Acquisition of a 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer at Virginia Tech

在主要研究仪器（MRI）采购计划的支持下，弗吉尼亚理工学院和州立大学的化学系将获得一台600 MHz NMR光谱仪。 光谱仪将提高弗吉尼亚理工大学在聚合物化学、天然产物、材料科学、蛋白质组学、纳米材料、燃料电池膜、生物分子结构和动力学以及结构生物学方面的多样化研究能力。 核磁共振（NMR）光谱是化学家用于阐明分子结构的最广泛使用的工具。 它用于识别未知物质，并提供有关分子中原子排列和连接的信息。 获得动力学信息，提供对分子运动的洞察。该奖项将为化学家，生物化学家及其研究生提供这些基本的分析能力。 来自弗吉尼亚理工大学和邻近学院（如埃默里和亨利学院，罗阿诺克学院和霍林斯大学）的本科生将在他们的研究中使用光谱仪。

With support from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Acquisition Program, the Department of Chemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University will acquire a 600 MHz NMR spectrometer. The spectrometer will improve the diverse research capabilities at Virginia Tech in polymer chemistry, natural products, materials science, proteomics, nanomaterials, fuel cell membranes, biomolecular structure and dynamics, and structural biology. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the most broadly used tool available to chemists for the elucidation of the structure of molecules. It is used to identify unknown substances and to provide information on the arrangement and connectivity of atoms in molecules. Dynamical information is obtained providing insight on the motions of molecules. This award will provide these essential analytical capabilities to chemists, biochemists, and their research students. Undergraduate students from Virginia Tech and neighboring colleges (e.g. Emory and Henry College, Roanoke College and Hollins University) will use the spectrometer in their research.