Users must undergo training in order to obtain instrument access.
Microscopy and imaging
Complete the MILab user request form and send it to Mohini Ramkaran at milab.chemistry [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Microscopy%20service%20request) .
Mass spectrometry
The LCQ can be operated by our department graduate students and staff users following training. To receive training, email nadim.saadeh [at] mcgill.ca (Nadim Saadé) or alexander.wahba [at] mcgill.ca (Alex Wahba).
Magnetic resonance
All McGill users can be trained to use liquid-state NMR, solid-state NMR, or EPR independently. Users doing small molecule liquid-state NMR who wish to run independently should start with level 1 (sample changers) and progress to level 2 (non-sample changer instruments). Other users will be trained individually on their samples. Solid-state NMR and EPR training is done on user samples and consists both of training and of setting up or developing a method to best study the samples. In some cases, non-McGill users can receive training to work independently on the McGill instruments.
To receive training:
- if you have a McGill ID, fill out this form.
- if you do not have a McGill ID, send an email to Kirill Levin at nmr.chemistry [at] mcgill.ca (subject: NMR%2FEPR%20training, body: Name%3A%20%0AEmail%20address%3A%20%0AInstrumentation%20and%20level%20for%20training%20(liquids%20NMR%20level%201%2C%20liquids%20NMR%20level%202%2C%20liquids%20NMR%20special%20topics%2C%20solid-state%20NMR%2C%20and%2For%20EPR)%3A%20%0API%20name%3A%20%0API%20email%20address%3A%20%0AStatus%20(undergrad%2C%20grad%20student%2C%20etc.)%3A%20%0ADescription%20of%20sample(s)%20and%2For%20information%20you%20would%20like%20to%20obtain%3A%20%0AExperience%3A%20%0AAvailability%20over%20next%20two%20weeks%3A%20) containing your name, your email address, the instrument(s) on which you would like to be trained (solution-state NMR, solid-state NMR, and/or EPR), your PI's name, your PI's email address, your status (whether you are a grad student, a postdoc, etc.), whether you would like level 1, level 2, or special topics training, a description of your sample(s) or information you are looking for, any experience you have already with the technique you are interested in, and your availability over the next two weeks.
QANUC 800
Users may request training on the QANUC 800 MHz NMR by contacting tara.sprules [at] mcgill.ca (Tara Sprules). McGill Chemistry students who wish to acquire standard small-molecule experiments should have completed at least level 1 training with Kirill before requesting access. A brief overview of the system and lab safety will be provided the first time an 800 MHz spectrum is required. Students from other departments or institutions, and Chemistry students who will be working on biomolecules, will be trained on their samples, and granted independent access to the lab once they are sufficiently autonomous.
Thermal analysis and spectroscopy
To request training on TAS instrumentation and access to the TAS lab, fill out the TAS training form and send it to Petr Fiurasek (petr.fiurasek [at] mcgill.ca).
X-ray diffraction
To request training on the PXRD, fill out the PXRD training form and send it to Hatem Titi (hatem.titi [at] mcgill.ca).
Materials characterization
To request access to the DLS instrument, fill in the DLS Lab Access Form and sent it to Violeta Toader (violeta.toader [at] mcgill.ca).
