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The goal of the proposed
project is building of an advanced and effective NMR
(Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) Research Infrastructure based
on the state-of-the-art research equipment and the
integrated knowledge, expertise and research capacity of the
Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry,
Institute of Polymers, Institute of General and Inorganic
Chemistry at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the
Chemical Faculty, Sofia University, and its successful
networking with existing RI’s, that will be achieved
through:
• Upgrade of the existing NMR spectrometers with
sophisticated state-of-the-art probeheads (DIFF30, HR-MAS,
600 MHz), with automatic sample changer device (250 MHz) and
advanced propriety software in order to ensure state-of-the
art investigations of structure and properties of advanced
functional materials
• Enhancement of the knowledge level in the field of
advanced applications of NMR spectroscopy in several defined
priority fields by specialized training of scientists, young
researchers and students, involved in fundamental and
applied projects, thus affording opportunities for their
professional development.
• Development of effective access schemes to the
scientific equipment for the research community in the
country and the region and offering NMR research expertise
in multidisciplinary areas.
• Enhancement of the scientific efficiency through
coordination of the efforts of scientists involved in design
and production of advanced bio- and nanomaterials with those
specialized in their characterization and use based on
synchronized division of labor.
• Dissemination of the project results among the
scientific community in the country, the region and in the
EU
Our intensions are to build a creative and dynamic Research
Infrastructure capable of achieving goals, generating
knowledge and sustainable results in the following priority
research areas defined by NSF: “Material sciences and
nanotechnologies”; “Biotechnology, food and health” and
“Ecology, climate changes, biodiversity and biological
resources.”
The successful achievement of the project aims and the
establishment of the NMR Research Infrastructure will
contribute to the development of the organization structure
and to strengthening of the sustainable and successful
collaboration of the research institutions, which will set
up the necessary basis for its further evolution and
consecutive future transition to advanced NMR Centre of
Excellence with regional and international importance.
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