The annual symposium of the UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research Facility takes place on Wednesday 19th March. This is a hybrid in person (at the University of Warwick) and online event. Registration is required (by 5th March for in person attendance, or by 13th March for online attendance):
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/condensedmatt/nmr/850/annual-symposia/symposium-2025
There is also a solid-state NMR workshop (with an Introductory lecture on key concepts and techniques in solid-state NMR and NMR crystallography, including spectral interpretation and analysis, and a practical demonstration at 1 GHz) taking place in person the day before on Tuesday 18th March:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/condensedmatt/nmr/850/nmrworkshop
THE SYMPOSIUM ON 19th March 2025
Programme (times are UK time)
10:30-11:00 Registration
Morning Session (Chair: Prof. Frédéric Blanc, University of Liverpool)
11:00-11:45 Prof. Mark Smith, University of Southampton, “NMR of Materials: Observations on Metal Diborides and of 53Cr, together with some Reflections of Establishing a National High-Field NMR Facility and its Impact on Observing Low-gamma Nuclei in Inorganic Solids”
11:45-12:10 Dr. Sonja Egert, St Andrews University, “Local Structure of a Silica-Based Industrial Catalyst: Towards a Surface Model”
12:10-12:35 Benjamin Rhodes, University of Cambridge, “17O NMR Spectroscopy reveals CO2 capture mechanisms and dynamics in hydroxide-based materials”
12:35-13:45 Lunch
First Afternoon Session (Chair: Prof. Phil Williamson, University of Southampton)
13:45-14:00: Prof. Steven Brown, University of Warwick, “Update on the UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research Facility”
14:00:14:45 Dr. Ian Taylor, The Francis Crick Institute, “tbc”
14:45-15.10 Ananya Singh, University of Warwick, “Probing Fungal Cell Wall Composition: A Structural Journey through glucan Layers and Mutant Variability”
15:10-15:40 Coffee break
Second Afternoon Session (Chair: Prof. Sharon Ashbrook, St Andrews University)
15.40-16:05 Dr. Colan Hughes, Cardiff University, “CLASSIC NMR – Crystallization and Beyond”
16:05-16:50 Dr. Sabine Hediger, CEA Grenoble, “DNP-enhanced solid-state NMR: recent developments for more sensitivity, selectivity and resolution”
16:50 End of symposium
Steven P. Brown
Department of Physics
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL
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Tel: 00 44 24 76574359
Fax: 00 44 24 76150897
email: S.P.Brown@warwick.ac.uk
Warwick group webpage: http://go.warwick.ac.uk/nmr/
Researcher ID: http://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/F-8765-2014
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2069-8496
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