Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Chemistry

Sarah H. Tolbert博士被授予美国国家科学基金会化学博士后研究奖学金。托尔伯特博士在加州大学伯克利分校教授A. Paul Alivisatos的指导下获得博士学位。托尔伯特博士将在加州大学圣巴巴拉分校的盖伦·斯塔基教授的赞助下继续研究。博士后研究方向为氧化铁介孔材料的研究。该系统由表面活性剂/无机复合材料组成，显示出类似液晶的长周期顺序。以氧化铁为模型无机物，利用氧化还原化学方法合成和表征介孔。所生产的材料是由莫斯堡尔光谱以及通过检查磁性表征。这项工作的总体目标是理解和预测固体的可观察状态。化学博士后研究奖学金项目被视为一项重要的基础设施项目，旨在拓宽新博士的知识和经验，吸引他们从事当代化学研究和教学中有意义的职业。

Dr. Sarah H. Tolbert has been awarded an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Chemistry. Dr. Tolbert received the doctoral degree from the University of California at Berkeley under the supervision of Professor A. Paul Alivisatos. Dr. Tolbert will continue research at the University of California at Santa Barbara under the sponsorship of Professor Galen Stucky. The postdoctoral research will focus on the study of iron oxide mesoporous materials. The systems consist of surfactant/inorganic composites that display long range periodic order reminiscent of liquid crystals. The synthesis and characterization of mesopores is accomplished through the use of redox chemistry with iron oxide as the model inorganic. The materials produced are characterized by Moessbauer spectroscopy as well as by examination of magnetic properties. The work leads toward the overall goal of understanding and predicting the observable states of solids. The Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Chemistry Program is viewed as an important infrastructural program designed to broaden the knowledge and experience of new Ph. D.s and attract them into meaningful careers in contemporary chemical research and teaching.