U. S.-Germany Cooperative Research: The Catalytic Activation of Hydrocarbons in the Interphase

该奖项支持威廉·卡斯卡和加州大学圣巴巴拉分校的学生与德国图宾根大学无机化学系的赫尔曼·迈耶合作开展第三年的研究。由该奖项资助的研究将开发在200摄氏度下稳定的铑和铱磷碳磷（PCP）“钳子”分子。这有两个重要的原因：它们催化烷烃脱氢成烯烃，这对商业目标很重要；它们产生氢气，这对燃料电池有潜在的用处。双方拥有独特的专业知识和设施，这是该联合研究项目取得成功所必需的。强调初级研究人员的交流，以便为他们的训练增加一个国际层面，并使他们能够在职业生涯的早期建立国际联系。

0089661KaskaThis award supports a third year of funding for William Kaska and students from the University of California-Santa Barbara in a collaboration with Hermann Meyer of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Tuebingen in Germany. The research funded by this award will develop rhodium and iridium phosphourous-carbon-phophorous (PCP) "Pincer" molecules which are stable up to 200 degrees centigrade. This is significant for two reasons: they catalytically dehydrogenate alkanes to alkenes which is important for commercial objectives; they produce hydrogen gas, which is potentially useful for fuel cells. Both sides have unique expertise and facilities necessary to a successful outcome of this joint research project. Exchange of junior researchers is emphasized to add an international dimension to their training and to allow them to establish international connections early in their careers.