MRI/RUI: Acquisition of a 400 MHz NMR to Enhance Faculty & Undergraduate Research and Chemistry Education at Augustana College

奥古斯塔纳学院化学系将获得一台400兆赫核磁共振光谱仪，该奖项来自主要研究仪器（MRI）项目。该设备将使研究人员能够开展以下研究：a)酵母脂肪酸代谢和线粒体转运体的作用；B)新型手性螺旋液晶；c)纳米晶MgO与氧化铝反应的溶剂效应。该仪器将被整合到核心实验课程中，地区学院的教师也可以使用。核磁共振（NMR）波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，以及研究溶液中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。这些核磁共振研究的结果将对生物化学、材料化学和纳米技术产生影响。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Augustana College will acquire a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out research on a) yeast fatty acid metabolism and the role of mitochondrial transporters; b) novel chiral spiro-liquid crystals; and c) solvent effects of reactions with nanocrystalline (NC) MgO and aluminum oxide. The instrument will be integrated into core lab courses and faculty at area colleges will also have access. 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 biochemistry, materials chemistry and nanotechnology.