MRI: Acquisition of 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer for Regional NMR Facility

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(Public Law 111-5)获得的。在重大研究仪器(MRI)计划的资助下，纽约州立大学宾厄姆顿分校的Eriks Rozners及其同事Susan Bane、Wayne E.Jones、Changhong Ke和Omowunmi Sadik将获得一台600 MHz核磁共振谱仪，以支持主要用户的化学研究，这些研究包括：1)DNA和RNA类似物的研究；2)柔性聚酰胺酸-有机硅共聚物的研究；3)DNA/RNA-碳纳米管杂化结构的研究；4)杂化金属有机聚合物中的电子和能量转移动力学；5)微管效应器的结构和作用机理；6)锂电池新材料的研究。该仪器还将被纽约州立大学宾厄姆顿分校生物、化学和地质系的其他研究人员以及邻近学术机构(哈特威克学院、马里斯特学院和塞奇学院)的研究人员以及当地一家公司(Endicott InterConnect Technologies)的研究人员使用。核磁共振光谱是化学家可用于阐明分子结构的最强大的工具之一。它被用来识别未知物质，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。对于正在进行前沿研究的化学家来说，获得最先进的核磁共振光谱仪是必不可少的。这些核磁共振研究的结果将对合成有机/无机化学和生物化学产生影响。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program, Eriks Rozners and colleagues Susan Bane, Wayne E. Jones, Changhong Ke and Omowunmi Sadik from SUNY-Binghamton will acquire a 600 MHz NMR spectrometer to support chemical research of the major users which includes: 1) studies of DNA and RNA analogues; 2) studies of flexible polyamic acid-silicone copolymers; 3) investigations of DNA/RNA-carbon nanotube hybrid structures; 4) the electron- and energy-transfer dynamics in hybrid metal organic polymers; 5) the structures and mechanisms of action of microtubule effectors; and 6) the study of advanced materials for lithium batteries. The instrumentation will also be used by additional researchers at SUNY Binghamton in the departments of biology, chemistry and geology as well as by researchers at neighboring academic institutions (Hartwick, Marist and Sage Colleges) and a researcher at a local company (Endicott Interconnect Technologies).Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is one of the most powerful tools 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 synthetic organic/inorganic chemistry and biochemistry.