The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) acquired a Bruker Apex 2 single crystal X-ray diffractometer from the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation program (NSF-0922931).  To date, we have established collaborative efforts with institutions including Princeton University, Lafayette College, Florida Atlantic University, Messiah College, and University of North Carolina, Asheville.  We have been helped to solve structural questions in a variety of research areas including iron arsenide superconductors, rare earth based MOFs, and the electrochemistry of monophosphide chalcogenides.  Other collaborations, particularly from other PUIs, are being sought.  We discuss the challenges of collaborating at a predominantly undergraduate institution (PUI) where resources can be limited.  We believe these collaborations are important to expand scientific knowledge of the TCNJ community and other PUIs.

Developing external collaborations at The College of New Jersey using single crystal X-ray diffraction

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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