Presidential Young Investigator Award/Development of Artificial Enzymes.

这个总统青年研究者奖在有机 和高分子化学计划提供支持， 工作（“分子设计”或“分子工程”）的博士。 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的埃里克·V·安斯林说。 的 研究包括设计、合成和利用 分子，在一个特定的环境中完成特定的目标或任务。 类似于生物分子。 分子识别 和分子组装被用来解决 生物有机和有机金属催化，以及固态 结构设计 其中一个研究领域涉及分子裂缝的发展。 裂缝的内部可以用来识别和绑定 几种不同类型的分子 这些分子 设计用于催化水解酰胺和磷酸二酯。 第二个研究领域涉及模板的开发， 识别并结合有机介质中的有机官能团。 这些模板将附着在有机金属催化剂上， 为了实现基板多点结合并赋予 催化的专一性。 研究的另一个重点是 电导体和铁磁体的发展 其具有半导体中所需的重要性质 和数据存储行业。

This Presidential Young Investigator Award given in the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program provides support for the work ("Molecular Design" or "Molecular Engineering") of Dr. Eric V. Anslyn at the University of Texas at Austin. The research involves the design, synthesis, and utilization of molecules that accomplish a specific objective or task in a similar manner to biological molecules. Molecular recognition and molecular assembly are being used to approach problems in bioorganic and organometallic catalysis, and solid state structure design. One area of study is involved with developing molecular clefts. The interior of the cleft can be used to recognize and bind several different types of molecules. The molecules are being designed to catalytically hydrolyze amides and phosphodiesters. A second area of study involves development of templates that recognize and bind organic functional groups in organic media. These templates will be attached to organometallic catalysts in order to accomplish substrate multipoint binding and to impart specificity in the catalysis. Another focus of research is on the development of electrical conductors and ferromagnets which possess important properties desired in the semiconductor and data storage industries.