André Simpson, Professor of chemistry at the University of Toronto Scarborough, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) (full story at UTSC).
[NMR900 blog] Recognition: Lewis Kay
Recognition: Lewis Kay
Special issue of the Journal of Biomolecular NMR on the occasion of Prof. Lewis E. Kay’s 50th birthday, volume 51, numbers 1-2, September 2011.
Kevin H. Gardner, Anthony Mittermaier and Frans A.A. Mulder, "A tribute to Lewis E. Kay on his 50th birthday" Journal of Biomolecular NMR 51 (2011) 3-4. (Editorial) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10858-011-9561-x
A fitting collection of 18 research publications by colleagues, friends and former students of Lewis Kay to celebrate his many pioneering contributions to the field of biomolecular NMR spectroscopy....
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11-18-2011 04:35 AM
SIMPSON - An important driver for numerical simulations in solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
SIMPSON - An important driver for numerical simulations in solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
SIMPSON - An important driver for numerical simulations in solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
J Magn Reson. 2011 Sep 6;
Authors: Bak M, Rasmussen JT, Nielsen NC
Abstract
We present a historical recollection on the development of the software package SIMPSON (SIMulation Package for SOlid-state Nmr). This covers a brief description of the underlying ideas and events leading to creation of SIMPSON and numerous auxiliary programs as well as comments on its...
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[NMR900 blog] Recognition: Myrna Simpson
Recognition: Myrna Simpson
Myrna Simpson (University of Toronto) has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor (Environmental Chemistry) starting July 1, 2011.
Myrna received a BSc (Chemistry & Mathematical Sciences) and a PhD (Environmental Soil Chemistry) from the University of Alberta. Myrna joined the University of Toronto in 2002 after a 2.5 year postdoctoral fellowship with Prof. Patrick Hatcher in the Department of Chemistry at the Ohio State University.
Myrna's research in environmental and analytical chemistry involves the development and application of molecular-level...
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[NMR900 blog] Recognition: Rod Wasylishen
Recognition: Rod Wasylishen
Prof. Roderick Wasylishen (University of Alberta) has been awarded the 2011 EAS Award for Outstanding Achievements in Magnetic Resonance. The Eastern Analytical Symposium (ESA) awards honor analytical chemists who have distinguished career achievements and advanced their fields by superior work in developing theory, techniques or instrumentation.
The 2011 EAS award will be presented at the 50th Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition, November 14-17, 2011, Somerset, New Jersey. The award session will include talks by John Ripmeester (NRC Canada), Marek...
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[NMR900 blog] Recognition: André Simpson
Recognition: André Simpson
André Simpson (Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto at Scarborough) has been awarded the 2011 CSC W.A.E. McBryde Medal for his research in the development of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy with the specific objective to address environmental problems at a molecular level. From the citation: "Andre Simpson obtained his PhD from the University of Birmingham, U.K. then moved to the U.S. completing two postdoctoral fellowships, first at Mississippi State and then at Ohio State University. Simpson is an associate professor at the University of...
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04-01-2011 09:31 PM
[NMR paper] Protein recognition by NMR.
Protein recognition by NMR.
Protein recognition by NMR.
Nat Struct Biol. 2000 Mar;7(3):188-9
Authors: Wüthrich K
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[NMR900 blog] Student Recognition
Student Recognition
Fred Perras (Bryce Group, University of Ottawa) has been awarded the CSC prize for his poster entitled "Exploring the Validity of Common Assumptions Made in the Characterization of J Coupling Tensor Anisotropies" which was presented at the Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute Day on May 28, 2010.
Rob Attrell (Bryce Group, University of Ottawa) has been awarded the 2010 Hypercube Scholar prize for his honours thesis entitled "A Solid-State Halogen NMR and Computational Study of Quadrupolar and Chemical Shift Tensors in Anilinium Halide Salts Exhibiting Halogen...