User Training

Please complete the following steps before your training session.

1. Complete the Training Request Form

   • Download and print the Financial Responsibility Agreement Form
   • Have it signed by your advisor. Rotation students should use their current rotation advisor
   • Bring the signed form to your training session

2. Review Required Instructions

   Print and bring the following documents:

   • ¹H NMR instructions
   • ¹³C NMR instructions
   • Locking and shimming instructions

   Please read these materials briefly in advance so training time can focus on hands‑on practice.

After completing training, you are expected to practice independently before requesting checkout approval.

During a practice period of several weeks (typically about one month), users should:

• Collect ¹H and ¹³C spectra regularly
• Practice locking and shimming solvents other than CDCl₃
• Review the New NMR User Training Procedure Handout

This practice period helps ensure safe and efficient instrument use.

To gain independent access, you must pass a checkout exam.

1. Practical Requirements

   You will be asked to:

   • Acquire ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra
   • Lock a D₂O sample
   • Accurately shim a shimming standard

2. Written Quiz

   A brief 5-question quiz covering:

   • Basic NMR commands
   • Instrument and lab safety

3. What to Bring

   • An NMR Key Agreement form, signed by your advisor