Development of a South Dakota Photodynamics Research Program

该项目在光动力学领域（研究与光和物质相互作用相关的变化）创建高科技自我维持的操作，将组装最先进的设施，并让教师参与其职业生涯的各个阶段。南达科他州有意识地努力培养这一领域的关键研究人员;这项努力涉及南达科他州大学（USD）的四名研究人员和南达科他州州立大学（SDSU）的两名研究人员，他们都在化学系。迄今为止，这一群体对科学和技术基础设施产生了重要影响。在NSF、石油研究基金、国防部、私营部门联盟、大学来源和南达科他州EPSCoR计划的资助下，增加了一些设施，如两个激光器（一个氮气和一个YAG）、一个X射线衍射仪、一个闭合循环低温恒温器和一个基于激光的短寿命荧光分光光度计。该项目旨在增加学术活动，并通过提供一些必要的额外基础设施，将该小组合并为一个具有国家竞争力的合作团队，促进该小组进入国家认可的领域。作为发展的第一要务，该中心将通过引进杰出的教师作为系列讲座的一部分，以及通过访问学者计划，增加现有成员之间的互动。其他目标包括夏季研讨会的支持，教师启动包的增强，并在光动力学的研究生和本科生的研究增强。提供了九个详细的项目说明：CsM（II）X3中孤立镧系元素（III）-离子对能量转移机理的补充实验和理论研究，新型阴离子传感系统的光动力学研究，肉桂酰胺、硫代肉桂酰胺和相关化合物的光异构化机理研究，萘酰亚胺染料的光致碎裂研究，衍生环和环拉胺络合作用的研究，耦合镧系元素体系中激发态衰变动力学的绘图，含Cu（II）和Ru（II）片段的双金属络合物的激发态性质，孤立镧系元素化合物衰变动力学的分子束研究，醌-联吡啶螯合物中的光诱导电子转移

This project, creating high tech self-sustaining operations in the field of photodynamics (the study of change associated with the interaction of light and matter), will assemble state-of-the-art facilities and involve faculty in various stages of their careers. South Dakota has made a conscious effort to develop a critical mass of researchers in this area; the effort involves four researchers at the University of South Dakota (USD) and two at South Dakota State University (SDSU), all in the Department of Chemistry. So far this group has had an important impact on the science and technology infrastructure. With funds from NSF, the Petroleum Research Fund, the Department of Defense, private-sector alliances, university sources, and the South Dakota EPSCoR program, some facilities have been added such as two lasers (one nitrogen and one YAG), an x-ray diffractometer, a closed-cycle cryostat, and a laser-based short-lifetime fluorescence spectrophotometer. This project aims at increasing the scholarly activities and promoting the group into the realm of national recognition by providing some necessary additional infrastructure to coalesce this group into a collaborative team that is capable of national competitiveness. As first priority in the development, the Center will increase interaction between existing membership by bringing in distinguished faculty as part of a lecture series, as well as through a visiting scholar program. Other goals include summer symposium support, the augmentation of a faculty start-up package, and the enhancement of graduate and undergraduate research in photodynamics. Nine detailed project descriptions are provided:A Complementary Experimental and Theoretical Study of Energy Transfer Mechanisms for Isolated Lanthanide(III)-Ion Pairs in CsM(II)X3 Hosts,Photodynamics Studies of a Novel Anion-Sensing System,Studies of the Mechanisms of Photoisomerization of Cinnamamides, Thiocinnamamides, and Related Compounds,Studies of the Photofragmentation of Naphthalimide Dyes,Studies of the Complexation of Derivatized Cyclem and Cyclam,Mapping the Excited State Decay Dynamics in a Coupled Lanthanide System,Excited-State Properties of Bimetallic Complexes Containing Cu(II) and Ru(II) Fragments,Molecular Beam Studies of the Decay Dynamics of Isolated Lanthanide Compounds, andPhotoinduced Electron Transfer in Chelating Quinone-Bipyridine Complexes.