Collaborative Research: Experimental and Theoretical/Computational Studies of Low Energy Collisions with Molecules

合作研究：低能分子碰撞的实验和理论/计算研究

• 批准号: 1306742
• 负责人: Murtadha Khakoo
• 金额: $ 6万
• 依托单位: CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1306742&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Experimental; Theoretical; Computational

This project will concern the investigation of reactions of slow electrons with biomolecules. Such slow electrons are typically found in human tissue after irradiation with deep ultra-violet photons and X-rays. The processes concerned will be in the excitation of electron states in the biomolecule, a process which is complicated by the size of such molecules, and involves close collaboration between two established and advanced theoretical (Caltech) and experimental (Cal State Fullerton) groups. Recent success in work with water has provided impetus for this collaboration to look at more complex molecules - methanol and ethanol and has provided a good foundation for this direction of research.The broader impact of this collaboration is its involvement of international experimental (U. Juiz de Fora) and theoretical groups (USP, U. Parana in Curitiba, Unicamp) in Brazil. It also provides involvement of US undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton to go to Brazil to carry out summer research to do experimental work in developing projects there as well as taking electron-biomolecule collisions data to transfer US technology to Brazil and to foster scientific relations between the two countries. This also provides impetus for Brazilian faculty and students from these universities to come to the USA to CIT/CSUF and collaborate. The students who participate get international experience and are very likely to pursue graduate studies in physics or physical chemistry. This award is being co-funded by NSF's Office of International and Integrative Activities.

本计画将研究慢电子与生物分子的反应。这种慢电子通常在用深紫外光子和X射线照射后的人体组织中发现。有关的过程将是在生物分子中的电子状态的激发，这是一个复杂的过程，这种分子的大小，并涉及两个建立和先进的理论（加州理工学院）和实验（加州州立大学富勒顿）之间的密切合作。最近在水方面的成功为这项合作提供了动力，以研究更复杂的分子-甲醇和乙醇，并为这一研究方向提供了良好的基础。Juiz de Fora）和理论基团（USP，U.巴拉那在库里蒂巴，Unicamp）在巴西。它还提供了加州州立大学富勒顿分校的美国本科生参与到巴西进行夏季研究，在那里进行开发项目的实验工作，以及将电子生物分子碰撞数据转移到巴西，并促进两国之间的科学关系。这也为来自这些大学的巴西教师和学生来到美国CIT/CSUF并进行合作提供了动力。参加的学生获得国际经验，并且很有可能攻读物理或物理化学的研究生课程。该奖项由NSF的国际和综合活动办公室共同资助。