Electrochemical waste treatment and synthesis

我选择了具有实际重要性的电化学废物处理系统和具有商业应用潜力的合成目标。与传统化学试剂相比，这些化学试剂利用了低成本的电力进行氧化还原化学。以前的探索基金资助取得了重大的附带成果，从其他机构获得额外资金的成功可以看出；自2003年以来共发表了31篇期刊论文。我的范例是，未来的技术必须是简单的（低技术含量的），以实现可能的商业实现，但也要从“纯科学”的角度来理解。这种纯科学和应用科学的结合对于培养“高素质人才”（HQP）——包括研究生和本科生暑期助理——非常重要。所有HQP都要接受常规的分析化学家培训，根据具体项目，适当结合金属、有机污染物或生物测定方法的标准分析方法。他们都在我的实验室里发表了自己的研究成果，并在离开我的团队或继续深造后几乎立即找到了工作。该申请计划在任何时候为两名研究生提供支持，每年夏天为一名本科生提供助理，并为PDF提供50%的资助。将用“外部”资金培训更多的卫生质量人员。

I choose systems for electrochemical waste treatment and targets for synthesis that have practical importance, with potential for commercial application. These take advantage of the low cost of electricity for oxidation-reduction chemistry compared with conventional chemical reagents. Previous Discovery Grant funding has achieved significant spin-offs, seen by success in obtaining additional funding from other agencies; total 31 refereed journal articles since 2003. My paradigm is that prospective technologies must be simple (low-tech) for possible commercial implementation, but also mechanistically well understood from the "pure science" perspective. This combination of pure and applied science is important for training "highly qualified personnel" (HQP) - both graduate students and undergraduate summer assistants. All HQP are routinely trained as analytical chemists in appropriate combinations of standard analytical methods for metals, organic contaminants, or bioassay methods, depending on the specific project. All have secured research publications from their work in my laboratory, and found jobs almost immediately upon leaving my group or gone on to further studies. This application envisages support for two graduate students at any time, one undergraduate assistant each summer, and 50% funding for a PDF. Additional HQP will be trained with "extrernal" funding.