Reactivity, Mechanisms, and Thermochemistry of Gas Phase Ions

在这个由化学系化学结构、动力学和机制项目支持的项目中，科罗拉多大学博尔德分校的Veronica Bierbaum教授和她的博士后、研究生和本科生同事将研究气相离子的反应。在他们多管齐下的研究中，他们将研究涉及有机分子、肽、金属簇和高活性中性物质的广泛反应。此外，Bierbaum实验室开发的专业电离源和质谱技术将进一步适应于探索与环境和生物科学相关的问题。来自Bierbaum教授实验室的数据将会引起那些试图了解各种分子的反应性、能量学和结构的科学家的兴趣。这些结果也将被理论家用来评估计算机模型和计算方法的准确性。此外，分子反应性的基础研究提供了关键数据，可以在过程环境和自然环境中对分子进行敏感检测。除了拟议工作的更广泛的技术影响外，比尔鲍姆教授还通过与中小学教师的合作以及与学生的许多拓展活动，将化学的兴奋带给了广大年龄段的美国人。比尔鲍姆教授还将继续在自己的实验室招募和指导一个多元化的研究小组，以扩大人们对科学的参与。

In this project supported by the Chemical Structure, Dynamics, and Mechanisms Program of the Division of Chemistry, Professor Veronica Bierbaum of the University of Colorado at Boulder and her postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate student colleagues will study the reactions of gas-phase ionic species. In their multi-pronged studies, they will examine a broad array of reactions involving organic molecules, peptides, metal clusters, and highly reactive neutral species. In addition, the specialized ionization sources and mass spectrometric techniques developed in the Bierbaum laboratory will be further adapted to explore problems relevant to the environmental and biological sciences. The data from Professor Bierbaum's laboratory will be of interest to scientists who seek to understand the reactivities, energetics, and structures of a wide variety of molecules. These results will also be used by theorists to assess the accuracy of computer models and computational methods. In addition, the fundamental studies of molecular reactivity provide critical data that enables the sensitive detection of molecules in process environments and in natural environments. Besides the broader technological impact of the proposed work, Professor Bierbaum brings the excitement of chemistry to a wide age-range of Americans through her work with primary and secondary school teachers and her many outreach activities with their students. Professor Bierbaum will also personally work towards broadening participation in science by continuing to recruit and mentor a diverse research group in her own laboratory.