During the 2024 Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS), which was held November 18–20 in Plainsboro, NJ, various scientists were awarded and honored for their contributions to the analytical science community. One such award winner is Rachel Martin of the University of California, Irvine, who was awarded the EAS Award for Outstanding Achievements in Magnetic Resonance.
Rachel Martin is a Chemistry Professor at the University of California, Irvine. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from Arizona State University in 1997, and her Ph.D in Chemistry from Yale University in 2002. Her research mainly focuses on solid-state and solution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), protein structure, membrane proteins, and more.
As part of our EAS 2024 coverage, we interviewed Martin about her research, her award win, and what she pictures the future of NMR to be like.
In this interview, Martin answers the following questions:
To learn more about EAS 2024, you can look at our news coverage, which includes the EAS 2024 awards ceremony.
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