University Courses
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christopher A. Mayhew
Type/Hours: ECTS-AP: 5
Mode of repetition: semestral
Language of instruction: English
Learning Outcome:
To appreciate and understand the fundamentals and applications of spectroscopic measurements and soft chemical ionisation processes for use in analytical chemistry.
Contents:
Fundamentals of ion-molecule chemistry, planetary and interstellar chemistry, plasma chemistry. Analytical techniques: ESI-MS, PTR-MS, SIFT-MS APCI-MS, and IMS. Thermodynamics and kinetics, reaction coefficients, distribution of productions, experimental components and fundamentals: ion extraction and ion optics, ionization sources, drift and flow paths, mass spectrometry and ion detectors. Applications: environmental, medical, food and security Research.
Methods: lecture with experiments
Assessment: written
Literature:
- G.A. Eiceman, Z. Karpas, H. H. Hill „Ion Mobility Spectrometry” - ISBN: 9781138199484 (CRC Press 2016), - 444 pages.
- A. M. Ellis and C. A. Mayhew “Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry: Principles and Applications - ISBN: 978-1-4051-7668-2 (Wiley 2014)” 350 pages.
Consisting of six Workshops:
Workshop 1: An introduction to Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometry for use in analytical chemistry
Workshop 2: An introduction to Mass Spectrometry
Workshop 3: Principles of Soft Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometry
Workshop 4: Analytical applications of Soft Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometry
Workshop 5: Ion Mobility Spectrometry
Workshop 6: Experiments
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Rania Bakry
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christopher A. Mayhew
LV 740239
Type/Hours: ECTS-AP: 1,5
Period: Block
Mode of repetition: annually
Language of instruction: German
Mode of repetition: semestral
Learning Outcome:
Basic understanding of the principles and applications of “Forensic Toxicology” with a special emphasis on techniques and workflows used for the extraction and confirmation of illegal drugs in casework samples.
Contents:
Introduction to “Forensic Toxicology”. Discussion of the principles of state-of-the-art analytical techniques (GC-MS, LC-MS). Analysis of casework samples (seized drugs, human samples). Interpretation of analytical results.
Methods:
Introduction to “Forensic Toxicology” including a detailed discussion of important analytical techniques. Presentation of applications. Practical exercise of drug analysis workflows. Discussion and interpretation of analytical results.
Assessment:
Cooperation, interest and activity during the course, report on practical work and presentation of experimental results.
Literature:
Will be discussed in the first lesion.
Remarks:
Subject to alteration.
Language: German/English
Start: 5.10.2023
Time, location: Practical course: Monday 08.01.2024 / Friday 02.02.2024, tbd
Assistant Prof. Dr. Veronika Ruzsanyi,
Sven Arne Philipp Schiller, BSc, MSc, PhD.,
Valentina Stock, MSc.
Typ/Stunden: PR 5
ECTS-AP: 5
Mode of repetition: annually
Language of instruction: German
Learning Outcome:
The students achieve a profound knowledge about current analytical techniques. They are able to establish analytical methods for selected problems on their own and to interpret analytical data correctly.
Contents:
literature research in order to find a suitable procedure for a given analytical problem, samples selected from the fields of environmental, bio-, food , polymer and industrial analysis, different sample preparations and application of chromatography, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and hyphenated techniques,data evaluation and comparison of different analytical methods
Methods:
practical lab course in small groups
Assessment:
successful accomplishment of the experimental tasks; final lab journal
Literature:
Harris, Lehrbuch der Quantitativen Analyse, Springer 2002; Skoog, West, Holler, Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, Saunders 1992Skoog, Leary, Principles of Instrumental Analysis, Saunders 1992Kellner (HSG) Analytical Chemistry, Wiley 2004Camman, Instrumentelle Analytische Chemie, Spektrum 2001
Remarks:
Registration via LFU:online is obligatory! Comment: conditions for admission according to curriculum apply!
