Internal Users: All researchers and students affiliated with the Pennsylvania State University are considered as internal users. All internal users are expected to receive training from the facility staff before accessing the spectrometers. Scheduling, accessing and billing spectrometer use are controlled via the iLab software (Agilent CrossLab). All new users are requested to register in iLab before scheduling an in-person training. To schedule an in-person training, please contact the facility director.
External Users: All external users must register in our iLab system to access the services of Penn State NMR facility. External users who plan to use our facility on a regular basis can receive training and access the facility like internal users. Others may send their samples to the NMR facility director with a detailed description including the chemical properties of the sample, solvent and spectrometer preferences, required experiments with preferred experimental parameters (if any); and any other relevant information.
All users are required to pay a cost-recovery fee to access the services of the PSU NMR facility. Charges are revised from time to time and vary for individual spectrometers based on their individual operating costs. Please contact the NMR facility director to know the current rates. The basic fee is charged per unit measurement time; however, additional charges are applicable for consultation, training, assisted use and consumables (solvents, NMR tubes etc.)