MRI: Acquisition of a Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer

得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的Benjamin Keitz教授和他的同事C.Grant Willson在重大研究仪器计划(MRI)的这一奖项和化学研究仪器计划(CRIF)的支持下，获得了一台配备固态功能的400 MHz核磁共振波谱仪。这种光谱仪允许在各种领域进行研究，例如那些加速具有重大经济意义的化学反应的领域，以及对生物相关物种的研究。总的来说，核磁共振波谱是化学家用来研究分子结构的最强大的工具之一。它被用来识别未知物质，表征分子中原子的特定排列，并研究分子在溶液或固体中变化的相互作用。这些核磁共振研究的结果对合成有机/无机化学、材料化学和生物化学都有影响。该仪器位于由高素质科学家管理的通用用户设施中，作为研究、研究培训和教学的组成部分。改进的研究基础设施进一步丰富了该机构经济困难和代表性不足的少数族裔学生的研究经验。它被用于与奥斯汀大都市区的非授予博士学位的大学合作。具体地说，教职员工与圣爱德华兹大学和休斯顿-蒂洛森大学的学生接触，作为现有德克萨斯大学-奥斯汀拓展计划的一部分。这样的合作促进了互动的发展，来自这些大学的教职员工和学生访问德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校使用光谱仪。总体而言，固态核磁共振光谱仪改善了德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的许多成功的多样性倡议。该奖项旨在加强各级的研究和教育，特别是在以下方面：(A)获得聚合物材料的信息，(B)研究共轭金属聚合物，(C)表征多孔固体，(D)研究结构化生物材料中的蛋白质自组装，(E)使表面修饰纳米粒子的设计成为可能，(F)对地质科学的研究做出贡献，以及(G)帮助制备新的药物剂型。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) and support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation Program (CRIF), Professor Benjamin Keitz from the University of Texas Austin and colleague C. Grant Willson have acquired a 400 MHz NMR spectrometer equipped with solid state capabilities. This spectrometer allows research in a variety of fields such as those that accelerate chemical reactions of significant economic importance, as well as the study of biologically relevant species. In general, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is one of the most powerful tools available to chemists for the study of the structure of molecules. It is used to identify unknown substances, to characterize specific arrangements of atoms within molecules, and to study the changing interactions between molecules in solution or in the solid state. The results from these NMR studies have an impact in synthetic organic/inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry and biochemistry. This instrument is located a general user facility managed by highly qualified scientists as an integral part of research, research training and teaching. The improved research infrastructure further enriches the research experience for economically disadvantaged and underrepresented minority students at the institution. It is used in collaborations with non-Ph.D.-granting universities in the Austin metropolitan area. Specifically, faculty engages with students at St. Edwards University and Huston-Tillotson University as part of existing UT-Austin outreach programs. Such collaborations facilitate the development of interactions where faculty and students from these universities visit UT-Austin to use the spectrometer. Overall, the solid state NMR spectromater improves UT-Austin's many successful diversity initiatives.The award is aimed at enhancing research and education at all levels, especially in: (a) gaining information on polymeric materials, (b) studying conjugated metallopolymers, (c) characterizing porous solids, (d) studying protein self-assembly in structured biomaterials, (e) enabling the design of surface-modified nanoparticles, (f) contributing to research in the geological sciences, and (g) helping prepare new pharmaceutical dosage forms.