Editorial Received: 26 February 2015
Accepted: 11 March 2015
Published online in Wiley Online Library: 27 May 2015
(wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI 10.1002/mrc.4245
MRC review of 2014 Introduction When Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry was restructured and rebranded to MRC, together with the creation of a new range of article types, at the same time I was invited to join the editorial board in the newly created position of Features Editor. I quickly understood that my most important role in the journal was to act as a strong liaison between the scientific community and the journal. It was my mission from day 1 to build a community around the journal that genuinely feels that MRC is the first option when it comes to reporting their work in research and applications of magnetic resonance on any field of chemistry. However, MRC is not only about publishing research and applications, we would also like to see the members of the community submitting educational, historical, and review articles as well as spotlight on new trends in the field. The past year we got off to a good start with an excellent feature review article on Quantitative 2D NMR and the publication of a special issue on a relevant topic as NMR in Liquid Crystals. 2014 also saw a number of achievements from up-and-coming new scientists, including the winners of the 2014 MRC Young Scientist Award and the SMASH poster prize winners. Award winners can be found in the Achievements section. In the pipeline is an exciting series of special issues including NMR in Cultural Heritage, by Donatella Capitani. See below for a full list of issues in the series. We are looking to hear from you with new ideas and potential feature articles. As a member of the Chemistry MR community, we strive to make you feel part of the MRC family.
part of the world. At EUROMAR 2014 winners of the 2014 MRC Young Scientist Award received a certificate and a cheque for 500 Euros and were offered the opportunity to give a Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry Award Lecture. Congratulations to Brad Moores, Pascal Fricke, and Bjorn Burmann. The awardees and their abstracts follow in the succeeding text.
Photo caption: Brad Moores, ETH Zurich Biography Brad has been fascinated by the technology forefront ever since he can remember. Pursuing this interest, he completed a Bachelor of Science from the University of Waterloo in Physics and Computer Science in 2008. During his studies, he participated in the workplace co-operative program, which alternates every four months between studying and working. This program provided Brad with research experience in academia and industry, which motivated him to push the limits of technology through the field of applied experimental physics. Upon completing a Master in Biophysics at the University of Waterloo in 2010, Brad began his PhD studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Professor Christian Degen. His laboratory has since moved to ETH Zurich, where he strives to push the spatial resolution of magnetic resonance force microscopy to image biomolecular complexes. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, photography, and long distance running. Lecture Summary
Roberto Gil Features Editor
Achievements It is thanks to our up-and-coming young scientists that advancements are made in the field of NMR. MRC journal provides a global platform for new scientists to publish and present their work, and offers awards to outstanding researchers. 2014 MRC Young Scientist Award presented at EUROMAR 2014
Magn. Reson. Chem. 2015, 53, 781–788
Magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM) is a scanning probe technique that allows measuring nuclear spin densities with resolution better than 10 nm. Detecting such small volumes of spins (
Accepted: 11 March 2015
Published online in Wiley Online Library: 27 May 2015
(wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI 10.1002/mrc.4245
MRC review of 2014 Introduction When Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry was restructured and rebranded to MRC, together with the creation of a new range of article types, at the same time I was invited to join the editorial board in the newly created position of Features Editor. I quickly understood that my most important role in the journal was to act as a strong liaison between the scientific community and the journal. It was my mission from day 1 to build a community around the journal that genuinely feels that MRC is the first option when it comes to reporting their work in research and applications of magnetic resonance on any field of chemistry. However, MRC is not only about publishing research and applications, we would also like to see the members of the community submitting educational, historical, and review articles as well as spotlight on new trends in the field. The past year we got off to a good start with an excellent feature review article on Quantitative 2D NMR and the publication of a special issue on a relevant topic as NMR in Liquid Crystals. 2014 also saw a number of achievements from up-and-coming new scientists, including the winners of the 2014 MRC Young Scientist Award and the SMASH poster prize winners. Award winners can be found in the Achievements section. In the pipeline is an exciting series of special issues including NMR in Cultural Heritage, by Donatella Capitani. See below for a full list of issues in the series. We are looking to hear from you with new ideas and potential feature articles. As a member of the Chemistry MR community, we strive to make you feel part of the MRC family.
part of the world. At EUROMAR 2014 winners of the 2014 MRC Young Scientist Award received a certificate and a cheque for 500 Euros and were offered the opportunity to give a Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry Award Lecture. Congratulations to Brad Moores, Pascal Fricke, and Bjorn Burmann. The awardees and their abstracts follow in the succeeding text.
Photo caption: Brad Moores, ETH Zurich Biography Brad has been fascinated by the technology forefront ever since he can remember. Pursuing this interest, he completed a Bachelor of Science from the University of Waterloo in Physics and Computer Science in 2008. During his studies, he participated in the workplace co-operative program, which alternates every four months between studying and working. This program provided Brad with research experience in academia and industry, which motivated him to push the limits of technology through the field of applied experimental physics. Upon completing a Master in Biophysics at the University of Waterloo in 2010, Brad began his PhD studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Professor Christian Degen. His laboratory has since moved to ETH Zurich, where he strives to push the spatial resolution of magnetic resonance force microscopy to image biomolecular complexes. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, photography, and long distance running. Lecture Summary
Roberto Gil Features Editor
Achievements It is thanks to our up-and-coming young scientists that advancements are made in the field of NMR. MRC journal provides a global platform for new scientists to publish and present their work, and offers awards to outstanding researchers. 2014 MRC Young Scientist Award presented at EUROMAR 2014
Magn. Reson. Chem. 2015, 53, 781–788
Magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM) is a scanning probe technique that allows measuring nuclear spin densities with resolution better than 10 nm. Detecting such small volumes of spins (
