2 Day Course Objective

The objective of the 2 Day short course is to introduce the foundational concepts of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The attendee will develop a basic working knowledge that will include: a discussion of the theory of EIS, its applications, and most importantly, hands-on experience. All attendees will learn how to set-up and run EIS experiments using different electrode configurations (two, three, and four-electrodes), and how to begin the analysis of impedance data. You will also use EIS to measure corrosion rates and characterize a supercapacitor. In addition, the attendee will learn methods of data presentation, data interpretation and analysis, and model fitting both in the classroom and in the laboratory. The attendee will become familiar with commercial hardware and software for experimental control, data analysis, and model fitting. Since it is intended for all participants to use the equipment in the laboratory sessions, the class size is limited to 24 students.