KEENE, N.H. – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that Keene State College will receive a $263,700 federal grant to purchase a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer to help students and researchers further their research in a variety of areas.

The grant, administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF), will allow the school to purchase the 400 megahertz spectrometer, a scientific instrument which can measure properties of light in order to identify materials. Keene State researchers will use the spectrometer to advance their study of tuberculosis and cholera, among other areas.

“Some of the world’s best scientific research is taking place right here in New Hampshire,” Kuster said. “Researchers at Keene State are working to help us better understand some of the world’s most serious conditions. They deserve the best equipment available. This funding will help researchers and students alike for years to come.”

In addition to aiding their research, Keene State professors will also use the spectrometer in their regular teaching. Professors at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, and other local colleges and universities, will also use the instrument.

“This instrument will support the research of many faculty here in the Chemistry Department, as well as at Saint Anselm College,” said Paul Baures, a chemistry professor at Keene State and the department’s David F. Putnam chair.  “Importantly, this acquisition will afford undergraduates the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with a state-of-the-art instrument, building skills that will benefit them and their future employers."

The NSF grant comes through the agency’s Major Research Instrumentation program, which aims to increase access to scientific instruments at colleges, universities, science centers and other research organizations across the country. Additional information about the program is available here.

###