Acquisition of instrumentation at a PUI: The story of successful back-to-back NSF MRI grants at CCSU

CHED 1810

Guy Crundwell, CrundwellG@mail.ccsu.edu1, Barry L. Westcott, westcottb@ccsu.edu2, Neil M. Glagovich, glagovichn@ccsu.edu2, and Thomas R. Burkholder2. (1) Department of Chemistry, Central Connecticut State University and STaRBURSTT CyberDiffraction Consortium, 1615 Stanley St., New Britain, CT 06050, (2) Department of Chemistry, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT 06050
In 2005 and 2006, the Department of Chemistry at CCSU successfully acquired MRI grants to purchase a single crystal x-ray diffractometer and a shielded multi-probe NMR. Prior to these acquisitions, faculty relied upon other institutions and an outdated 60 MHz NMR for data. This presentation will cover the strategies used for both MRI grants. The x-ray grant utilized a multidisciplinary material science approach whereas the NMR grant was revamped from two previous unsuccessful MRI grants to the Division of Chemistry. Finally, the authors will present on how to best coordinate the delivery, the installation, and the fine tuning of instrument capabilities- especially when these functions require coordination with non-faculty entities within the PUI university.
 

Modernizing the Undergraduate Laboratory with Research and Instrumentation
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Division of Chemical Education

The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007