MRI: Acquisition of a Laser Amplification System for Sensitive, High-Resolution, Multi-Time Scale Spectroscopy

鲍林格林大学主校区的马尔科姆·D·福布斯教授及其同事H.Peter Lu、Alexander Tarnovsky、Ksenija Glusac和Alexis Ostrowski获得了这一奖项。超快激光是研究光化学和光物理过程的有力工具，如将阳光转化为太阳能电池中的能量，或通过光合作用在植物中生产碳水化合物。这种过程的时间尺度通常非常快，甚至是飞秒(10到负15秒)。该仪器用于本科生、研究生以及高中生的研究和培训，为他们的技术职业生涯和高级教育做准备。该奖项旨在加强所有层面的研究和教育，特别是在鲍林格林州立大学研究的领域，如研究(A)太阳能转换的基础研究，(B)光催化，(C)超快分子反应，(D)质子耦合电子转移反应，(E)用于开发廉价替代能源的水分解反应，(F)生物分子的单分子成像和(G)光可调材料的开发。

With this award from The Major Research Instrumentation and Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Programs, Professor Malcolm D. Forbes from Bowling Green University Main Campus and colleagues H. Peter Lu, Alexander Tarnovsky, Ksenija Glusac and Alexis Ostrowski have acquired an ultrafast laser amplification system. Ultrafast lasers are powerful tools in the investigation of photochemistry and photophysical processes such as the conversion of sunlight into energy as in solar cells or the production of carbohydrates in plants by photosynthesis. The time scale of such processes is often very fast, even femtoseconds (ten to minus fifteen seconds). The instrumentation is used in research and training by undergraduate and graduate students as well as high schools students preparing them for technical careers and advanced education. The award is aimed at enhancing research and education at all levels, especially in areas investigated at Bowling Green State University such as studying (a) fundamental research in solar energy conversion, (b) photocatalysis, (c) ultrafast molecular reactions, (d) proton-coupled electron transfer reactions, (e) water splitting reactions for the development of inexpensive alternative energy resources, (f) single molecule imaging of biomolecules and (g) the development of photo-tunable materials.