Education
Bier Research Group
Department of Chemistry
CO2 Fence Project
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Virtual Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (VMSL)
The Virtual Mass Spectrometry Laboratory was generously funded by the NSF.
We are creating an internet-based mass spectrometry education tool called the Virtual Mass Spectrometry Laboratory. The site is being developed to educate students, teachers, and researchers about mass spectrometry, using case studies and ‘virtual’ mass spectrometers to achieve this goal.
Remote Control of ‘Real’ Mass Spectrometers
We are developing new teaching methods by operating a mass spectrometer from a class room, “remotely”. This teaching methodology was first used in Chemistry Lab IV in 1999 with real-time video and is used in Chemistry 09-543: Mass Spectrometry: Fundamentals, Techniques and Applications and in the Center for Molecular Analysis to training large groups of students. We are interested in using the remote control of mass spectrometers for research purposes as well.
Carnegie Mellon Courses Taught
- Chemistry 09-543: Mass Spectrometry: Fundamentals, Techniques and Applications | View Syllabus [.pdf]
- Chemistry 09-445: Undergraduate Research
- Chemistry 09-331: Modern Analytical Instrumentation (mass spectrometry section only)
Mark E. Bier
Research Professor and Director, Center for Molecular Analysis
Department of Chemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
Mellon Institute
4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Our research is supported by the Berkmann Fund, CMU URO SURG & SURF programs and
