NMR Training and Instrument Access

Access to the NMR facility instruments is controlled by UW NetID login. Only users who have completed the training requirements described below are allowed access to the facility instruments. Once a new user completes the training requirements, their UW NetID is authorized to login to the facility instruments and the user may request a key to the facility. Please be aware that there are supplemental training requirements for the AV700 and AV800 spectrometers.

 

The procedure for completing new user training differs depending on whether you are a member of a Chemistry department research group or are affiliated with another department.


Training for new users affiliated with Chemistry department research groups

Most Chemistry department research groups have a group member who serves as an NMR liaison representative. The group NMR liaisons are authorized and qualified to provide new users with basic NMR spectrometer training. For these new users, the training procedure is as follows:

 

  1. Receive basic NMR spectrometer training from the research group NMR liaison representative
  2. Attend a short NMR Safety Training conducted by the NMR facility staff
  3. Successfully complete the on-line NMR Safety Training Quiz.
  4. Once you successfully complete the quiz, you will receive an email from the Facility Manager notifying you that you are now authorized to use the Facility


Training for new users affiliated with other departments

  1. Send an email to either the Facility Manager (Rajan Paranji) or the Assistant Manager (Paul Miller) and schedule participation in a training session. Training sessions are typically scheduled weekly.
  2. Attend the scheduled NMR training session.
  3. Successfully complete the on-line NMR Qualifier Quiz. These training notes may prove helpful when preparing to take the quiz.
  4. Once you successfully complete the quiz, you will receive an email from the Facility Manager notifying you that you are now authorized to use the Facility


Obtaining a key to the NMR Facility

  1. After receiving your notice of facility authorization, you may bring a key request form to the facility manager for his initials (you can obtain this form from the Chemistry Front Office in Bagley 109).
  2. Return the completed key request form to the Chemistry Front Office. A key return deposit may be needed to obtain your key.


Instrument Reservation Policies

All NMR spectrometers must be reserved before use. Reservations are made using the online instrument reservation calendars. Users are charged for the amount of instrument time reserved. With the exception of the AV800, users can book their own reservations using the link shown above. There are restrictions, which vary by day of week and time of day, as to the permissible length of reservations and how far in the future they can be booked. Details of the reservation restrictions for specific instruments can be seen on the reservation calendars using the above link.

 

Instrument Specific Policies


AV300, AV301, DRX499, and AV500

These instruments are open to all authorized facility users.



DPX200

Undergraduate lab work has priority on this instrument. For this reason, there are some days during which this instrument may be entirely booked and not available to other users. Please note that the room where this instrument is located is also used for undergraduate lab classes. If a class is in session you MUST wear appropriate lab safety gear (a lab coat and goggles) when entering this room.



AV700

Solid state NMR experiments have priority on this instrument. For this reason, the AV700 may be entirely booked and unavailable for other use for periods of up to two weeks at a time. However, when the instrument is not in use for solid state work, the liquids TXI probe (1H, 13C, 15N) will be installed and ready for general use.

 

Special training is required before permission is granted to use this instrument. Contact Paul Miller to arrange training.

 

This instrument is located in lab space belonging to the Drobny group. When using the AV700, please respect this space and use caution around the other magnets in the lab (they are unshielded).



AV800

The majority of the time on the AV800 is reserved for a group of bio-molecular chemists who do 2D and 3D experiments. However, regular blocks of time are reserved for other users. These blocks of time occur every two weeks – they start on Monday at 10:30 AM and end on the following Wednesday at 11:00 AM. They are visible on the instrument reservation calendar under the name “Walk on Users”. To schedule time on this instrument contact Rajan Paranji. Requests for AV800 time should be made no later than 5:00 PM on the Friday preceding the week when time is available.

 

Users wanting access to the AV800 need to obtain the signature of their research group PI on an approval form. Special training is also required before permission is granted to use this instrument. Contact Rajan Paranji to arrange training.

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