CAREER: Development of a Multidisciplinary Program in University Education and Research in the Behavior of Confined Complex Fluids

安德鲁·马库斯获得了理论和计算化学计划颁发的职业奖，该奖项旨在对受空间限制的几何形状的复合材料的性质进行实验研究，例如薄膜或薄膜形式的聚合物、胶体或生物分子膜系统。马库斯将从事三个相互关联的研究方向：1)研究这些系统的结构和动力学；2)开发高灵敏度的仪器技术，专门用于从非常小或很窄的体积中检测光学信号；以及3)将这些技术扩展到研究与生物相关的系统的性质，如膜结合蛋白质。马库斯在本科阶段的教学计划将通过开发多学科主题和使用认知学习过程来拓宽荣誉新生化学的内容，通过参与积极地吸引学生。在研究生阶段，他将通过参与多学科研究项目来扩大研究生教育和研究活动。超分子系统的复杂性预示着在纳米技术领域有一系列丰富的有用行为。然而，目前对受限空间中液体的性质，无论是简单的还是复杂的，都缺乏足够的了解。马库斯的研究将试图扩展这一理解，并阐明此类系统的性质。

Andrew Marcus is supported by a CAREER award from the Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Program to perform experimental studies of the properties of complex materials confined to spatially restricted geometries such as polymer, colloid or biomolecular membrane systems in thin films or membrane form. Marcus will pursue three interrelated lines of investigation: 1) the study of structure and dynamics of these systems; 2) the development of highly sensitive instrumental techniques specialized in the detection of optical signals from volumes that are very small or narrow; and 3) the extension of these techniques towards the study of the properties of biologically relevant systems such as membrane bound proteins. Marcus' teaching plan at the undergraduate level will broaden the content of honors freshman chemistry by developing multidisciplinary themes and using cognitive learning processes that actively engage students through participation. At the graduate level he will broaden the graduate education and research activities through involvement in multidisciplinary research projects.The complexity of supermolecular systems holds promise to a rich array of behaviors useful in the area of nanotechnology. At the present time, however, there is insufficient understanding of the properties of liquids, simple or complex, in confined spaces. Marcus' research will attempt to extend this understanding and shed light on the properties of such systems.