NMR Reservations

NEW RULES EFFECTIVE AS OF 8 JANUARY 2008

ALL RESERVATIONS WILL NOW BE MADE BY COMPUTER AT THE “FACES SCHEDULING SYSTEM” SITE: faces.ccrc.uga.edu

Note: EACH USER IS STILL REQUIRED TO MANUALLY RECORD THEIR USEAGE TIMES IN THE LOG BOOKS BESIDE EACH INSTRUMENT. These records are required by government funding agencies when grants are submitted.

Two rules common for each instrument:

1. Reservations are allowed up to one week in advance but not beyond one week in advance.
2. Each Monday morning between 9AM and 10AM the NMRs are reserved for liquid nitrogen fills.

BELOW ARE NEW RULES THAT APPLY DIFFERENTLY
OR EACH INSTRUMENT:

BRUKER 300 MHZ

Monday through Friday
9 AM – 8 PM

30 minute reservations allowed, no consecutive reservations for the same user. Each user can make multiple reservations as long as they are not consecutive.

8PM – 9AM weekdays and weekends:
Longer reservations are allowed.

Exception: the undergraduate lab NMR TA has priority two days per week, usually on Thursday and Friday, to reserve the 300 for up to 48 hours consecutively for running lab sections through the 60-sample changer belt.

BRUKER 400 MHZ

Monday through Friday:

9 AM – 9 PM :

Time allocations are different for different parts of the day:

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM:

30 minutes time slots, no consecutive reservations for the same user. Each user can make multiple reservations as long as they are not consecutive.

3:00 PM – 9:00 PM:

1 hour time slots (if required). A user can sign up for a maximum of two consecutive time slots if necessary.

9PM – 9AM weekdays and weekends: Longer reservations are allowed.

BRUKER 500 MHZ - SPECIAL PERMISSION REQUIRED

The cryoprobe requires special training; only selected individuals are allowed to use it: see list below for approved users.

Monday through Friday:

9 AM – 9 PM :

Time allocations are different for different parts of the day:

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM:

30 minutes time slots, no consecutive reservations for the same user. Each user can make multiple reservations as long as they are not consecutive.

3:00 PM – 9:00 PM:

1 hour time slots (if required). A user can sign up for a maximum of two consecutive time slots if necessary.

9PM – 9AM weekdays and weekends: Longer reservations are allowed.

APPROVED USERS FOR EACH INSTRUMENT: