The Pines Magnetic Resonance Center (PMRC) was launched in November, 2023 at a gathering for the annual Alexander Pines Endowed Lecture in Physical Chemistry, which was presented by Lyndon Emsley, professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
The grand mission for the center is based on three main pillars:
- a core program involving faculty and groups working in basic magnetic resonance research and development, that conducts bold new science as well as further enhances the capabilities of the analytical facility,
- an analytical facility with technical staff and state of the art instrumentation for NMR characterization of molecular identity, structure, dynamics, and function,
- an educational outreach effort for QB3, the College of Chemistry, UC Berkeley, and beyond.
