COURSES

Syllabus programme

 

Module I. Introduction and Basic Principles

 

Lecture 1: Immersion and general introduction to the course (Ana Garrido-Varo.). Lecture 2: How to write a suscefull NIRS paper (Graeme Baten)

 

Lecture 3: Introduction to Near Infrared Spectroscopy (Ian Murray).

 

Lecture 4: Instrumentation (hardware & software) (Heinz Siesler).

 

Lecture 5: Sampling, sample preparation and presentation (Ian Murray).

 

Lecture 6: Sampling errors, visualization and understanding them with practical examples (Anders Larsen)

 

Lecture 7: Basic statistical and mathematical principles (Tom Fearn)

 

Lecture 8: Spectral examination and mathematical pre-treatment (Tom Fearn)

 

 

Module II. Quantitative and Qualitative NIRS multivariate modelling

 

Lecture 9: Key steps in calibration development (Phil Williams)

 

Lecture 10: Quantitative modeling – concepts & common approaches (Tom Fearn)

 

Lecture 11: Qualitative modelling – concepts & common approaches (Gerry Downey)

 

Lecture 12: Qualitative model development and assessment (Paolo Oliveri)

 

Lecture 13: Calibration and Validation Process in NIRS (Pierre Dardenne)

 

Lecture 14: Instrument networking (Pierre Dardenne)

 

Lecture 15: Monitoring and maintenance of calibrations (Pierre Dardenne)

 

 

 

Module III. NIRS applications

Lecture 16: The diversity of NIRS applications (Ana Garrido-Varo)

Lecture 17: Applications in high dry matter products (Lola Perez Marín)

Lecture 18: Applications in liquid and semi-liquid products (Daniel Cozzolino)

Lecture 19: Spectral imaging application for quality and safety measurement for agricultural materials (Byoung-Kwan Cho)

Lecture 20: Precision farming (Wouter Saeys).

Lecture 21: Forestry (Roger Meder).

Lecture 22: Food Security (Graeme Batten).

Lecture 23: Applications in wildlife and biodiversity (William Foley)

Lecture 24: Pharmaceutical applications (Manel Alcalá).

Lecture 25: Biomedical applications (Steven Jaques)

 Lecture 26: Chemical and Petrochemical applications (Celio Pasquini).

 

Lecture 27: Sensing and Instrumentation: Spectral Imaging Technologies for Food Safety (Moon Kim).

 

Lecture 28: implementation of NIRS in Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd(Steve Holroyd)

 

Lecture 29: On farm NIR analysis (Paolo Berzaghi).

 

Lecture 30: NIR In-line Analysis of Solids with Probes and Sensor Heads (Andreas Niemöller)