Acquisition of a Microcomputer Network and Graphics Work Station

西北大学化学系将在化学共享仪器计划和材料研究仪器计划的支持下购买一个微型计算机网络和图形工作站。该仪器将用于升级现有的X射线单晶结构设施，执行分子图形和分子力学计算，并处理核磁共振数据。收购将增强的化学领域包括：1)天然产物合成，包括抗菌剂2)聚合物离子和离子传输3)金属簇合物的合成和结构4)蛋白质模型的构建5)吸附分子的结构和动力学6)气相化学反应动力学

The Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University will purchase a Microcomputer Network and Graphics Work Station with the support of this award from the Chemistry Shared Instrumentation Program and the Instrumentation for Materials Research Program. The instrumentation will be used to upgrade the existing X-ray single crystal structure facility, to perform molecular graphics and molecular mechanics calculations, and to process nuclear magnetic resonance data. The areas of chemistry that will be enhanced by the acquisition include: 1) Natural product synthesis, including antibacterial agents 2) Polymer ionics and ion transport 3) Metal cluster synthesis and structure 4) Construction of models of proteins 5) Structure and dynamics of adsorbed molecules 6) Gas-phase chemical reaction dynamics