Laser Desorption Characterization of Conducting Polymers and Blends: ROW Award

这个妇女职业发展研究机会奖是在分析化学和表面化学的一般领域。南佛罗里达大学化学系的Rebecca O'Malley博士将对现有设备进行修改和升级，将其转换为激光解吸线性飞行时间质谱仪，并将进行一项研究，以表征一些导电聚合物。聚合物的准备工作、测量和光学显微镜将与南佛罗里达大学的J. Fernandez博士合作进行，但激光解吸研究以确定分子量分布将在O'Malley博士的实验室进行。O'Malley博士还将在该领域的三位专家的实验室中获得有关该技术的指导和咨询。预计将从这笔拨款中建立一个表征聚合物材料（包括生物聚合物）的项目，以便O'Malley博士能够将她的研究兴趣扩展到固体和气体物种。

This Research Opportunities for Women Career Advancement Award is in the general area of analytical and surface chemistry. Dr. Rebecca O'Malley of the Chemistry Department of the University of South Florida will modify and upgrade existing equipment to convert it to a laser desorption linear time-of-flight mass spectrometer and will undertake a study to characterize some conducting polymers. Preparative work on the polymers, conducting measurements, and optical microscopy will be carried out in collaboration with Dr. J. Fernandez, also at the University of South Florida, but laser desorption studies to determine molecular weight distributions will be carried out in Dr. O'Malley's laboratory. Dr. O'Malley will also obtain instruction and consultation regarding this technique in laboratories of three experts in the field. Establishment of a program to characterize polymeric materials, including biopolymers, is expected from this grant so that Dr. O'Malley will be able to extend her research interests to solids as well as gaseous species.