Upgrade of FT-NMR Spectrometer for Undergraduate Instruction and Research

通过这笔赠款，化学系正在升级其化学磁性A-200傅里叶变换核磁共振（FT-NMR）光谱仪的数据系统（高速接口，脉冲编程器，软件，工作站）。 升级包括一个可访问的Windows环境，使学生的日常使用成为可能。 该系统大大缩短了信号优化和数据采集时间，并允许真正的多任务处理（独立的数据采集和数据处理），从而允许在较大的入门级课程中使用该仪器。 升级后的仪器用于化学专业和未成年人在几门课程（有机化学II，描述性无机化学和分析生物化学），以及学生研究实习生。 每年约有75名学生将使用升级后的仪器。 该项目的目标是通过在整个课程中整合仪器的使用，为化学专业和未成年人提供FT-NMR光谱学重要技术的理论和实践方面的重要经验。

Through this grant, the Chemistry Department is upgrading the data system (high-speed interface, pulse programmer, software, workstation) on its Chemagnetics A-200 Fourier Transform NMR (FT- NMR) spectrometer. The upgrade includes an accessible Windows environment, making routine use by students possible. The system significantly shortens signal optimization and data acquisition times and permits true multitasking (independent data acquisition and data processing), thus permitting the use of the instrument in larger introductory-level courses. The upgraded instrument is used by chemistry majors and minors in several courses (Organic Chemistry II, Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Biochemistry), as well as by student research interns. Approximately 75 students per year will use the upgraded instrument. The goal of the project is to provide chemistry majors and minors with significant experiences in the theory and practice of the important technique of FT-NMR spectroscopy by integrating the use of the instrument throughout the curriculum.