Joint U.S./German Investigation of Extraordinarily Stable Glasses by Nanocalorimetry

在这个由化学系实验物理化学项目资助的奖项中，来自威斯康星州大学的Mark Ediger教授和他的研究生同事将使用纳米量热技术研究非常稳定的玻璃的行为。 这项研究与由德国研究共同体（DFG）资助的合作奖协调，该合作奖授予罗斯托克大学的Christoph Schick博士。 该奖项将允许Ediger教授在自己的实验室中建造纳米量热设备，并利用Schick教授在使用纳米量热方面的专业知识来研究Ediger教授研究的重点，即有趣和不寻常的玻璃质材料。 非晶材料在许多现代技术中占据中心地位，包括但不限于聚合物、玻璃和非晶半导体。 作为该奖项支持的研究重点的分子玻璃类型显示出作为改进药物的材料的前景。 此外，从事这些项目的学生将在国际环境中进行研究。

In this award, funded by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Prof. Mark Ediger from the University of Wisconsin and his research student colleagues will investigate the behavior of extraordinarily stable glasses using the techniques of nanocalorimetry . This research coordinates with a collaborative award funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) to Dr. Christoph Schick from the University of Rostock. This award will allow Prof. Ediger to build nanocalorimetry equipment in his own laboratory and draw on the expertise of Prof. Schick in the use of nanocalorimetry to study the interesting and unusual glassy materials that are the focus of Prof. Ediger's research. Amorphous materials take center stage in a number of modern technologies, including, but not limited to polymers, glasses and amorphous semiconductors. The type of molecular glasses that are the focus of the research supported in this award show promise as materials for improved pharmaceuticals. In addition, the students working on these projects will be exposed to research in an international setting.