Wednesday Colloquia

Multi-dimensional Prof. Richard Ernst

by Prof. Neel S. Bhavesh (ICGEB, New Delhi)

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 from to (Asia/Kolkata)
at Online through ZOOM Webinar ( Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/97963259354?pwd=ZFZsa2xqWGJSZW5pUjZPNkNqeGlEZz09 )
Meeting ID: 979 6325 9354 Pass code: 04072020
Description
Prof. Richard Robert Ernst (1993-2021) was a distinguished chemical physicist who was awarded Nobel Prize in 1991 for “his contributions to the development of the methodology of high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy". The development of Fourier Transform NMR (FT-NMR) spectroscopy by Ernst not only made NMR spectroscopy fly but also added dimensions to it. His worked laid the foundation of application of NMR in biology and medicine including development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In the later part of his life, he had set up a modified Raman spectrometer at his home and developed method for identification of pigments in Thangka paintings in a non-destructive manner. 

Reference:

R. R. Ernst and W. A. Anderson (1966) Application of Fourier Transform Spectroscopy to Magnetic Resonance. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 37, 934.        

W. P. Aue, E. Bartholdi and R. R. Ernst (1976) Two-dimensional spectroscopy. Application to nuclear magnetic resonance. J. Chem. Phys. 64, 229-2246