International Collaboration in Chemistry: The Plasma-Analyte Interaction Problem: Toward a Fundamental Advancement in Plasma-Assisted Microanalysis and Materials Characterization

化学系的分析和表面化学项目支持佛罗里达大学的Nicolo Omenetto教授及其合作者David Hahn和Benjamin Smith开展的国际化学合作，参与合作的有多特蒙德大学分析科学研究所的Kay Niemax教授和Carmen Cecilia Garcia博士、BAM联邦材料研究和测试研究所的Igor Gornushkin博士以及柏林洪堡大学的Ulrich Panne教授，以研究与最终分析物响应直接相关的复杂等离子体-分析物相互作用，以及激光烧蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱、电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱、和激光诱导击穿光谱。这项研究试图通过解决与等离子体-分析物界面相关的问题来改变这些分析方法，从而为支持微分析、纳米科学、新材料开发和生物科学等方面的努力向前迈出重要的一步。本研究采用理论建模与创新实验相结合的研究方法。这一国际合作研究项目由NSF和德国科学基金会(DFG)联合支持。这项研究还得到了国家科学基金会国际科学与工程办公室(OISE)的支持，除了科学计划外，该项目还在等离子体科学和高级分析方案的重要技术领域教育和培训科学和工程专业的学生。整个课程直接影响本科生和研究生，因为他们更多地参与到与研究活动、新兴技术和现实世界分析应用密切相关的国际学习环境中。通过直接参与研究，包括暑期研究项目、本科生自主学习以及NSF/Howard Hughes医学研究所生命科学核心实验室的教学模块，学生将获得广泛的教育。

The Analytical and Surface Chemistry Program in the Division of Chemistry supports work of Prof. Nicolo Omenetto and collaborators David Hahn and Benjamin Smith at the University of Florida for an International Collaboration in Chemistry involving Prof. Kay Niemax and Dr. Carmen Cecilia Garcia at the University of Dortmund Institute for Analytical Sciences, Dr. Igor Gornushkin at the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, and Prof. Ulrich Panne at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, to investigate the complex plasma-analyte interactions directly related to the ultimate analyte response and to the quality of the results provided by laser-ablation inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry, inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. The research seeks to transform these analytical methods by solving problems associated with the plasma-analyte interface, thereby providing an essential step forward to support, for example, efforts in microanalysis, the nanosciences, novel materials development, and the biosciences. The research involves a combination of theoretical modeling and innovative experimental methods. This international collaborative research project is supported jointly by NSF and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The study is also supported by the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) at NSF.In addition to the scientific program, the project also functions to educate and train science and engineering students in the important technology areas of plasma science and advanced analytical schemes. The overall program directly impacts undergraduate and graduate students by increasing their involvement in an international learning environment strongly coupled to research activities, and to emerging technologies and real-world analytical applications. Through direct participation in the research, including summer research projects, independent study for undergraduate students, and teaching modules for the NSF/Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science for Life core laboratory, students will gain a broad education.