Development of a South Dakota Photodynamics Research Program

这个项目在光动力学(研究与光和物质相互作用相关的变化)领域创造了高科技的自给自足的运作，将组装最先进的设施，并让教师参与他们职业生涯的不同阶段。南达科他州已经有意识地努力在这一领域培养一大批研究人员；南达科他州大学的四名研究人员和南达科他州州立大学的两名研究人员参与了这一努力，他们都在化学系。到目前为止，这一群体对科技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计划的资金支持下，增加了一些设施，如两台激光器(一台氮气和一台YAG)、一台X射线衍射仪、一台闭合循环低温恒温器和一台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能够在国家中具有竞争力的合作小组，从而促进该小组进入国家认可的领域。作为发展的首要任务，该中心将通过引入杰出教师作为系列讲座的一部分，以及通过访问学者计划来增加现有成员之间的互动。其他目标包括夏季研讨会支持，教师创业一揽子计划的增加，以及加强光动力学方面的研究生和本科生研究。提供了九个详细的项目描述：孤立的稀土(III)-离子对在CSM(II)X3主体中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的研究，萘酰亚胺染料的光裂解研究，衍生环和环的络合研究，稀土偶联体系中激发态衰减动力学的作图，含铜(II)和Ru(II)碎片的双金属配合物的激发态性质，分离的镧系化合物衰减动力学的分子束研究，以及在螯合喹酮-联吡啶配合物中的诱导电子转移。

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.