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Our Background and Philosophy

Spectral Data Services, Inc. was founded in 1985, in order to provide rapid, first class NMR data acquisition capabilities and data analysis to industrial, university, and governmental clients who either do not have modern Fourier transform NMR spectrometers, or who are plagued by extremely long in-house turnaround times, or who require strict adherence to Federal regulations.

We have capabilities for all modern 1D and 2D experiments, as well as solid-state, liquid-state, and gas phase(e.g. ¹²⁹Xe) experiments. Spectra are typically recorded in less than 5 business days after sample receipt, and results are sent via FedEx or emailed as PDFs. For those requiring data in a hurry, our Spectral Express service typically provides 1 business day turnaround capability or 2 if QA review is required.

Spectral Data Services, Inc. was established by Dr. Gary L. Turner, who is currently assisted by B.S. and M.S. level instrument operators and administrative staff. Gary has over twenty years of experience in solid- and liquid-state NMR, and is dedicated to solving your NMR needs. As required, additional consultants can be added to provide extra insight into solving your particular type of problem -- from patent disputes to difficulties with pilot plant runs.

​Data are collected under GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) regulations, to insure quality raw data and proper documentation and validation.

Our philosophy is simply to be the best, friendliest, most helpful, rapid turnaround NMR service available. We want to help solve your problems!

Our Projects

We look forward to working with you on:
  • Polymers
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Zeolites
  • Catalysts
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Lithium
  • ​Food Science and Technology
  • Oil Recovery
  • Patent Infringement
  • Advanced Ceramics
  • Agrochemicals
  • Expert Witness
Also:
  • Structure Verification
  • % Compositional Analysis
  • wt-% Purity Determination (qNMR) (QS NMR)
  • Morphology Studies
  • Si/Al Ratio Determination of Zeolites​

GLP and GMP Compliance

Spectral Data Services, Inc. is in full compliance with the GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) regulations mandated by the EPA (Federal Register 40 CFR part 160) and the FDA ( Federal Register 21 CFR part 58), and the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) regulations mandated by the FDA (Federal Register 21 CFR Part 211), and is registered with the FDA.  We have a full-time, dedicated quality assurance specialist in-house to insure compliance and validation. Of course, our clients are welcome to perform their own audits of our facility.

In addition to providing NMR results with GLP/GMP compliance, we also can prepare protocols and study reports, provide method validations, and conduct audits and inspections.

We are also licensed with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as an analytical laboratory performing NMR analyses of controlled substances.  The required security, personnel, and record keeping measures have been implemented, and the analytical staff has been trained in appropriate written procedures.  With this registration, we are allowed to handle controlled substances under DEA Schedules II through V.

Links to GLP/GMP General Information Sites:
  • FDA Home Page
  • EPA Home Page
  • Office of the Law Revision Counsel United States Code

Our Team

Gary Turner ([email protected])
President

Gary received his B.S. (chemistry) in 1978 at the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) and his Ph.D. (physical chemistry) in 1982 at the University of Arkansas. He was then a postdoctoral associate with Dr. Eric Oldfield and Dr. James Kirkpatrick at the University of Illinois from 1982 to 1985. He, Eric, and Jim started Spectral Data Services, Inc. in August of 1985, where Gary has been working as president since.​

​Bryan Yates (​[email protected])
Spectroscopist

​Bryan received his B.S. (chemistry) in 1990 at Eastern Illinois University and his M.S. (synthetic organic chemistry) in 1994. He started work at Spectral Data Services, Inc. as an NMR spectroscopist in 1994.

Jeff McCollum ([email protected])
Spectroscopist
​Jeff received his B.S. (chemistry) in 1993 at the University of Texas (Austin) and his M.B.A. from the Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, CA) in 2003.  He studied IR spectroscopy at University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) in 2016-2017.  He has been working as an NMR spectroscopist at Spectral Data Services, Inc. since 2021.

