Resesarch Initiation Award: Investigating the Structure, Bonding and Reactivity of Metal-ethylene Complexes using Infrared Laser Spectroscopy

研究启动奖：利用红外激光光谱研究金属-乙烯配合物的结构、键合和反应性

• 批准号: 1505095
• 负责人: Antonio Brathwaite
• 金额: $ 19.4万
• 依托单位: University of The Virgin Islands
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-06-15 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1505095&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Resesarch; Initiation; Award; Investigating; Structure

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities-Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Research Initiation Awards (RIAs) provide support to STEM faculty at HBCUs including junior faculty who are starting to build a research program and mid-career faculty returning to the faculty ranks after holding an administrative post or who need to redirect and rebuild a research program. Faculty members may pursue research at their home institution, at an NSF-funded Center, at a research intensive institution or at a national laboratory. The RIA projects are expected to help further the faculty member's research capability and effectiveness, to improve research and teaching at his or her home institution, and to involve undergraduate students in research experiences. With support from the National Science Foundation, the University of The Virgin Islands (UVI) will conduct research and enhance its Physical Chemistry curriculum, which will aid in enhancing UVI's research capabilities and the educational experiences of undergraduates. The goal of the project is to increase the retention and graduation rates of undergraduate students in STEM at UVI by involving them in world-class, pioneering scientific research. The combined research and educational efforts are expected to expand the participation of groups underrepresented in STEM and support the nation's efforts in building a robust STEM workforce.The goal of this project is to study transition metal-ethylene cations of the form TM(C2H4)n+ using infrared photo-dissociation spectroscopy and computational chemistry. Findings from this project will provide insight into the bonding, structure, coordination and reactivity of TM(C2H4)n+ complexes. These species are key intermediates and products in reactions that are important to both the chemical industry and fundamental science. This knowledge can facilitate the exposition of reaction mechanisms and provide the first spectroscopic evidence for cyclization and oligomerization reactions of these species in the gas phase. This project will offer early immersion in innovative scientific research for undergraduate students. Research will be conducted at the University of Georgia during the summer and continue at UVI during the school year.

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科生计划（HBCU-UP）研究启动奖（RIAs）为HBCU的STEM教师提供支持，包括开始建立研究计划的初级教师和职业生涯中期的教师，他们在担任行政职务或需要重新定向和重建研究计划后返回教师队伍。教师可以在他们的家乡机构，在NSF资助的中心，在研究密集型机构或在国家实验室进行研究。RIA项目预计将有助于进一步提高教师的研究能力和效率，改善他或她的家乡机构的研究和教学，并让本科生参与研究经验。在国家科学基金会的支持下，维尔京群岛大学（UVI）将开展研究并加强其物理化学课程，这将有助于提高UVI的研究能力和本科生的教育经验。该项目的目标是通过让他们参与世界一流的开创性科学研究，提高UVI STEM本科生的保留率和毕业率。该研究和教育工作的结合有望扩大STEM中代表性不足的群体的参与，并支持国家建设强大的STEM劳动力的努力。该项目的目标是使用红外光解离光谱和计算化学研究TM（C2 H4）n+形式的过渡金属-乙烯阳离子。该项目的发现将为TM（C2 H4）n+络合物的成键、结构、配位和反应性提供深入了解。这些物种是反应中的关键中间体和产物，对化学工业和基础科学都很重要。这些知识可以促进反应机理的阐述，并为这些物种在气相中的环化和低聚反应提供第一个光谱证据。该项目将为本科生提供早期沉浸在创新科学研究中的机会。研究将在夏季在格鲁吉亚大学进行，并在学年期间继续在UVI进行。