In the Ajoy Lab, we study and utilize the quantum properties of spin.
Spin helps us analyze chemical structure and describe magnetic fields. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy can probe these spins but suffers from several technical limitations. We build novel instrumentation to overcome these challenges, extending the power of NMR to new materials, regimes and applications.
Our Research
Extending the Power of NMR
Our push into quantum sensing has lead to incredible breakthroughs in using NMR as a platform technology for a variety of new applications, from nuclear nonproliferation to understanding microscale dynamics in plant roots. We have over 10 homebuilt instruments that vary wildly in field and focus, creating new avenues of never-before-considered research.
What is NMR?
NMR looks inside molecules, figuring out what they're made of and how they're put together.
We push the boundaries of what is conventionally deemed possible to include in an NMR instrument to create new applications in sensing, spreading ourselves across a wide range of research areas and fields.
Research Areas
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Instrumentation
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Deployable Sensors
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Spin Physics
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Hyperpolarization
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Quantum Sensing
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Microfluidics
Why This Work Matters
We build novel instrumentation to overcome the challenges of NMR.
Low-temperature field cycling is opening up previously unobservable spin dynamics and NMR in new experimental regimes. Instrumental developments in quantum sensing will enable high throughput experimentation with commercial applications. We are interested in extending the power of NMR to new materials, regimes and applications.
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