Isabel Sobrados, en una práctica del curso de RMN
Isabel Sobrados, en una práctica del curso de RMN

In November, the Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC) hosted the 14th edition of its Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) course, which began in 2009. The course, taught by Isabel Sobrados and Virginia Díez, consisted of 30 hours (divided between theory and practical sessions) and was attended by 12 students from other Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) centers.

"This course is aimed at both scientific and technical personnel who need to acquire these skills," explains Sobrados, the lead instructor and scientific supervisor of the NMR service at the ICMM. "We provide knowledge about the theoretical foundations of the technique, the instrumentation used, data acquisition, and result interpretation," adds Díez.

The theoretical part specifically focuses on the fundamentals of NMR spectroscopy, the NMR spectrometer for solid samples, signal detection and interpretation, the magnetic interactions that solids undergo, and the applications of NMR in the study of materials.

In the practical sessions, students had the opportunity to practice sample preparation, detect the NMR phenomenon (experimental parameters), solve problems covered in the theoretical sessions, acquire one- and two-dimensional spectra from various solid nuclei, and learn to interpret and perform quantitative analysis of high-resolution spectra.

Monday, December 16, 2024 - 09:49