MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer to Advance Research and Education at Multiple Undergraduate-Serving Institutions in Tacoma, Washington

该奖项由主要研究仪器和化学研究仪器项目联合支持。普吉特海湾大学正在购买一台配备宽带探针的400兆赫核磁共振（NMR）光谱仪，以支持Eric Scharrer教授及其同事Emily Tollefson， Oscar Sosa， Luc Boisvert以及华盛顿大学塔科马分校（UWT）的Kelly Kim教授的研究。该核磁共振波谱仪促进了各种领域的研究，如材料科学，药物化学，催化，水生环境科学，有机，无机和有机金属合成。总的来说，核磁共振波谱学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，以及研究溶液或固体状态下分子之间相互作用的动力学。获得最先进的核磁共振光谱仪是必不可少的化学家谁正在进行前沿研究。除了加强与这些教职员工一起工作的本科研究人员的培训外，该仪器还广泛用于普吉特海湾，UWT和塔科马社区学院（TCC）的化学和生物学教学和实验课程。该仪器也可供塔科马科学界使用。核磁共振光谱仪的奖励旨在加强各级的研究和教育。该仪器的研究重点是研究、制备和表征新的液晶化合物和有机和金属凝胶。它允许铋纳米粒子的研究和结构表征，以及医学和生物学相关的化合物。它有助于研究和开发新的催化系统，以实现更可持续的合成，并有助于了解水生环境中磷酸盐的来源和命运。为了应对全球氦气供应的挑战，该仪器的收购包括一个具有低损耗低温恒温器的超导磁体，减少了该机构的氦气消耗。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award is jointly supported by the Major Research Instrumentation and the Chemistry Research Instrumentation programs. The University of Puget Sound is acquiring a 400 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer equipped with a broadband probe to support the research of Professor Eric Scharrer along with colleagues Emily Tollefson, Oscar Sosa, Luc Boisvert, and that of Professor Kelly Kim at the University of Washington - Tacoma (UWT). This NMR spectrometer facilitates research in a variety of fields, such as materials science, medicinal chemistry, catalysis, aquatic environmental science, and organic, inorganic, and organometallic synthesis. In general, 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 or in the solid state. Access to state-of-the-art NMR spectrometers is essential to chemists who are carrying out frontier research. In addition to enhancing the training of undergraduate researchers working with these faculty members, the instrument is used extensively as part of a wide range of teaching and laboratory courses in both chemistry and biology at Puget Sound, UWT, and Tacoma Community College (TCC). The instrument is also available to the greater Tacoma scientific community.The award of the NMR spectrometer is aimed at enhancing research and education at all levels. Research enabled by the instrument is focused on the study, preparation, and characterization of new liquid crystalline compounds and organo- and metallo-gelators. It allows the study and structural characterization of bismuth nanoparticles, and of medicinally and biologically relevant compounds. It enables the study and development of new catalytic systems for more sustainable synthesis and helps in understanding the sources and fates of phosphonates in aquatic environments. In response to global helium supply challenges, the acquisition of this instrument includes a superconducting magnet with a low loss cryostat reducing the institution’s consumption of helium.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.