Instrumentation for Ultra-Sensitive Detection of Oxygen and Fluorescence in Photosynthetic Bio-Materials

该奖项支持开发一种改进型氧电极，该氧电极的氧灵敏度预计比类似类型的市售电极高五个数量级，并且响应时间有所改善。 该仪器还将具有荧光激发和检测能力。 该仪器有望促进光合反应机制的研究，允许在微秒的时间范围内的光合辅助因子的氧化还原状态和电荷转移动力学的测定。 除了这些科学目标外，该项目预计将对研究生和本科生的培训产生重大影响。

This award supports the development of an improved version of an oxygen electrode that is expected to have an oxygen sensitivity five orders of magnitude greater than that of commercially available electrodes of similar type, as well as an improved response time. The instrument will also have fluorescence excitation and detection capabilities. The instrument is expected to facilitate studies of photosynthetic reaction mechanisms, permitting the determination of the redox state and charge transfer kinetics of photosynthetic cofactors in the microsecond time range. In addition to these scientific goals, the project is expected to have a significant impact on training of graduate and undergraduate students.