MRI: Acquisition of Laboratory Instrumentation for Department of Natural Sciences

有了这个主要研究仪器（MRI）计划的奖项，约翰逊C。史密斯大学将获得一台90 MHz核磁共振（NMR）光谱仪和一台原子吸收光谱仪。该设备将使研究人员能够对金属在环境中的归宿和迁移进行研究。 在这个主要是本科院校的学生将积极参与研究项目，也将使用这些仪器在他们的先进的实验室课程。 原子吸收（AA）和核磁共振（NMR）光谱是非常强大的工具，是大多数现代分析化学实验室的支柱。 NMR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。 AA光谱法可以明确地识别原子种类。 这些研究的结果将对环境化学产生影响。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Johnson C. Smith University will acquire a 90 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer and an atomic absorption spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out studies on the fate and transport of metals in the environment. Students at this primarily undergraduate institution will be active participants in the research projects and will also use these instruments in their advanced laboratory courses. Atomic absorption (AA) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy are very powerful tools and are the mainstay of most modern analytical chemistry laboratories. NMR 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. AA spectroscopy allows for the unequivocal identification of atomic species. The results from these studies will have an impact in environmental chemistry.