MRI: Acquisition of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Instrumentation for Undergraduate Research and Research Training at Minnesota State University Moorhead and Concordia College

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。有了这项来自重大研究仪器（MRI）计划的奖项，明尼苏达州立大学-穆尔黑德分校的克雷格贾斯珀斯、加里·埃德文森和P·阿索卡·马拉辛哈以及他们的同事、康考迪亚学院的唐纳德·克罗格斯塔德和德鲁·卢瑟福将获得一台400 MHz核磁共振光谱仪，以支持各自校区教师的化学研究。建议的研究跨越化学的许多领域，包括：1）用于绿色化学的新配体的开发; 2）蛋白质磷酸化和膜蛋白质离子交换的研究; 3）用于氟化学的新配体和催化剂的设计; 4）用作催化剂和用作纳米结构材料的组分的新过渡金属络合物的开发; 5）设计新的含硼试剂以用于硼中子俘获疗法;和6）构造改进的太阳能电池。该仪器还将用于教学和培训本科生的课程在这两个机构，以及作为推广活动的一个组成部分，以西班牙裔和美洲土著学生从该地区。核磁共振（NMR）光谱是化学家用来阐明分子结构的最有力的工具之一。它用于识别未知物质，表征分子内原子的特定排列，并研究溶液中分子之间相互作用的动力学。对于从事前沿研究的化学家来说，使用最先进的NMR光谱仪是必不可少的。这些NMR研究的结果将对合成有机/无机化学和生物化学产生影响。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program, Craig Jasperse, Gary Edvenson and P. Asoka Marasinghe from Minnesota State University - Moorehead and their colleagues Donald Krogstad and Drew Rutherford from Concordia College will acquire a 400 MHz NMR spectrometer to support chemical research of faculty at their respective campuses. Proposed research spans a number of areas in chemistry, including: 1) the development of new ligands for use in green chemistry; 2) the studies of protein phosphorylation and membrane protein ion exchange; 3) the design of new ligands and catalysts for use in fluorous chemistry; 4) the development of new transition metal complexes for use as catalysts and as components in nanostructured materials; 5) the design of novel boron-containing agents for potential use in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy; and 6) the construction of improved solar cells. The instrumentation will also be used in teaching and training of undergraduate students in coursework at both institutions, as well as being an integral part of outreach activities to Hispanic and native American students from the area. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is one of the most powerful tools available to chemists for the elucidation of the structure of molecules. It is used to identify unknown substances, to characterize specific arrangements of atoms within molecules, and to study the dynamics of interactions between molecules in solution. Access to state-of-the-art NMR spectrometers is essential to chemists who are carrying out frontier research. The results from these NMR studies will have an impact in synthetic organic/inorganic chemistry and biochemistry.