Discovery Corps Postdoctoral Fellowship: Spatially-Dependent Evolution of the Electronic Properties of Organic Photovoltaic Systems And Marketing Based-Education in Seattle

化学系为华盛顿大学的Liam Pingree提供2007-2008学年和2008-2009学年探索团队博士后研究员的支持。Pingree博士的研究目标是开发新的原子力显微镜(AFM)技术，专注于了解有机太阳能电池的效率和寿命。Pingree将使用AFM在纳米尺度上检查电子性质，以监测迁移率、电荷衰减率和单色效率的变化。这将使详细研究材料的物理结构与其电子性质之间的关系成为可能。对这些关系的更好理解可能会导致有机太阳能电池的重大改进。该项目的服务部分侧重于对公众进行关于替代能源的教育。Pingree将与华盛顿大学艺术学院的视觉传播和设计项目以及华盛顿大学技术传播系合作，设计并开展一项关于西雅图地铁公交系统的教育活动。这项活动将把重点放在过境教育上，同时将人们引导到一个网站，该网站提供更详细的主题信息和华盛顿大学的其他教育资源。这项活动的目标是接触到传统外展计划错过的个人，并提高西雅图公众的科学素养。如果成功，这些项目可以在美国其他大都会地区实施。探索军团团契项目寻求将研究专业知识与专业服务相结合的新的博士后和专业发展模式。探索兵团研究员通过解决国家需求领域的项目来利用他们的研究专长。他们的项目增强了研究能力和基础设施，并有助于劳动力发展和创造就业机会。探索团队计划同时支持博士后研究员和高级研究员。

The Division of Chemistry supports Liam Pingree of the University of Washington (UW) as a Discovery Corps Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 academic years. Dr. Pingree's research is targeted at the development of new atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques focused on understanding organic solar cell efficiencies and lifetimes. Pingree will examine electronic properties at the nanometer scale using AFM to monitor fluctuations in mobility, charge decay rates, and variations in monochromatic efficiency. This will enable detailed studies of the relationship between the physical structure of the materials and their electronic properties. An improved understanding of these relationships could lead to significant improvements in organic solar cells. The service component of this project focuses on the education of the public on alternative energy sources. Pingree will design and carry out an educational campaign on the Seattle metro bus system in conjunction with the UW School of Art's Visual Communications and Design Program and the UW Department of Technical Communications. This campaign will focus on on-transit education while directing people to a website that provides information on more detailed topics and other educational resources at the University of Washington. The goals of the campaign are to reach individuals missed by traditional outreach programs and to improve the scientific literacy of the Seattle public. If successful, these programs could be implemented in other metro areas within the United States.The Discovery Corps Fellowship Program seeks new postdoctoral and professional development models that combine research expertise with professional service. Discovery Corps Fellows leverage their research expertise through projects that address areas of national need. Their projects enhance research capacity and infrastructure and contribute to workforce development and job creation. The Discovery Corps Program supports both Postdoctoral Fellows and Senior Fellows.