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，来自威斯康星大学的马克·埃迪格教授和他的研究学生同事将使用纳米量热技术来研究非常稳定的玻璃的行为。这项研究与德国研究基金会(DFG)资助的罗斯托克大学克里斯托夫·希克博士的合作奖项相协调。该奖项将允许Ediger教授在他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法研究有趣和不同寻常的玻璃材料方面的专业知识，这些材料是Ediger教授的研究重点。非晶态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、玻璃和非晶态半导体。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，参与这些项目的学生将接触到国际背景下的研究。

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.