{"581933":{"#nid":"581933","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech NMR Center To Showcase New Spectrometers During Homecoming Week","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/organization\/nmr\/nmr-instrumentation\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech NMR Center\u003C\/a\u003E, a campus-wide multiuser facility, will hold an open house on Friday of Homecoming Week, Oct. 28, 2016. Everyone is invited, especially visiting alumni, to view the latest additions to the center\u0026rsquo;s suite of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENMR spectrometry is a powerful analytical tool, providing information such as molecular structure and dynamics. Advances in instrumentation have enabled NMR spectrometry to move into solid-state and solution applications. Lately, NMR has been used increasingly in high-throughput screening for drug discovery and related uses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnalysis by NMR is based on the interaction of certain atomic nuclei with an external magnetic field. The higher the frequency of this external magnetic field, the greater the sensitivity of the instrument, and the richer the information one can get from NMR analysis\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn July 2016, the Georgia Tech NMR Center installed two \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/organization\/nmr\/nmr-instrumentation\u0022\u003EBruker Avance instruments\u003C\/a\u003E, one with a 700-MHz, and the other with an 800-MHz, magnet. These are among the highest-field-strength-magnets currently available in the market.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The recent investment of more than $5 million in new solid-state and solution capabilities enables advanced studies encompassing the imaging of small objects, the atomic level structure and dynamics of ceramics, small molecules of relevance to biology and materials science, synthetic polymers and biological macromolecules,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Wilkinson\/\u0022\u003EAngus P. Wilkinson\u003C\/a\u003E, a chemistry professor and associate chair for operations and undergraduate programs in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s investment in this scientific equipment not only will make our experiments more successful and our research more grandiose,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/people\/julia-kubanek\u0022\u003EJulia Kubanek\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor of biological sciences and the associate dean for research in the College of Sciences. \u0026ldquo;They have already been effectively used to recruit new faculty to Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; she adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENMR instruments use superconducting magnet technology, cooling the magnet to the extremely low temperature of\u0026nbsp;4 K, with the help of liquid helium. \u0026ldquo;In addition to our working instruments, a\u0026nbsp;sectioned magnet will be available for inspection\u0026nbsp;so that visitors can gain an appreciation of the internal construction of these very expensive magnets,\u0026rdquo; Wilkinson says. Also on display will be the newly installed helium recovery plant, which takes helium as it boils off from the magnets and condenses it to liquid helium at 4 K. Given the shortage of helium worldwide, \u0026ldquo;this system helps conserve a nonrenewable and very expensive resource,\u0026rdquo; Wilkinson says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/gelbaum\/leslie\u0022\u003ELeslie Gelbaum\u003C\/a\u003E, the center\u0026rsquo;s manager and a principal research scientist in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, will be on hand to answer questions and consult on scientific problems relating to biological and non-biological molecules in solution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/leisen\/johannes\u0022\u003EJohannes Leisen\u003C\/a\u003E, the center\u0026rsquo;s assistant director and also a principal research scientist in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, will be available to answer questions and consult on problems that relate to studies of solid samples and imaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe open house will take place at 2:00-4:00 pm on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. The center is located in the basement of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/coweb.cc.gatech.edu\/ice-gt\/1839\u0022\u003EMolecular Science and Engineering Building\u003C\/a\u003E (901 Atlantic Drive), room G143.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVisitors are asked to gather in room G021 for an introductory slide show and snacks, before going to room G143 in small groups for the lab tour.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact Wendy Harris, 404.894.1180.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Open house will highlight 700- and 800-MHz instruments and helium recovery plant "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOpen house will highlight 700- and 800-MHz instruments and helium recovery plant.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Open house will highlight 700- and 800-MHz instruments and helium recovery plant."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2016-09-29 21:49:12","changed_gmt":"2016-10-13 21:42:01","author":"A. Maureen Rouhi","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-10-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-10-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"581932":{"id":"581932","type":"image","title":"Leslie Gelbaum and Johannes Leisen during unpacking of new NMR instruments in July 2016. Photo by Julia Kubanek.","body":null,"created":"1475185129","gmt_created":"2016-09-29 21:38:49","changed":"1475185129","gmt_changed":"2016-09-29 21:38:49","alt":"Leslie Gelbaum and Johannes Leisen during unpacking of new NMR instruments in July 2016. 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