Magnetic Resonance Center (MRC)

Overview of Services

The Magnetic Resonance Center (MRC) at Boston College (BC) maintains three Varian/Agilent and two Bruker AVANCE NEO NMR spectrometers. The Varian/Agilent systems are at 400, 500 and 600 MHz with room temperature probes, while the two Bruker systems are at 500 MHz, and are equipped with helium and Prodigy CryoProbes. The Bruker instruments, which are the latest additions to the MRC, were funded by external grants from the NIH-S10 and NSF-MRI programs. In addition to the NMR spectrometers, the MRC also maintains a Bruker EMX-Plus EPR system with a cryogen-free variable temperature (VT) setup, as well as an ESR 5000 bench-top EPR spectrometer.

The instruments available at the MRC allow NMR users to observe most spin-active nuclei and perform nearly all state-of-the-art, multi-dimensional solution-state NMR experiments. Similarly, any required X-band EPR experiments can also be performed at ambient and low temperature settings, with MRC staff supervision. In addition to supporting the wide range of research programs of the BC faculty, these spectrometers are also used for teaching and outreach programs. The iLab Core Facility Management software is used for all reservation purposes, thereby ensuring the most efficient use of the facility’s resources.

In addition to the instrumentation and expertise of the MRC staff for consultations, all facility users are further supported by free access to the Mestrenova software for data processing, which can be utilized following a safe and seamless transfer of files to any personal device within the BC network. Users may also store data on the spectrometer computers; this data is backed up by the IT specialists at BC, who are always available to troubleshoot and resolve any technological issues.

Leadership

Thusitha Jayasundera, Ph.D. | Director | thusitha.jayasundera@bc.edu | 617-552-6984

Thacien Ngendahimana, Ph.D. | Assistant Director | thacien.ngendahimana@bc.edu | 617-552-6903

Core Facility Administration

Joshua Rappoport | Executive Director, Research Infrastructure | rappopoj@bc.edu | 617-552-0953  

Susan Dunn | Director, Center for Centers | susan.dunn.3@bc.edu | 617-552-4741

John Maloney | Research Infrastructure Financial Analyst, Center for Centers | j.maloney@bc.edu | 617-552-0761

Location and hours of operation

Links and Resources

1. https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/research/sites/vice-provost-for-research/about/research-facilities/nmr-center.html

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