David Miller ([email protected])
Chemical Hygiene Officer / Spectroscopist

David received his B.S. (chemistry) in 1989 at Eastern Illinois University, and started work at Spectral Data Services, Inc. as an NMR spectroscopist in 1989.​

Margaret Montez ([email protected])
Quality Assurance Specialist
​Margaret received her B.A. (fine arts) at the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) and started work at Spectral Data Services, Inc. as office manager/secretary in 1987, and became our Quality Assurance Specialist in 1995.

Lorianne Miller ([email protected])
Laboratory Technician
​Lorianne received her B.S. (animal sciences) at the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) in 2011. She worked at a veterinary clinic for 2.5 years and joined Spectral Data Services, Inc. as a Lab Technician in 2014.

Ted Turner ([email protected])
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Vice President (VP)

Ted received his B.S. (chemistry) in 2005 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He worked at a pharmaceutical company for 1.5 years and joined Spectral Data Services, Inc. as an NMR Spectroscopist in 2007.​

Veronica Miller ([email protected])
Quality Assurance Assistant
​Veronica received her B.S. (psychology) with a minor in statistics at the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) and joined Spectral Data Services, Inc. as our Quality Assurance Assistant in 2010.

Kaurie Lindenmeyer ([email protected])
Quality Assurance
Kaurie received her B.S. (biology) with a minor in chemistry in 2011 at Eureka College (Eureka, IL). She worked as a quality control chemist for 10+ years, and joined the Quality Assurance Unit at Spectral Data Services, Inc. in 2022.

Consultants

Professor Eric Oldfield, feh.scs.uiuc.edu/, received his B.Sc. degree in 1969 from the University of Bristol and his Ph.D. degree in 1972 from the University of Sheffield, in Great Britain. He currently is a member of the School of Chemical Sciences faculty at the University of Illinois. His research interests are in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic studies in physical, inorganic and biological chemistry.

NMR Equipment

The 270 NMR System
Operating at a ¹H Larmor frequency of 270.620 MHz, is used for solid-state NMR (ssNMR) of dipolar nuclides (¹H, ¹³C, ²⁹Si, and ³¹P), using a 7mm CPMAS Doty probe.​
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The 400-1 NMR System
Operating at a ¹H Larmor frequency of 399.798 MHz, is equipped with 5 and 10 mm solution probes. It is a state-of-the-art Bruker TopSpin spectrometer, equipped with inverse-detection and PFG capabilities.  Various nuclei include: ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N, ³¹P, and ¹⁹F to name a few.  Various tests include, 2D HSQC, COSY, HMBC, and DEPT.

The 400-3 NMR System
Operating at a ¹H Larmor frequency of 399.61 MHz, is equipped with a 5 mm solution probe. It is a state-of-the-art Bruker TopSpin spectrometer, equipped with inverse-detection and PFG capabilities.  Various nuclei include: ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, and ¹⁹F to name a few.
The 360-1 NMR System
Operating at a ¹H Larmor frequency of 363.335 MHz, is used for solid-state NMR (ssNMR). It is equipped with a 7mm CPMAS Doty probe and a 5 mm SuperSonic Doty probe.  Various nuclei include:  ¹³C, ¹⁵N, ³¹P, and ⁷Li to name a few.​

The 400-2 NMR System
Operating at a ¹H Larmor frequency of 399.853 MHz, is equipped with 5 and 10 mm solution probes. It is a state-of-the-art Varian INOVA spectrometer, equipped with inverse-detection and PFG capabilities.  Various nuclei include: ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, and ²⁹Si to name a few.

​The 400-4 NMR System
Operating at a ¹H Larmor frequency of 399.665 MHz, is equipped with a 5 mm solution probe. It is a state-of-the-art Agilent (formerly Varian) MR-400 spectrometer, equipped with inverse-detection and PFG capabilities.  Various nuclei include: ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, and ¹⁹F to name a few.
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