Spectrophotometer Calibration Workshop
Training course
This course covers the calibration of benchtop spectrophotometers, including wavelength accuracy, photometric accuracy and stray light characterisation. It is highly interactive and includes hands-on sessions to develop practical skills.
Overview
The spectrophotometer has become the workhorse for high-throughout routine testing for a wide variety of analytes in chemical and biochemical analysis laboratories. While the reliability of these instruments is high, routine calibration and characterisation of spectrophotometers is vital for ongoing confidence and reduction of risk in decisions made on the basis of results of measurements.
The course provides a mix of principle and practice with guidelines for designing calibrations and measurements, including lists of things that go wrong, and the tips and tricks for recognising problems. The emphasis is on ensuring that you can apply the knowledge in your own workplace.
Note: This workshop will only proceed with sufficient numbers. If we need to cancel, you will be notified three weeks before the start date.
Book now to get the early bird discount, which ends on 31 May:
- $750 for each of the first two attendees from an organisation, and
- $525 for each additional attendee
Presenters
Annette Koo
Director and Chief Metrologist | Management
Annette completed a physics PhD through Victoria University in 2005 and then spent 3 years in Melbourne as a postdoctoral fellow at CSIRO and then at Monash University doing research into catalysts for solar hydrogen generation.
In 2008 she started at MSL as a research scientist, developing expertise in the measurement of light and human perception, including design of MSL’s robot-based goniospectrophotometer and piloting the CCPR comparison of spectral transmittance.
Since late 2021 Annette has been the Chief Metrologist for MSL. The Chief Metrologist is a verifying authority for measurement standards under the National Standards Regulations 1976 in relation to the verification and reverification of any standard or standards of measurement. The main duty of the role is to ensure the integrity of the measurement system in New Zealand. In practice, the Chief Metrologist needs to be satisfied that measurement results provided by MSL are traceable to the SI (the International System of Units) and that measurements carried out in NZ by IANZ accredited laboratories, can be traceable to the SI by relying on verified measurement results supplied by MSL.
Outline
The Course is Suitable For:
Any personnel who use or check spectrophotometers as a part of laboratory testing, plant installation, or monitoring and maintenance tasks. Staff involved in laboratory accreditation and QA programmes will find it especially useful.
General Programme and Learning Outcomes:
The course focuses on the calibration of benchtop spectrophotometers. Topics include:
- Use and handling of neutral density filters
- Use and handling of wavelength calibration filters
- Wavelength and photometric accuracy calibration of spectrophotometers
- Stray light characterisation of spectrophotometers
- Uncertainty of measurement
- Traceability and quality control
Course Qualification:
Students will receive a course attendance certificate.
Date and Venue
5 August 2024
Lower Hutt
Callaghan Innovation
Alan MacDiarmid Centre
69 Gracefield Road, Gracefield
Lower Hutt 5010
0800 422 552
- Free Parking
- Report to Reception
- Approximately 45 minutes drive from Wellington Airport and 30 minutes from Wellington CBD
Course Times
- 8:30 am – 9:00 am
Welcome tea and coffee
- 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
This course commences at 9:00 am sharp and is expected to end by 2:00 pm.
Catering
Catering includes Morning Tea and Lunch. Please indicate dietary requirements on the registration form.