Photochemistry and Reactions on Carbonaceous Aerosol

小行星9703167 该项目将作为NSF职业计划的一部分进行。 本研究的目的是研究模拟夜间城市大气条件下含碳气溶胶粒子和NO2的竞争机制和产物分布。 实验研究将涉及激光光谱学、泵浦-探测和基质隔离技术，以研究气溶胶的非均相化学。 使用从头算分子轨道技术的理论研究将作为气溶胶含碳颗粒实验研究的平行努力进行。 对于教育计划，研究者将为研究生，本科生和高中生开发和实施研究机会。PI特别感兴趣的是向学生教授实验室技术，使他们熟悉大气化学研究的最先进的仪器和建模技术。 PI旨在促进华盛顿，华盛顿特区大都市地区公立学校的科学教育，特别是大气和空间科学领域的教育。 这一推广方案的目标是在早期阶段加强和巩固科学教育，以增加从事科学职业的少数民族学生的人数。

9703167 Morris The project will be conducted as part of the NSF CAREER Program. The goal of this research is to study competing mechanisms and product distributions of carbonaceous aerosol particles and NO2 under simulated nighttime conditions for urban atmospheres. The experimental studies will involve laser spectroscopy, pump-probe, and matrix isolation techniques to investigate the heterogeneous chemistry of airborne aerosols. Theoretical studies using ab initio molecular orbital techniques will be conducted as a parallel effort to the experimental studies of aerosol carbonaceous particles. For the educational plan, the investigator will develop and implement research opportunities for graduate, undergraduate, and high school students. The PI is particularly interested in teaching experimental laboratory techniques to students that will familiarize them with state-of-the-art instrumentation and modeling techniques for atmospheric chemical research. The PI intends to promote science instruction in the Washington, D.C. metro area public schools, especially in the areas of atmospheric and space sciences. The goal of this outreach program is to enhance and to reinforce science education at an early stage in order to increase the number of minority students engaged in science careers.