Complexation of Reactive Systems

在这个由化学系实验物理化学项目资助的奖项中，肯尼斯·R·明尼苏达大学双城分校的利奥波德和他的博士后和研究生将研究一系列开壳层和闭壳层复合物的微波光谱。 要研究的复合物包含大气中重要的活性物种，因此，这些研究可能会产生的信息，将有助于科学家在计算重要的大气反应的热力学和动力学参数。除了拟议研究的更广泛的科学影响外，利奥波德教授预计将继续培训一些年轻的女科学家-这是一个传统上在科学界代表性不足的群体。

In this award, funded by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Prof. Kenneth R. Leopold of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and his post-doctoral and graduate research students will investigate the microwave spectra of a series of open-shell and closed-shell complexes. The complexes to be studied contain atmospherically important reactive species, and hence, these studies may yield information that will aid scientists in the calculation of thermodynamic and kinetic parameters for important atmospheric reactions. Besides the broader scientific impacts of the proposed studies, Prof. Leopold is expected to continue to train a number of young female scientists -- a group traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.