NHMFL

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, often abbreviated as NHMFL, is a United States national research facility dedicated to exploring the frontiers of science and engineering through the development and application of high magnetic fields. Established in 1990, NHMFL is a user facility, meaning that scientists from academic institutions, government laboratories, and private industry can apply to use its unique resources for their research.

NHMFL operates through a collaborative network of campuses located primarily in Tallahassee, Florida, at Florida State University, and in Gainesville, Florida, at the University of Florida, with an additional site in Los Alamos, New Mexico, at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The facility is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the state of Florida.

The primary mission of NHMFL is to provide unparalleled magnetic field capabilities to researchers across a wide spectrum of scientific disciplines. These disciplines include condensed matter physics, chemistry, materials science, biology, and medicine. Researchers utilize NHMFL's powerful magnets to investigate the fundamental properties of matter, discover new materials, and understand complex biological and chemical processes.

Key research areas at NHMFL include superconductivity, magnetism, quantum phenomena, and the study of biological molecules. The laboratory is renowned for its high-field electron magnetic resonance (HFEMR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers, as well as its pulsed and superconducting magnet systems, some of which are the strongest in the world. This allows for investigations at conditions not achievable elsewhere.