Assistant Prof. Dr. Veronika Ruzsanyi
Typ/Stunden: VO1
ECTS-AP: 1
Mode of repetition: annually
Language of instruction: German
Learning Outcome:
Students achieve a profound knowledge about different measurement principles in sensor technology
Contents:
Basic measurement principles and applications of different types of sensors (electrochemical sensors, different types of gas sensors, biosensors, optical sensors, modern developments such as field effect transistors, sensor arrays, miniaturisation)
Methods: blackboard, transparencies, pc-presentation
Assessment: oral
Literature:
- Brian R. Eggins, Chemical Sensors and Biosensors, Wiley 2002.
- K. Camman (Edt.) Instrumentelle Analytische Chemie, Spektrum 2001
- Harris, Lehrbuch der Quantitativen Analyse, Springer 2002
Remarks:
Start: 2. Half of Semester, Separate Announcement
Registration for the Course obligatory in order to obtain course documents
Assistenz-Prof. Dr. Veronika Ruzsanyi,
Franziska Maria Lochmann, MSc,
Typ/Stunden: PR4
ECTS-AP: 5
Wiederholungsturnus: jährlich
Unterrichtssprache: Deutsch
Lernergebnis:
Die Studierenden erwerben grundlegende Kenntnisse der Probenvorbereitung und der Instrumentalanalytik. Die Studierenden sind in der Lage, Messdaten richtig auszuwerten und zu interpretieren. Die Studierenden erwerben fachübergreifende Schlüsselkompetenzen in Teamfähigkeit sowie mündlicher und schriftlicher Kommunikationsfähigkeit.
Inhalt:
Vermittlung von Grundkenntnissen in der Probenvorbereitung und der instrumentellen Analytik, Anwendung der HPLC, GC, Voltammetrie, Extraktionsverfahren, UV/VIS-Spektroskopie, Atomspektroskopie (AAS und FES) zur Analyse von Realproben.
Methoden:
praktischer Kurs im Labor in kleinen Gruppen
Anmerkungen:
verpflichtende Anmeldung über LFU:online!! Anm.: die Zulassungsvoraussetzungen lt. Studienplan müssen erfüllt sein!
Assistant Prof. Dr. Veronika Ruzsanyi,
Anesu Andrew Chawaguta, MSc,
Franziska Maria Lochmann, MSc,
Typ/Stunden: PR4
ECTS-AP: 5
Mode of repetition: annually
Language of instruction: German
Learning Outcome:
The students are taught basic skills in sample preparation, gravimetric analysis and titration. They are able to interpret analytical data correctly. The Students achieve key skills in communication and working together in teams.
Contents:
Fundamental operations and handling of chemicals in analytical chemistry measurement of volume and mass, precipitation, filtration, digestion, ignition) gravimetric and volumetric analysis (neutralization, complex-formation, redox titrations) potentiometric and photometric endpoint detection, conductivity titration) pH- measurement of buffers, statistical evaluation of analytical data
Methods:
practical course in the laboratory
Assessment:
practical, written (or oral) intermediate and final examinations
Literature:
- Jander, Jahr, Maßanalyse, Gruyter 2002
- Mortimer, Basiswissen der Chemie, Thieme Harris, Lehrbuch der Quantitativen Analyse, Springer 2002
- Skoog, West, Holler, Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, Saunders 1992
- Vogel's Textbook of Quantitative, Inorganic Analysis, Longman
- Kunze, Schwedt, Grundlagen der qualitative und quantitativen Analyse (Thieme 1996)
- Müller, Quantitativ-Anorganisches Praktikum, Deutsch-Thun Verlag 1992
Remarks:
Registration via LFU:online is obligatory! Comment: conditions for admission according to curriculum apply!
Assistant Prof. Dr. Veronika Ruzsanyi
Typ/Stunden: VO2
ECTS-AP: 2,5
Period: Block
Mode of repetition: annually
Language of instruction: German
Learning Outcome:
To assess and describe the limit values and health hazards of air pollutants.
