Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Chemistry

David J. Burkey博士被授予美国国家科学基金会化学博士后研究奖学金。他在Timothy Hanusa教授的指导下获得Vanderbilt University的博士学位。在Peter Legzdins教授的赞助下，Burkey博士将继续在不列颠哥伦比亚大学进行研究。他的博士后研究将针对含有亚硝基配体的有机金属过渡金属配合物的研究。本研究探讨了配合物中存在两种不同的具有不同成键特性的中性配体的影响，以及中性配体对稳定性的影响。这项研究将加强我们对观察到的这些配合物的稳定性和反应性趋势的基本理解，并最终导致有用应用的发展。化学博士后研究奖学金项目被视为一项重要的基础设施项目，旨在拓宽新博士的知识和经验，吸引他们从事当代化学研究和教学中有意义的职业。

Dr. David J. Burkey has been awarded an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Chemistry. Dr. Burkey received his doctoral degree from Vanderbilt University under the supervision of Professor Timothy Hanusa. Dr. Burkey will continue research at the University of British Columbia under the sponsorship of Professor Peter Legzdins. His postdoctoral research will target the investigation of organometallic transition-metal complexes that contain nitrosyl ligands. The research explores the effect of having two different neutral ligands with different bonding characteristics present in the complexes, as well as the influence of the neutral ligands on stability. The research will strengthen our fundamental understanding of the observed stability and reactivity trends of these complexes and will eventually lead to the development of useful applications. The Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Chemistry Program is viewed as an important infrastructural program designed to broaden the knowledge and experience of new Ph. D.s and attract them into meaningful careers in contemporary chemical research and teaching.