MRI: Acquisition of Electrochemical Instrumentation to Enhance Research Training and Teaching at the University of San Francisco

MRI：购买电化学仪器以加强旧金山大学的研究培训和教学

• 批准号: 0216617
• 负责人: Lawrence Margerum
• 金额: $ 3.81万
• 依托单位: University of San Francisco
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-01 至 2005-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0216617&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Electrochemical; Instrumentation; Enhance

With support from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, Lawrence Margerum and colleagues at the University of San Francisco will acquire electrochemical instrumentation to enhance research training and teaching. The equipment includes a very sensitive potentiostat/galvanostat, a frequence response detector for AC impedance measurements and modern software to be used with microelectrodes. Research projects that will exploit this instrumentation include a) voltammetric studies of small molecule binding to potential macromolecular catalysts (dendrimers); b) characterization of the redox properties of potential bioinorganic catalysts; c) measurements of heterogeneous electron transfer rates via rapid scanning techniques; and d) characterization of the biological gels found in the electrosensory organs of sharks. This equipment will be used in advanced undergraduate courses in the Chemistry and Environmental Science departments at the university, and in an outreach program for a community-based sampling program in collaboration with teachers and students at local high schools. These studies will have an impact in a number of areas including development of more efficient catalysts for the manufacturing industry and polymer chemistry.

在重大研究仪器 (MRI) 项目的支持下，旧金山大学的 Lawrence Margerum 及其同事将购买电化学仪器，以加强研究培训和教学。 该设备包括非常灵敏的恒电位仪/恒电流仪、用于交流阻抗测量的频率响应检测器以及与微电极一起使用的现代软件。 利用该仪器的研究项目包括：a) 小分子与潜在大分子催化剂（树枝状聚合物）结合的伏安研究； b) 潜在生物无机催化剂的氧化还原性质的表征； c) 通过快速扫描技术测量异质电子转移速率； d) 鲨鱼电感应器官中发现的生物凝胶的表征。 该设备将用于该大学化学和环境科学系的高级本科课程，以及与当地高中教师和学生合作的基于社区的采样计划的外展计划。 这些研究将对许多领域产生影响，包括为制造业和高分子化学开发更高效的催化剂。