All new users of NMR instruments please follow these procedures to obtain an account:
1. Watch this video a couple of times to obtain a visual impression of the experimental procedures.
2. Read the safety precautions in the first four pages of the “workshop1” file in the bottom of this page. Stop and consult the Facility Director if you wear a heart pacemaker or are pregnant; you and the embryo might be harmed by the extremely strong magnet.
3. Receive a hands-on training from a senior NMR user in your group. This link provides a detailed instruction on basic NMR operations – please follow it as you observe the senior user operating and as you operate with the senior user watching. You are not allowed to operate the NMR instrument alone before you pass the exam and are given your own account.
4. When the trainer feels that you have become comfortable running a proton experiment yourself, please ask him/her to forward your name to the Director at weiguoh at umass edu.
5. Read and try to understand all the content in the three workshops below. You can ask senior NMR users and/or search the web for questions. Bring remaining questions to the training sessions.
6. You will need to take two training sessions offered by the Facility. Please contact the NMR TA to request your first training session. The Facility usually offers training sessions twice every month. You will need to successfully pass an exam administered at the end of the second session to get a user account. There are some sample questions on the last page of handout #3.
The following are the handouts. The first session will be taught by the TA of the Facility, offered on the first and third Wednesday afternoon of each month. The second session will be offered by the Director.