CAREER: Alternating Copolymerization of Aziridines and Carbon Monoxide

李佳博士，理哈伊大学化学系，受到美国国家科学基金会化学部无机、生物无机和有机金属化学项目的支持，他的工作是推动一类新的均相催化反应的设计和开发，作为一种经济上有吸引力的合成多肽的途径。这种新的化学反应涉及到以钴配合物为催化剂的叠氮吡啶和一氧化碳的交替共聚。这项研究结合了一个教育目标，培养学生创造性地解决化学问题，使他们能够处理化学工业中出现的问题。以探究为基础的实验课程将教导学生创造性地解决问题的智力过程。将邀请工业演讲者在“化学工业中的问题解决”小型研讨会上进行研讨会。紧密的工业合作伙伴关系，以丰富学生的教育经验和促进技术创新是该计划的标志。

Dr. Li Jia, Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, is supported by the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry program of the Division of Chemistry, National Science Foundation, for his work under a CAREER Award to advance the design and development of a new class of homogeneous catalytic reactions as an economically attractive route for the synthesis of poly-beta-peptides. This new chemistry involves the alternating copolymerizations of aziridines and carbon monoxide with cobalt complexes as catalysts. This research is coupled with an educational objective to foster creative chemistry problem-solving in students to prepare them to deal with arising problems in the chemical industry. An inquiry-based laboratory course will be used to teach students the intellectual process of creative problem solving. Industrial speakers will be invited to give seminars at a mini-symposium on "Problem-Solving in the Chemical Industry". Close industrial partnership to enrich students' educational experiences and to facilitate technological innovation is a hallmark of the program.