Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 12.091 (January (IAP) 2005) 
• Course Title:
• Trace Element Analysis of Geological, Biological & Environmental Materials by Neutron Activation 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate / Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Dr. Ila Pillalamarri (P. Ila) 
• Course Introduction:
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  12.091 Trace Element Analysis of Geological, Biological & Environmental Materials by Neutron Activation Analysis: An Exposure
  
  
  
  

  January (IAP) 2005

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features lecture notes and projects. This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course introduces students to the technique of instrumental neutron activation analysis. This is a non-destructive analytical technique for the determination of elemental abundances at trace levels in a wide variety of geological, biological, environmental and industrial samples.