How to Request Magnet Time

Magnet time at the MagLab is allocated on the basis of scientific peer review and is available at no cost to the awardee. However, users are expected to submit a brief annual report for each project and to acknowledge the MagLab in publications that include MagLab data. Proposals and time requests may be submitted at any time. NMR spectrometers are scheduled on a monthly request cycle, but can be allocated in advance to users who have scientific or practical requirements.

1. Contact Us

We recommend that you first discuss your project with the appropriate NMR faculty or staff member:

• Solid State NMR: Zhehong Gan, Riqiang Fu or Ivan Hung
• Solution NMR: Fengli Zhang or Rafael Brushweiler
• MRI and in vivo NMR: Victor Schepkin or Samuel Grant
• The AMRIS NMR and MRI facility at the University of Florida: Joanna Long or AMRIS website

If you are not sure where to start, please contact Timothy Cross or William Brey.

2. Prepare Your Documentation

Proposal

A proposal is required for magnet time requests in all facilities. It must be uploaded as a single PDF file (not separate sections) and must include the following:

• Up to 3-page description of the proposed science and/or technology development, including broader impacts of the work.
• Up to 1-page description of the previous relevant work.
• 2-page biographic sketch of PI. Biographic sketch should include: name, title, affiliation; academic and professional history; up to five (5) publications related to the proposed effort; and synergistic activities or accomplishments, if any, related to proposal. Please do not include personal information such as home address; home telephone, fax, or cell phone numbers; home e-mail address; date of birth; citizenship; driver’s license numbers; marital status; and personal hobbies.

3. Register and Login

New users need to create an account on our New User Registration page. Returning users familiar with our system can go directly to the User Login page.

4. Provide Information Online

The online submission process involves uploading your pre-prepared files and providing detailed information about the proposed experiment, specifically:

• Choosing the system(s) you would like to use
• Funding source information
• Sample(s) information
• Experimental plan
• Schedule request

5. Acknowledgements & User Reporting

• Publications, presentations, or other activities or products resulting from use of Magnet Lab facilities should include the following acknowledgement: A portion of this work was performed at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, which is supported by National Science Foundation Cooperative Agreement No. DMR-0654118, the State of Florida, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
• The National Science Foundation requires that the Magnet Lab collect and report the scientific activities of the laboratory. To this end: (a) Users are required to submit brief, 1-page research reports to the laboratory at year-end; and (b) Users are required to report to the laboratory — in a timely manner — all publications; talks; books and other one-time publications; Ph.D. and Master degrees; and other activities resulting from use of Magnet Lab facilities.

User Policies and Procedures

• NHMFL User Proposal Policy, including A. Proposal Review and Magnet Time Assignment and B. Appeal of Magnet Time Assignment Decision. (PDF)
• User Policy Statement on Confidentiality and Ethics (PDF)
• NHMFL Data Management Policy (PDF)
• NSF Cooperative Agreement, User Operations & Governance

For more information contact NMR/MRI Program Director Tim Cross at cross@magnet.fsu.edu or (850) 644-0917.