Vibrational, Orientational, and Conformational Dynamics of Molecules in Solution

在这个由化学系实验物理化学项目资助的奖项中，麻省理工学院化学系的Andrei Tokmakoff教授和他的研究生同事将利用二维红外(2D-IR)光谱研究生物分子在溶液中的振动取向和构象动力学。这项研究的最终目标是开发新的工具来研究蛋白质的结构和动力学。除了被支持的研究的更广泛的科学影响外，参与这些项目的研究学生将获得先进激光技术的经验。托克马科夫教授还在他的网站上维护着一个2D-IR数据交换中心，他的课程材料通过麻省理工学院的开放式课程计划提供。

In this award, funded by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Prof. Andrei Tokmakoff of the Chemistry Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his graduate student colleagues will study the vibrational orientational and conformational dynamics of biomolecules in solution with two-dimensional infrared (2D-IR) spectroscopy. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop new tools with which to study protein structure and dynamics. Besides the broader scientific impacts of the research being supported, the research students working on these projects will gain experience with advanced laser techniques. Prof. Tokmakoff also maintains a clearinghouse of 2D-IR data on his website, and his course materials are made available through MIT's OpenCourseWare initiative.