Optical methods: principles. Atomic spectroscopy: AAS, AFS, ICP-AES and ICP-MS, sample introduction.
Electrochemical techniques: potentiometric methods, voltammetry, pulse, stripping methods, hydrodynamic methods, micro-electrodes.
Analysis of surfaces. X-ray methods: XRD, XRF, TR-XRF. Electron spectroscopy: XPS, Auger, SEM, STM. AFM.
Radiochemical Methods: gamma spectroscopy, scintillation counting, dilution analysis.
Sensors: optical and electrochemical sensors, biosensors. Flow analysis.
Analysis of polymers Tacticity: C-13 nmr, ir, thermal: TGA, DSC and TMA.
Analysis of Metals: Tensile testing, micrographic analysis, hardness and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).
Analysis of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys - Relationship between properties and microstructure.