Amrit Venkatesh

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First copies of my book are here!! As a new faculty member, I realized that in addition to my research job, I also had a leadership job…and I wasn’t prepared for that.

This book is the guide I wish I’d had then, with the goal of helping others now.
 
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Fabrication of Piezoelectric Polymer and Metal–Organic Framework Composite Thin Films Using Solution Shearing Polymer-metal–organic framework (polymer-MOF) composites have garnered significant interest as polymers can enhance the processability and industrial applicability of MOFs. Thin films of these composi...

Our work in collaboration led by Gaurav Giri (UVA) is out! Here we look at Polymer-MOF composite films using 1H and 13C solid-state NMR spectroscopy carried out @nationalmaglab.bsky.social where we probe polymer penetration.

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If you are looking for a full time position in dynamic nuclear polarization, solid-state NMR and EPR spectroscopy, apply soon!

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Research Scientist in Chemistry in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia Apply for Research Scientist in Chemistry job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Research at University of Virginia

Please RT. We are looking for a Research Scientist to join us at UVA Chemistry with experience in NMR or EPR spectroscopy! The scientist will facilitate applications of solid-state NMR and EPR in chemistry and biology.

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Research Associate in Chemistry The Department of Chemistry at the University of Virginia (UVA) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work in the laboratory of Prof. Amrit Venkatesh. The postdoc will engage i...

Postdoctoral Research Associate (NMR and DFT in catalysis) Prof. Amrit Venkatesh @amrit-venkatesh.bsky.social The Department of Chemistry at the University of Virginia (UVA) uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs/job/... #NMRjobs #NMRchat #NMR 🧲

Research Associate in Chemistry The Department of Chemistry at the University of Virginia (UVA) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work in the laboratory of Prof. Amrit Venkatesh. The postdoc will engage i...

Please RT. My lab is looking to hire a postdoc to develop applications of solid-state NMR in catalysis. The project will involve significant work on fast MAS & DNP NMR methods.

Apply here: uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs/job/...

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Systematic Evaluation of Polarizing Agents for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Enhanced NMR Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) can significantly enhance the sensitivity of NMR spectroscopy, via the transfer of polarization from unpaired electrons to nuclei. As a result, there is considerabl...

Our latest study on DNP biradicals at 9.4, 14.1 and 21.1 T is out! This was a major collaboration between 6 labs.

Congratulations to REU student Ivanska Gierbolini-Colón on having her summer work published!

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Had a great time at the Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences & Spectroscopy meeting (csass.org/ICASS.html). Thanks to Prof. Gang Wu for the invitation to present our work!

Congratulations to Prof. Yining Huang (Western Uni.) on receiving the Gerhard Herzberg Award.

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NMR facility manager position at University of Louisville
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Global NMR Discussion Meetings Video presentations from the Global NMR Discussion Meetings will be uploaded on this channel. These videos are educative lectures by researchers working in various NMR groups. The talks will primarily...

Video presentations from the Global NMR Discussion Meetings are available on our YouTube channel!

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These lectures by leading researchers cover topics in solid-state NMR, MAS, EPR, and DNP. Stay tuned for insightful discussions!
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Undergraduate Lab Specialist in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia Apply for Undergraduate Lab Specialist job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Research at University of Virginia

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Congratulations to Zhehong Gan @nationalmaglab.bsky.social! Well-deserved recognition for his seminal work in solid-state NMR including development of many modern pulse sequences & applications in high magnetic fields and quadrupolar nuclei, vital in materials science!

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Join us if you are at ENC-ISMAR! We have two excellent speakers giving talks on paper and grant writing today.

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The world keeps running out of helium. There is now a race to prepare for the next shortage Our lives are surprisingly dependent upon this extremely light and unreactive gas, yet supplies of it are remarkably fragile.

"The world keeps running out of helium. There is now a race to prepare for the next shortage"
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I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to this excellent book on Modern NMR Crystallography, thank you @brycenation.bsky.social!

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Experimental Solid-state NMR of the Periodic Table: Fundamentals and Advanced Methods Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an integral structure determination technique for chemists, biologists and materials scientists. The deter

Our book chapter on "Experimental Solid-State NMR of the Periodic Table" is out! This chapter could be a good starting point for anyone wanting to understand solid-state NMR techniques for materials characterization!
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Sounds like fun! @sararah.bsky.social

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Guess what will be installed in our lab soon! 🧲 #NMR

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Pushing Limits of Ultra-wideline Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy: NMR Signatures of 209Bi and 127I in Metal–Organic Frameworks at Ultra-high Magnetic Fields Bismuth- and iodine-containing metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are crucial in catalysis, gas adsorption, and luminescence, with local environments of Bi and I ions shaping their performance. Using 209...

Great to see our work from the @nationalmaglab.bsky.social in collaboration led by the Huang group (University of Western Ontario) out in JACS!

Check out cool 209Bi and 127I NMR of MOFs! If you think you have seen the broadest NMR spectra, think again.

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Global NMR is organizing its annual online conference! All magnetic resonance enthusiasts are welcome and encouraged to present!

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Thanks, Fred! It looks like 's SW_p' just displays the 'processing' spectral width but does not permit modification. 's swh' works once I changed the DIGTYP to DRX. C'est bizarre!

Of course, folks don't frequently play around with the spectral widths. But it is quite common when we have interactions evolving in a 2D that are scaled, which we frequently encounter in solid-state NMR (e.g. homonuclear decoupling, MQMAS etc.).

It used to work fine on the older versions of Topspin but it doesn't work anymore.

Anyway I just figured it out. It looks like the saved DIGTYP (s DIGTYP) needs to be switched to the default DRX. It works once that's fixed! This might be specific to that particular acquisition setting.

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Seems like others have had similar problems: www.reddit.com/r/chemistry/...

The series of TopSpin issues continues. I have TopSpin 3.7.0 installed on a Win11 virtual machine on my Mac. Although it reads shows the spectra, it doesn't read the other data (proc or acquisition parameters). Error message attached.

Looks like both Topsin versions 4.4.1 and 4.5 have this problem. The link to download Topspin 3.6.3 on this page does not work. @brukercorporation.bsky.social
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Ran into a bug with Topspin 4.4.1 on Mac. I cannot change the saved spectral width of spectra (s swh). Is there a solution? @canklin.bsky.social #NMRchat