U.S.- U.K. Cooperative Research: Vibrational Deactivation of OH, a Diagnostic in Complex Formation

这项为期三年的美英大气化学合作研究奖的获奖者包括迈阿密大学罗森斯蒂尔海洋和大气科学学院的安东尼·J·海恩斯和他的学生，以及利兹大学化学学院的迈克尔·J·皮林。该项目将侧重于复杂中间体在大气中羟基自由基(OH)反应中的作用。其目的是使用理论来检查大气中重要的OH反应，并使用结果来指导实验程序。将研究OH和NO2形成硝酸的化学反应，以及中间体在对流层和平流层中的复合和影响中的作用。这些反应对于了解臭氧的产生和空气污染的原因很重要。每个小组都为项目带来了独特的互补专业知识。美国的研究人员是一名实验者，英国人是大气化学动力学方面的专家理论家。该项目将推进美国学生的博士研究，并在国际环境中提供研究培训。

0203544HynesThis three-year award for US-UK cooperative research in atmospheric chemistry involves Anthony J. Hynes and his students at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and Michael J. Pilling at the University of Leeds' School of Chemistry. The project will focus on the role of complex intermediates in reactions of the hyroxyl radical (OH) in the atmosphere. The objective is to use theory to examine important OH reactions in the atmosphere and use the results to guide experimental procedures. Chemical reactions of OH and NO2 to form nitric acid will be studied along with the role of intermediates in recombination and impact in the troposphere and stratosphere. These reactions are of importance to understanding ozone production and causes of air pollution. Each group brings unique complementary expertise to the project. The US investigator is an experimentalist and the British are expert theorists in atmospheric chemical kinetics. The project will advance doctoral research of US students and provide research training in an international environment.