Studies of the chemical and physical properties of molybdenum-based mixed metal oxide clusters

在这项由化学系实验物理化学项目资助的奖项中，印第安纳大学的卡罗琳·C·贾罗尔德教授和她的研究生和本科生同事将研究基于钼氧化物的混合金属小团簇的电子结构和化学反应活性。这些实验的主要目标是了解催化活性，最终可能导致催化剂材料的选择性、效率和稳定性的提高。过渡金属氧化物在许多重要的工业催化过程中都是重要的。改善这些催化剂的性能可以在改进工艺、提高能效、减少浪费的副产品等方面产生深远的影响。贾罗尔德教授和她的学生正在追求的那种基础研究的最终结果将是改进催化材料。除了贾罗尔德教授的研究工作产生的更广泛的社会影响外，她还将继续她的许多和各种努力，以支持科学界的女性。

In this award, funded by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Prof. Caroline C. Jarrold of Indiana University and her graduate and undergraduate student colleagues will investigate the electronic structure and chemical reactivity of small molybdenum oxide-based mixed metal clusters. The primary goal of these experiments is to understand catalytic activity on a level that could ultimately lead to improved selectivity, efficiency and stability of catalyst materials. Transition metal oxides are important in a wide range of industrially important catalytic processes. Improving the performance of these catalysts can have profound impacts in improving processes, making them more energy efficient, reducing wasteful byproducts, etc. The eventual outcome provided by the kind of basic research that Prof. Jarrold and her students are pursuing will be improved materials for catalysis. In addition to the broader societal impact of Prof. Jarrold's research work, she will continue her many and varied efforts to support women in the sciences.