CAREER: Laser Spectroscopic Studies of the Dynamics of Recombinative Desorption and Bimolecular Surface Reactions

这个教师早期职业发展（CAREER）项目，由 分析和表面化学程序，侧重于阐明 固体中许多分子过程的机制和动力学 表面：扩散、重组解吸和双分子反应。 罗格斯大学的齐默尔曼教授和他的学生将利用 状态分辨光谱的解吸物种探测 包括硅上的氢在内的许多气-固系统的动力学 和金属表面以及一氧化碳的催化氧化 过渡金属和金属氧化物表面。 这个职业研究项目 还将寻求进一步利用“同伴教学”在 大学物理课程作为克服负面影响的手段 学生们对物理学的先入之见。 齐默尔曼教授 还将开发基于激光的物理实验室实验 本科生 小分子化学反应机理的阐明 吸附到固体表面上是改善 一些重要的技术流程的性能。 教授 齐默尔曼和他在罗格斯大学的学生将使用光学 光谱学研究表面化学相关的动力学 催化剂和微电子工业。 这个职业项目将 为学生提供化学的基本知识， 广泛的影响 本科生将受益匪浅 通过教学和实验室的创新， 齐默尔曼将在物理课程中灌输。

This Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) project, supported by the Analytical and Surface Chemistry Program, focuses on the elucidation of the mechanisms and dynamics of a number of molecular processes at solid surfaces: diffusion, recombinative desorption, and bimolecular reactions. Professor Zimmerman and his students at Rutgers University will utilize state-resolved optical spectroscopy of desorbed species to probe the dynamics of a number of gas-solid systems including hydrogen on silicon and metal surfaces and the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide at transition metal and metal oxide surfaces. This CAREER research project will also seek to further exploit the use of `Peer Instruction` in the undergraduate physics curriculum as a means of overcoming negative preconceptions that students have about physics. Professor Zimmerman will also develop laser-based laboratory experiments for physics undergraduates. The elucidation of chemical reaction mechanisms of small molecules adsorbed onto solid surfaces is a key element in improving the performance of a number technologically important processes. Professor Zimmerman and his students at Rutgers University will use optical spectroscopy to study the dynamics of surface chemistry relevant to the catalyst and microelectronics industries. This CAREER project will provide students with a fundamental knowledge of chemistry with broadranging implications. Undergraduate students will benefit greatly by both the pedagogical and laboratory innovations that Professor Zimmerman will instill in the physics curriculum.