Events and Workshops
NMR Open House – September 17
Join us for an Open House to celebrate the launch of our new 600 MHz NMR!
Event Details
- Date: September 17 | 2-5pm
- Location: CSU Chemistry Research Rm 401 / remote option available
Featured Presentations
- Introduction of the new 600MHz NMR
- Advanced analytical capabilities featuring qNMR
- Research applications for biological NMR
- Getting started: Introduction to solid state NMR
Refreshments will be provided, and there will be plenty of time to meet the presenters, tour the facility, and ask questions.
Advanced NMR Applications Workshop – September 18
Event Details
- Date: September 18 | 9am-12pm
- Location: CSU Chemistry Research Rm 401 / remote option available
Agenda
- Session 1: Polymers – Learn how NMR is used to characterize polymer structure, composition, molecular dynamics, and material properties.
- Session 2: Metabolomics – Discover how NMR enables metabolite identification, quantitative analysis, and biomarker discovery in biological samples.
Thermal Analysis for Materials Characterization – September 23
Event Details
- Date: September 23 | 12-5pm
- Location: Yates 102/103
Schedule
- 12-12:30: Lunch (provided by PerkinElmer)
- 12:30-2pm: Talks by PerkinElmer applications scientists
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA): Fundamentals and Applications
- Thermal Analysis overview: DSC, TGA, DMA, TMA
- DSC: basic principles, instrumentation, calibration, advanced functions (OIT, MTDSC, kinetic analysis), tips & tricks, selected applications
- TGA: basic principles, instrumentation, calibration, advanced functions (kinetic analysis), tips & tricks, selected applications
- Brief introduction of Hyphenated techniques: TGA-FTIR-GC/MS
- 2:30-5pm: Hands-on Learning in the Analytical Resources Core Lab (Chemistry C3)
- Data analysis in Pyris
- Q&A around previously collected data
Polymer Processing & Characterization Workshop – November 10/11
Join Anton Paar, ARC and the SMSE Core for a two-day workshop exploring polymer processing and characterization, including rheology, DSC, DMA, moisture analysis, mixing, and extrusion, with presentations and hands-on laboratory sessions on Anton Paar demo instruments. More details and registration information will be posted here soon.
Seminars
Join us September 9th from 2-3 pm
Crossbeam 550 Laser FIB-SEM and Applications
By Carl Zeiss Microscopy applications scientists
Chemistry B201
Join Teams Meeting
| Date | Seminar |
|---|---|
| September 9, 2-3pm | Crossbeam 550 Laser FIB-SEM and Applications (by Carl Zeiss Microscopy applications scientists) |
| October 28, 2-3pm | Electron Probe MicroAnalyzer (by Dr. Danny Coulthard and Prof. Lauren Harrison, Geosciences) |
| November 11, 2-3pm | Electron diffraction and 4D-STEM (by Dr. Roy Geiss, ARC) |
| December 9, 2-3pm | Biological Electron Microscopy (by Dr. Bradley Guilliams, ARC) |
ARC Seminar Series Now on YouTube
Explore our ARC Seminar Series on YouTube, featuring expert-led talks on mass spectrometry, NMR, electron microscopy, surface analysis, X-ray diffraction, materials characterization, and more. Whether you’re looking to deepen your understanding of advanced analytical techniques or discover new research applications, our recorded seminars offer valuable insights from ARC scientists, university collaborators, and industry professionals.
New content is added regularly—stay tuned for upcoming topics!