17.04.2020

2nd Coronavirus Update
First Conference on ZULF NMR

The conference will not take place in the planned format. The organizers are currently exploring alternatives and will provide an update shortly.

04.04.2020

Coronavirus Update
First Conference on ZULF NMR

The decision on whether the conference can take place will be taken by the end of May. Until then the registration remains open, and early-bird fees apply. If the conference is postponed or cancelled, any registration fees paid already will be automatically refunded in full.

Important dates:

• 1 February 2020: Registration started
• 3 September 2020 2 pm: Scheduled conference start
• 4 September 2020 6.30 pm: Scheduled conference end

03.02.2020

Announcement of the First Conference on ZULF NMR

We are pleased to announce the 1st Conference on Zero and Ultra Low Field (ZULF) NMR, which will take place on 3 and 4 September 2020 in Lyon, France, directly after the International Hyperpolarization Conference (HYP20) at the same venue.

Confirmed Speakers

• Prof. Malcolm H. Levitt
• Dr. Meghan Halse
• Prof. Dmitry Budker
• Dr. Ilya Kuprov
• Dr. Peter Blümler
• Prof. Konstantin L. Ivanov
• Dr. Danila Barskiy
• Prof. Fedor Jelezko
• Prof. Thomas Theis
• Dr. Stefan Glöggler
• Dr. Michael Tayler
• Prof. Szymon Pustelny

The conference addresses students and postdocs as well as specialists across all areas of NMR spectroscopy and imaging with an interest in the emerging field of ZULF NMR. The first half of the event consists of a series of lectures that cover the basics of ZULF NMR, to provide background and context for those working so far mainly in high-field NMR. The second half is dedicated to talks on current developments in ZULF NMR science and technology, given by leaders in the field.
The 1st ZULF Conference is fully organised by students of the European Training Network ZULF, with the support of the consortium beneficiaries.

ZULF ITN Papers

• Polarization transfer via field sweeping in parahydrogen-enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance ---ChemRxiv---
• Real-Time Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Detection of Fumarase Activity Using Parahydrogen-Hyperpolarized [1-13C]Fumarate ---ChemRxiv---
• In Situ SABRE Hyperpolarization with Earth’s Field NMR Detection
• Zero- to Ultralow-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance J-Spectroscopy with Commercial Atomic Magnetometers ---arXiv---

The ZULF European Training Network (ETN) comprises groups from eight leading European universities and one scientific research centre, dedicated to developing, exploring and applying methods of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in the regime of zero and ultra-low magnetic fields (ZULFs). The project is aimed at providing absolutely unique training, combining the experience of world-leading experts in diverse fields and disciplines to 11 individuals, and leading to a doctoral degree. Apart from the opportunity to participate in groundbreaking research, the young scientists will acquire soft and transferable skills including scientific writing, communication and presentation, data mining, curation and analysis, entrepreneurship, knowledge of intellectual property law, business administration and finance. All of them absolutely indispensable for any modern scientist.

The beneficiaries of the ETN ZULF consortium have made pioneering contributions to the field, in particular:

• hyperpolarization and signal enhancement (University of York, University of Southampton, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, University of Torino, Italian Institute of Technology);
• chemical analysis in ZULF NMR and J-spectroscopy (Jagiellonian University, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz);
• detection of NMR signals using optical magnetometers (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Jagiellonian University, Ulm University);
• high-resolution NMR with NV-diamond sensors (Ulm University);
• applications of low-field NMR (Italian Institute of Technology).

The ZULF ETN project brings together international leaders in these areas, with the goal of providing the Early Stage Researchers with a unique basis for exploring novel directions that go beyond the works conducted in individual groups, including:

• submillihertz spectral resolution ZULF NMR;
• nanometer spatial-resolution J-spectroscopy with NV diamonds;
• NMR spectra of molecules at natural abundance using hyperpolarization;
• application of ZULF NMR in searches for fundamental properties and symmetries of nature (parity non-conservation);
• chemical fingerprinting of molecules in liquids.