculty to attend workshops
- Timeline:
- SOPs
- Have basic SOPs completed by the end of April
- Workshops
- March 12 – Send out survey to faculty to determine (1) what instruments and (2) which dates faculty prefer
- Plan at least 2 workshops in Summer 2018 based on faculty interest
- Might repeat them if time conflicts for some faculty
- Purchases
- Try to request anything we need by April 9 (last LRSC meeting of Spring 2018)
- Next meeting: March 22
- Discuss faculty responses to survey
- Select two instruments for workshops
- Select workshop dates
- Discuss progress on SOPs
- SOPs
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