EPR Lab processing station

EPR Users -

I wanted to take a moment and inform everyone about our new EPR processing station in Malott 1002. The computer is adjacent to the EPR workstation (which controls the spectrometer). Both computers share a keyboard, mouse and monitor via a KVM switch, which is just a little black button next to the keyboard. To switch back and forth between the computers, just push the button!

Presently there is generic user "EPR User". If you choose this user from the list, the account should open automatically. I have installed EasySpin (http://www.easyspin.org/), a popular, robust and powerful spectral simulation tool. EasySpin requires MATLAB. Currently we have a 1 month (now 27 day) trial of MATLAB installed.

I would request that everyone who has recorded data on the EPR, please try out the processing station as much as possible over the next 27 days. Before we purchase a license for MATLAB, we would like to assess a) if EasySpin will suit the needs of the KU EPR community; b) if the current computer is powerful enough for our purposes.

I'm working on some documentation to help get started with EasySpin, so stay tuned.

J

KU EPR lab

The KU NMR lab is excited to announce the addition of a new instrument. Yesterday we completed the installation of a brand new EMXplus Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectrometer. EPR Spectroscopy is used to characterize the structural and physical properties of paramagnetic molecules. Paramagnetic molecules are an important class of molecules of interest to scientists in the fields such as chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine. Hence, EPR spectroscopy is an important tool for many researchers across the KU campus and regionally.

Below is a picture of our fearless engineer Jesse Liu with Dominic Leto, a graduate student from the Jackson lab helping with the installation.



Initially we have set the rates at $5/hour for internal users and $8/hour for external users. Consumables such as EPR tubes, solvents, cryogens, etc. are not included and will be charged separately.

Please don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions about how this new instrument can help your research!

J