The UK National Crystallography Service 2022-27

NCS工厂是世界上最强大、吞吐量最高的工厂之一。通过这一下一阶段，它将迈出重要的一步，显然将使其成为世界领先的设施。这将通过利用最新尖端X射线技术的升级，以及扩大可获得的结晶学研究范围的一系列先进技术来实现。核心业务将是处理和检查样品的能力，这是典型的学术结晶学单位无法做到的。新提供的先进技术将使结晶和非环境条件下的动态实验成为可能，并将巩固NCS的全球领先地位。在专业知识和培训方面的投资下一代仍然是新一代的核心，它将提供快速、专业和专家服务，从化学结晶学到化学和相关领域。核心服务将提供原始/衍生数据以供处理，或提供从研究到出版的全面分析服务。在UOS实验室处理要求最苛刻的样品的能力是一个关键特征，为后续的同步加速器服务提供了有效的过滤器。NCS定期访问钻石光源的世界领先的I19光束线。因此，当需要时，最强大的设施随时可用于英国所有的化学和相关学科，使快速进步和尖端研究成为可能。它将有可能为可行性、泵启动或合作项目执行高级结晶学实验，例如可变温度、可变压力和受控气体环境研究。来自中小型企业、分支机构和大型行业的客户将通过商业途径获得同样先进的设施，获得专业、及时和定制的服务。新手和专家用户都将获得适当的培训，从工作跟踪、介绍性实际工作和基本数据分析，到高级分析和解决最苛刻的结构问题。一项新的PG学徒计划将NCS的专业知识扩展到各个部门。NCS在研究社区中建立得很好，具有提供高调和高吞吐量服务的公认能力，并在许多方面处于国内和全球的领先地位。该机构拥有卓越的出版记录，是世界上对CSD贡献最多的机构之一。主任在NCS业务方面有30年的经验，联合主任在现场工作了20年，拥有一支经验丰富的团队，这使NCS工作人员的专业知识总和超过了90年。专业性是NCS的标志-它以样本处理和跟踪、数据管理和发布、定制的用户界面以及交付要求苛刻的KPI的能力而自豪。NCS所处的环境非常适合其功能。该设施的治理和战略指导由一个具有广泛专业知识的独立小组执行，该小组负责访问，确保以尽可能好的方式支持最高知名度和影响力的科学。NCS在下一阶段运营的关键新功能包括：接触新用户和部门，新的结晶服务支撑行业、中小企业和衍生产品，而动态实验扩展了学术界的能力；完成到下一代仪器的升级将使NCS的能力和能力跃升到基于实验室的设施的新水平；几个技术人员和学徒计划将培训下一代。

The NCS facility is amongst the most powerful and highest throughput in the world. Through this next phase it will take a significant step that will clearly make it the world-leading facility. This will be achieved by harnessing upgrades to the latest cutting-edge X-ray technologies, coupled with a range of advanced techniques that expand the scope of crystallography studies that are accessible. Core business will be the ability to handle and examine samples that a typical academic crystallography unit cannot. New provision of the advanced techniques will enable crystallisation and dynamic experiments under non-ambient conditions and will cement the NCS's globally leading position. Investment in expertise and training the next generation continues to be central to the NCS, which will provide a rapid, professional and expert service for chemical crystallography to chemistry and related areas.The Core service will provide either raw/derived data being provided for processing, or a full analysis service taking a study through to publication. The ability to handle the most demanding samples in the UoS laboratory is a key feature, providing an effective filter for a follow-on synchrotron service. The NCS has regular access to the world-leading I19 beamline at Diamond Light Source. Thus, when required, the most powerful facilities are readily available to all of UK Chemistry and related disciplines, enabling rapid progress and cutting-edge research. It will be possible to perform advanced crystallographic experiments for feasibility, pump-priming or collaborative projects e.g. variable temperature, variable pressure and controlled gas environment studies. Customers from SMEs, spin-outs and large industry alike will have access to the same advanced facilities via commercial access to the professional, timely and bespoke service. Both novice and expert users will have access to appropriate training, from work-shadowing, introductory practical work and rudimentary data analysis, through to advanced analysis and solving the most demanding structural problems. A novel PG student apprenticeship scheme will extend NCS expertise out into individual departments.The NCS is well established in the research community with a proven ability to deliver a high profile and high throughput service and leads in many aspects, both nationally and globally. The facility has an exceptional publication record and is amongst the world's most prolific contributors to the CSD. The Director has been involved with NCS operations for 30 years, with the co-director working within the field for >20 years and a highly experienced team this gives a combined NCS staff expertise well in excess of 90 years. Professionalism is a trademark of the NCS - it prides itself in exemplary and rigorous processes for sample handling and tracking, data management and publishing, a bespoke user interface and an ability to deliver to a demanding set of KPIs. The environment in which the NCS is housed is ideally suited to its function. Governance and strategic direction of the facility is performed by an independent panel with wide-ranging expertise which presides over access, ensuring that the highest profile and impact science is being supported in the best possible way.Key new features for the NCS in this next phase of operation include:Reaching out to new users and sectors, the new crystallisation service underpins industry, SMEs and spin-outs, while dynamic experiments extend capability for academia;Completing upgrades to the next generation instrumentation will catapult the capability and capacity of the NCS to a new level for a lab-based facility;Several technician and apprentice schemes will train the next generation.