CAREER: Abiotic Iron Redox Processes in the Environment from Molecules and Nanosize Clusters to the Rusting of the Titanic

这一奖项旨在支持对几种氧化态和化学形式下铁的热化学和光化学诱导反应的研究。本文将从反应活性和反应产物两个方面，研究天然配体络合溶解铁的光化学过程。热和光化学反应的铁胶体和纳米团簇将被研究其潜在的作用，在这些形式的铁相对较大的表面积的增强反应性。该奖项的提案是对教师早期职业发展（Career）计划的回应，该计划强调将新知识的发现与启发式教学和热情学习相结合。该研究部分预计将导致更有效和通用的处理过程，以及比现在存在的微生物营养物质的动态行为更好的理解。该项目的教育部分将把与铁腐蚀相关的基础科学与学生亲身或间接的经历联系起来，例如观察铁船体在80年的海水中发生的变化。

9875754CarrawayThis is an award to support research on the thermal and photochemical induced reactions of iron in several oxidation states and chemical forms. The photochemical processes of dissolved iron subject to being complexed by natural ligands will be studied with respect to reactivity and reaction products. Thermal and photochemical reactions of iron in colloidal form and in nanoclusters will be investigated for its potential role in enhancement of reactivity attributable to the relatively large surface area of iron in those forms. The proposal leading to this award was submitted in response to the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program that emphasizes combining discovery of new knowledge with inspired teaching and enthusiastic learning. The research component is expected to lead to more efficient and versatile treatment processes as well as better understanding than now exists of the dynamic behavior of microbial nutrients. The educational component of this project will relate the underlying science associated with corrosion of iron to experiences students have had personally and indirectly as exemplified by observations of transformations of the iron hull of the Titanic during its 80 years of exposure to sea water.