About the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility

The University NMR Facility was first established as an Inter-Faculty operation with its first spectrometer with a superconducting magnet, in 1982.

It is now located within the purpose-built Analytical Centre, housed in the Chemical Sciences Building (F10), and equipped to an international standard with state-of-the art instruments, featuring eight Bruker magnetic resonance spectrometers and a computer room for off-line data processing and archiving:

* A new Avance 700, to be installed in early 2010;

* A new Avance 600 with auto sampler, commissioned in 2009;

* A new Avance 500, commisioned in 2008;

* A new Avance 400 with autosampler, commissioned in 2008;

* A new Avance 300 dedicated to solids, commissioned in 2009;

* Two DPX 300's with autosamplers, commissioned in 1998 (FLIP and GYRO);

* An EMX X-Band ESR spectrometer;

* Computer processing room.

All the spectrometers are fitted for the latest experimental innovations, enabling execution of the most up-to-date experiments in this still rapidly developing area of chemical, biological materials analysis and nano-structural research.

The Facility is operated by four staff, who are well-qualified to guide users through the NMR experience.

Indications of the range and scope of our collaborative efforts can be found in publications.

The Facility is funded through the Analytical Centre, by the DVC(Research) Division, and supported by ARC LIEF grants, and by internal MREII grants