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Scott Burt

Teaching Professor
Curriculum Vitae
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Website: https://labs.chem.byu.edu/nmr-facility
Email: scott.burt@byu.edu

C414 BNSN - Brigham Young University
701 E University PKWY
Provo, Utah 84602-2401

8014222404

Biography

Dr. Scott Burt received his B.S. in Chemistry at BYU where he worked with Randy Shirts designing and building several software tools to study the statistical mechanics of small systems. Scott received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at UC Berkeley where he developed new techniques in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). In the lab of Alex Pines, Scott helped developed techniques based on the curious properties of para-hydrogen that allow dramatic increases of the NMR signal strength. This improvement in sensitivity allows the application of magnetic resonance imaging to gas phase catalysis where one can visualize the distribution of velocity, pressure, temperature and density within a packed catalyst bed. Scott returned to BYU in July of 2008 to manage the NMR facility in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Scott was promoted to the rank of full professor in 2019 and received the Karl G. Maeser Professional Faculty Excellence Award in 2020.

Teaching Interests

General chemistry and applications of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to chemistry. I also teach the Old Norse language and literature course for the Scandinavian Studies department.

Honors and Awards

  • Utah Award for Chemistry Professional, Central Utah Section and Salt Lake Section of the American Chemical Society (2021 - 2021)
  • Karl G. Maeser Professional Faculty Excellence Award, Brigham Young University (2020 - 2020)
  • Dpt. of Homeland Security Graduate Research Fellowship, Department of Homeland Security (2005 - 2008)
  • Eric Abramson Memorial Fellowship, U.C. Berkeley, College of Chemistry (2005 - 2005)

Memberships

  • American Chemical Society (2008 - Present)
  • Association of Managers in Magnetic Resonance Laboratories (2008 - Present)

Professional Citizenship

  • Committee/Council Member, Association for Managers of Magnetic Resonance Labs – Steering Committee (2022 - Present)
  • Grant Proposal Reviewer, External, National Science Foundation (2024 - 2024)
  • Grant Proposal Reviewer, External, National Science Foundation (2023 - 2023)
  • Other, American Chemical Society, Utah Local Section (2020 - 2022)
  • Other, American Chemical Society, Utah Local Section (2018 - 2020)
  • Other, American Chemical Society, Utah Local Section (2016 - 2018)
  • Other, Agilent Technologies (2010 - 2014)

Courses Taught

Publications

Matt A Peterson Scott R Burt Terungwa H. Iorkula Bryce A Tolman Mariur Rodriguez Moreno Nye C Johnon Christopher B Stewart Mary L Setelin Adam X Wayment Braxton M Felix Scott R Burt David J Michaelis J A Parkman C D Barlow A P Sheppert S Jacobsen C A Barksdale A X Wayment M P Neston Scott R Burt David J Michaelis Adam X. Wayment Mariur Rodriguez Moreno Carter J. Jones Gabriel J. Smith Parker Jarman Nayeli J. Garcia Morin Morgan J. Coombs Jacob A. Parkman Connor D. Barlow Stacy Allington Smith Scott R Burt David J. Michaelis Scott R Burt Joshua W Peterson James Kimball Harper Scott R Burt James Kimball Harper M Cryer K Lane M Greer Rex G Cates Scott R Burt Merritt Brooks Andrus Jiping Zou Paul Rogers Marc David Hansen J Burgado S S Panayampalli C W Day D F Smee Barry Leroy Johnson Scott R Burt P. A. Machicao R. K. Christensen N. B. Lohner J. D. Singleton Matt A Peterson D. J. Son D. H. Kim S. Nah M. H. Park H. Lee S. Han U. Venkatareddy B. Gann K. Rodriguez Scott R Burt Y. W. Ham Y. Y. Jung J. T. Hong M. P. Paudyal A. M. Adebesin Scott R Burt Daniel Halsell Ess Z. Ma L. Kurti J. R. Falck David John Michaelis V. Udumula S. H. Nazari Scott R Burt M. N. Alfindee Philip R Bennallack Scott R Burt Michael J Heder Richard A Robison Joel Shelby Griffitts Maryam Khosravi Merritt Brooks Andrus Scott R Burt Brian F Woodfield Nanette N Jarenwattananon Stefan Gloggler Trenton Otto Arek Melkonian William Morris Scott R Burt Omar M Yaghi Louis-S Bouchard Alexander D Curtis Scott R Burt Angela R Calchera James E Patterson Jadd R. Shelton Scott R Burt Matt A Peterson Scott R Burt L. -S. Bouchard Scott R Burt M. S. Anwar K. V. Kovtunov I. V. Koptyug A. Pines L. -S. Bouchard K. V. Kovtunov Scott R Burt M. S. Anwar I. V. Koptyug R. Z. Sagdeev A. Pines I. V. Koptyug K. V. Kovtunov Scott R Burt M. S. Anwar C. Hilty S. -I. Han A. Pines R. Z. Sagdeev Randall Brent Shirts Scott R Burt A. M. Johnson

Presentations

Philip Bennallack Scott R Burt Richard A Robison Joel Shelby Griffitts