To carry out sampling techniques and sample preparation for gas analysis, including sample enrichment.
To understand and describe various analysis and detection methods such as gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, ion-molecule reaction in the gas phase, and ion mobility spectrometry, including the use of gas sensors for flue gas analysis, breath gas analysis, food industry, workplace monitoring, toxic gases, explosives, and metabolomics.
Contents:
Air pollutants (origin, limit values, health hazards), sampling techniques, sample preparation, sample enrichment in classical gas analytics, gas chromatography, detection methods, on-line/off-line analytics, mass spectrometry, ion-molecule reaction in the gas phase, ion mobility spectrometry, gas sensors, applications (flue gas analysis, breath gas analysis, food industry, workplace monitoring, toxic gases, explosives, metabolomics).
Methods:
Class with practical examples
Assessment:
written exam
Sven Arne Philipp Schiller, BSc, MSc, PhD.
Typ/Stunden: SE2
ECTS-AP: 2,5
Mode of repetition: every 2nd year
Language of instruction: English
Learning Outcome:
Students are able to find, read and understand scientific literature in a time-efficient manner. Based on this and their own investigations, students are able to independently author scientific texts and thus communicate the ideas behind their research.
Contents:
The seminar is focused on the various components involved in the process of drafting a scientific manuscript, such as the search for relevant literature as well as the reading, understanding and evaluation of scientific publications. The acquired knowledge and skills will be reinforced and practiced by students during the seminar in short exercises. As a conclusion to the seminar, students will draft a short seminar paper demonstrating what they have learned.
Methods:
PowerPoint presentation, discussion, exercises, short presentations (students), seminar paper
Assessment:
Participation in the seminar, seminar paper
Literature: to be announced
Prerequisites: none
Remarks: none
Emma Erharter
Andreas Mair, BSc
Sven Arne Philipp Schiller, BSc, MSc, PhD.
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Peter Thoman, Bakk.
Mirte Van der Eyden, MSc
Typ/Stunden: VU3
ECTS-AP: 3
Course number: 702010
Period: Block
Mode of repetition: annually
Language of instruction: German
Learning Outcome:
The bridge course mathematics is recommended to first year students in the Bachelor's programmes Technical Mathematics and School Teacher Training Mathematics. The bridge course offers support for first year students to ease the transition from school to university.
Contents:
In the bridge course mathematics, basic mathematical concept are presented in forms of lectures and exercises.
Privacy notice: course will be recorded
Start: see dates
Anesu Andrew Chawaguta, MSc,
assoz. Prof. Mag. Dr. Markus Ganzera,
David Glänzer, MSc
Mag. Thomas Hasenöhrl
Alessandro Marotto, MSc
Mag. Dr. Lisa Schwaiger
Mag. David Seher, BSc
Ferenc Török, MSc
Mag. Lorenz Waltl
Typ/Stunden: UE 4
ECTS-AP: 4
Period: Block
Mode of repetition: annually
Language of instruction: German
Learning Outcome:
The students have knowledge on important compendial monographs related to Pharmacognosy, also considering sampling and sample preparation, and they are able to conduct respective protocols using relevant analytical and separation techniques.
Contents:
Practical application of the regulations and general methods discussed in the lecture, with a focus on procedures relevant to pharmacognosy (determination of ash, key figures of fatty oils, etc.)
Methods: Laboratory course
Assessment: Oral examination during course as well as evaluation of rendered results
Literature:
- Europäisches Arzneibuch
- Österreichisches Arzneibuch
- Pharmakognosie-Phytopharmazie (Hänsel, Sticher; Springer Verlag, Heidelberg)
- Analytik biogener Arzneistoffe (Adam, Becker; Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart)
- Instrumentelle pharmazeutische Analytik (Rücker, Neugebauer, Willems; Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart)
Remarks: Subject to alteration.
Start: 02.10.2023