Characterising the molecular composition of damaged and restored peatlands by molecular tagging and NMR spectroscopy.

该项目将开始与当前泥炭沼泽恢复方法的综合文献综述，现有的核磁共振实验表征土壤有机质，以及现有的分子标记方法的审查和选择新的分子标记方法。实际工作将首先涉及测试现有的和新的标记方法的模型混合物，然后将开发的协议泥炭有机物。标记的泥炭有机物将使用现有的和新开发的多维NMR实验进行表征。在这个学生期间，我们的目标是从世界上最大的毯子沼泽地Flow Country的泥炭样品中提取有机物。这是一项合作努力，涉及来自爱丁堡以及苏格兰其他七个机构的研究人员。这个广泛的研究计划提供了充足的机会，在化学，核磁共振光谱学和环境分析化学领域的专业发展。

The project will begin with a comprehensive literature review of the currentpeat bog restoration methods, existing NMR experiments for characterisation of soil organicmatter, as well as a review of the existing molecular tagging methodology and selection of newmolecular tagging approaches. The practical work will initially involve testing the existing andnew tagging approaches on model mixtures, before applying the developed protocols to peatorganic matter. The tagged peat organic matter will then be characterised using existing andnewly developed multidimensional NMR experiments.During this studentship we are aiming to characterise the organic matter from peat samplestaken from Flow Country, world's biggest blanket bog site. This is a collaborative effortinvolving researchers from Edinburgh as well as seven other institutions across Scotland. Thisbroad research program offers ample opportunities for professional development in the area ofchemistry, NMR spectroscopy, and environmental analytical chemistry.