Difference: AnnmeetNmr08 (6 vs. 7)

1. Review of last year operations and issues
   1. General summary
      1. 900#2 fully operational, 3/8/07
      2. 800#2 contamination in Cryoplatform, cold head replaced by Bruker, HSI filter installed on all systems to prevent future issues.
         
   2. Chilled water issue
      1. Compressors have failed, they should be replaced by end of March 08.
      2. Future considerations include replacing water-cooled He compressors with air-cooled units, or installing individual Haskris water chillers for each system.
         
   3. Topspin upgrades
      1. 600MHz NMR has been upgraded to Topspin 2.1, the other systems will follow shortly as scheduling allows.
      2. Topspin 2.1 advantages include, implementation of >3d experiments, cryoplanel, topshim, etc.
      3. Topspin 2.1 disadvantages include new syntax for shape pulses, and incrementation for indirect dimensions.
      4. Summary of Changes can be found at http://www.nysbc.net/twiki/pub/Main/NmrInstrumentoperation/Upgrade_Notes.pdf and http://www.nysbc.net/twiki/pub/Main/NmrInstrumentoperation/TopSpin2.1-changes.pdf
         
2. Prospective for 2008-09
   1. end of 900 GM support
   2. outreach program from NYSBC
   3. technology priorities Field cycling. tech changes preclude current design, revisit issue. Miniprobes -- possibely a good idea but no specific application requests. Non linear sampling -- high potential demand for an easy to use package. Helium liquefaction -- not clear economic.
      1. Interest in non-linear sampling techniques, cryo-microprobe, field-cycling shuttle probe.
         
3. Reducing the NMR impact of the CUNY construction
   1. modest likely operational impact
   2. black and grey days – any NMR effects?
   3. full credit for any claim of –ve outcome from vibration on ‘active’ days
   4. shifted / weekend staffing only as needed
   5. all hours users encouraged
   6. remote use encouraged
   7. shifted meetings / courses to later afternoons
   8. possibly other technical approaches as experience develops
4. Long term –
   1. Ultra high field?
   2. Resource base?
   3. Complementary programs?
   4. Dynamics proposal(s)
   5. AOB from any participant
      1. Education. intergration of courses more and addition of applications depth with the AECOM course, and using teleconferencing. (Done already by EM course with Wadsworth).
5. Optional -- solid state issues
   1. current solid state probes at 900MHz, all suffer from lack of performance to specification, in particular low 1H decoupling fields (100kHz or less). see http://www.nysbc.net/twiki/bin/view/Main/SolidStateProbes
   2. Discussed acquisition of E-free probe for 900 system, 3.2mm or 2.5mm rotor HCN. Further discussions with Bruker (Werner Maas) to follow.
      

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