UK High-Field Solid-State NMR Facility Annual Symposium

THE SYMPOSIUM ON 21st April 2026 will be held in person (at the University of Warwick, Scarman conference centre) and on-line

Tuesday 21st April 2026
10:00 to 17:00 (UK time);  

Note: On 20th April 2026, a Solid-state NMR workshop will take place at Millburn House, University of Warwick

Please complete form at bottom of page to register for the symposium.

THE SYMPOSIUM ON 21st April 2026

Programme (times are UK time) 

10:30-11:00      Registration/Coffee

Morning Session (Chair: Prof. Frédéric Blanc, University of Liverpool)

11:00-11:05      Introduction

11:05-11:30      Prof. Mark Smith, University of Southampton, “Prof. Ray Dupree a UK Pioneer of Magnetic Resonance as a Probe of Materials – a personal perspective.”

11:30-11:50      Dr. Roslie Thompson, University of Warwick, “Using 2D solid-state NMR to resolve the structure of cellulose in plant cell walls.”

11:50-12:15      Dr Daniel Lee, University of Manchester, “Surface science using DNP-enhanced NMR spectroscopy.”

12:15-12:30      Prof Steven Brown, University of Warwick, “Update on the UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research Facility”

12:30-13:15      Lunch

First Afternoon Session (Chair: Prof. Phil Williamson, University of Southampton)

13:15-13:40:     Dr Katherine Stott, University of Cambridge, "Control of DNA condensation by ultra-low complexity linker histone tails"

13:40-14:00      Prof Yaroslav Khimyak, University of East Anglia, “Understanding of assembly of multi-component pharmaceutical solids using high-field in-situ CLASSIC NMR spectroscopy”

14:00-14:20      Malavika Manoj, St Andrew’s University, “Investigating the aluminium environments in zeolites using NMR spectroscopy”

14:20-14:40      Dr Benjamin Gallant, University of Birmingham, “Atomic-level mechanisms of degradation in halide perovskite photovoltaics"

14:40-15:10      Coffee Break

Second Afternoon Session (Chair: Prof. Sharon Ashbrook, St Andrews University)

15.10-15:30      Kyle Watson, University of Liverpool, “Host-Guest Interactions of Biomass Mimic Guaiacol Revealed by Solid-State NMR in ¹⁷O Enriched ZSM-5”

15:30-15:50      Dr Ieva Goldberga, University of Warwick, “Spin Fast, Pulse Fast: SOFAST and BEST at 150 kHz Magic Angle Spinning.”

15:50-16:30      Prof. Clare Grey, Cambridge University, ”Paramagnetic NMR: from early 89Y studies at Warwick to battery materials and DNP”

16:30               End of symposium

There is no charge for attending the symposium, but you are asked to register using the below online form by April 2nd 2026 (for in-person attendance) or April 14th 2026 (for online attendance; we aim to send online attendees the link shortly after 17th April).