Soils 620
INSTRUMENTATION IN AGRONOMY

Syllabus

Instructor Ted Sammis Skeen  N 332 phone 646-2104

email tsammis@weather.nmsu.edu

Student form

Safety manual and links to Material Safety Data Sheet Searches1   Material Safety Data Sheet Searches2


Class Meets:

Time: Tuesday and Thursday 4:30 - 6:00 P.M.
Room: GT 338

Contact Scott Yentzer, NMCC, webmaster@aghort.nmsu.edu Agronomy & Horticulture Department Phone (505)646-5080 Fax (505)646-5082 Skeen  W164  for help with computer and html. 


Sammis Internet Html files Jan ,15 , 20, & 22

Sammis Data Transfer Using the Palm Computer Jan 27 & 29

Sammis TDR probe to measure soil moisture Feb 3 & 5

Bristol Autoanalyzer Feb 10 and 12

 

 

Sammis  Infrared temperature  Feb 17 and 19

Dr. Rich Richins

The instrumentation and theory on microarray analysis of global gene expression.
Experimental analysis
  and  link to data 

Feb 24 & 26

Briggs GPS Mar 2 and 4

Mid Term                                    Html Document Evaluation Mar 9 and 11 ( 25 % of Final Grade)


 


Gutschick Photosynthesis instrumentation Mar 16 & 18 

1.  Photosynthesis theory

2. What should you measure and how do you measure it Photosynthesis equipment

no class  Spring break Mar 22 & 26

Mr. Jaime Rodriguez   Mr. Jaime Rodriguez -GC instrumentation  Mr. Jaime Rodriguez will introduce the instrumentation and theory for supercritical fluid extraction and GC-MS. March 30 and April 1 

 

 

Mr Omar Holguin HPLC instrumentation  

 

April 6 and 8

 

Luke Simmons Eddy Correlation  April 13 & 15 

 

Briggs GIS  April 20 & 22 


 

Sterling Radioisotope Principles and Detection April 27 &29
 


 

Sammis

 

Campbell data loggers and basic electronics May 4 & 6 
HTML Document Review  and presentation of instruments not covered in class May 4 and 6

HTML Final Document Due 

May 6

EPA standards for instrument analysis can be found in the library on microfiche:
EP1:23/5:600/4-82-057
EP1:23/5:600/4-79-020
 

Past Student Reports on instruments not covered in lecture.
Student Report: Spectrophotometer

Student Report:Pressure Extractors

Student Report: Atomic Absosrption

Student Report: Soil-nitrate

Student Report: Absorbance Micro Plate Reader for Automatic Soil Nitrogen Determination

Student Report: Modulated Chlorophyll Flourometer

Student Report: PH Test Meter

Student Report: Atomic  Absorption  Spectroscopy

Student Report: SPINLAB Stelometer 654

Student Report:  Neutron Prob

Student Report: Electrophoresis

Student Report  Petrographic Microscope

Student Report Greenseeker (normalized difference vegetative index instrument)

Student Report Pressure bomb

Student Report TDT soil moisture sensor 

Student Report Flash EA 112 elemental analyzer 

Student Report Microwave digestor

Campbell Data Logger 

Student Reports

Each student shall complete a one page report on each instrument discussed. Turn in the week after the presentation in class. Send to Ted Sammis  

Title 
Name
Email
Introduction
-
    Theory of operation 
     Application and unique usage

Objective

     To determine the advantage and short comings of the equipment and how it operates and what knowledge is need to run the equipment.

Material and Methods
      Describe how to operate and calibrate the equipment

Results and discussion 
    Where to find information (links or books) 


Each student will also be responsible for a detailed, in-depth, descriptive report on one instrument. This may be done individually or with a group. This report will contain the following:

Students with disabilities
If you have or believe you have a disability, you may wish to self-identify. You can do so by providing documentation to the Office of Disabled Student Programs located at Garcia Annex (phone 646-6840). Appropriate accomodations may then be provided for you. If you have a condition which may affect your ability to exit safely from the premises in an emergency or which may cause an emergency during class, you are encouraged to discuss this in confidence with the instructor and/or the director of the Disabled Students Programs. If you have general questions about the Americans With Disabilities Act call ADA coordinator at 646-3635.


 Students 2004

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