CAREER: Supramolecular Synthesis from Clay Mimics to Clusters

该奖项由化学系：无机，生物无机和有机化学计划，以及材料研究系：固态化学计划，教授艾丽西亚M。密西西比州立大学的贝蒂支持对氢键无机/有机杂化材料的合成和表征的研究。 超分子合成方法将建立制备具有有机柱的无机/有机杂化层（均金属粘土模拟物）和具有杂化柱的杂化层（异金属粘土模拟物）的新方法。 这些新材料有望在催化、化学分离和分子识别等方面有广泛的用途，并在磁性固体和半导体的开发中有潜在的应用。 该教育计划为密西西比州十五所高中的学生和教师提供了参与化学研究的机会。 贝蒂教授特别注重鼓励妇女以及代表性不足的少数民族和经济上处于不利地位的本科生和高中生参加她的研究和教育活动。 每年的继续教育课程，重点是晶体生长，粘土化学，沸石和矿物也将提供给密西西比科学教师。

This award by the Division of Chemistry: Inorganic, Bioinorganic, and Organometallic Chemistry Program, and the Division of Materials Research: Solid State Chemistry Program, to Professor Alicia M. Beatty at Mississippi State University supports studies on the synthesis and characterization of hydrogen-bonded inorganic/organic hybrid materials. The supermolecular synthetic approach will establish new methods for the preparation of inorganic/organic hybrid layers with organic pillars (homo-metallic clay mimics) and hybrid layers with hybrid pillars (hetero-metallic clay mimics). These novel materials are expected to have broad use in catalysis, chemical separations, and molecular recognition, as well as potential applications in the development of magnetic solids and semiconductors. The educational plan provides students and teachers in fifteen high schools in the Mississippi State region with an opportunity to participate in chemical research. Professor Beatty particularly focuses on encouraging women as well as underrepresented minority and economically disadvantaged undergraduate and high school students to take part in her research and educational activities. Annual continuing education classes focusing on crystal growth, clay chemistries, and zeolites and minerals will also be offered to Mississippi science teachers.