MRI: Acquisition of Funds for NMR Instrumentation to Enhance Undergraduate Research and Course Instruction at Two Institutions in South Jersey

通过主要研究仪器（MRI）计划的这一奖项，罗文大学化学系将获得400 MHz NMR光谱仪。此外，还将拨款升级一台200兆赫的核磁共振仪，罗文将把它捐赠给理查德斯托克顿学院。 400 MHz仪器将用于支持罗文大学两个系至少9项正在进行的研究：a）研究硅酸水溶液中的二氧化硅/硅酸盐网络; B）氟丙烯酸酯-丙烯酸酯和-甲基丙烯酸酯共聚物的特性; c）聚合物凝胶中网络形成的磁化转移NMR分析; d）研究生物分子识别; e）13 C NMR支持的热解研究; f）用于Li+和H+传输的固体聚合物电解质的开发; g）碳化硅纤维加工; h）蛋白质结构测定;和i）受控药物释放研究。 升级后的200 MHz仪器将用于理查德斯托克顿学院，以支持实验室教学和独特的表面活性剂的合成和表征。 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。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。这些核磁共振研究的结果将在许多领域产生影响，包括材料化学，生物化学和化学工程。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Rowan University will acquire a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer. In addition, funds are awarded to upgrade a 200 MHz NMR, which Rowan will donate to Richard Stockton College. The 400 MHz instrument will be used to support at least nine active investigations in two departments at Rowan University; a) the investigation of silica/silicate networks in acqueous solutions of silicic acid; b) characterization of fluoroacrylate-acrylate and -methacrylate co-polymers; c) magnetization-transfer NMR analysis of network formation in polymer gels; d) studying biomolecular recognition; e) 13C NMR-supported pyrolysis studies; f) development of solid polymer electrolytes for Li+ and H+ transport; g) silicon carbide fiber processing; h) protein structure determination; and i) controlled drug release studies. The upgraded 200 MHz instrument will be used at Richard Stockton College to support laboratory instruction and the synthesis and characterization of unique surfactants. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the most powerful tool 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 a number of areas including materials chemistry, biochemistry and chemical engineering.