CAREER: Alternating Copolymerization of Aziridines and Carbon Monoxide

Lehigh大学化学系的Li Jia博士获得了美国国家科学基金会化学部无机，生物无机和有机化学项目的支持，因为他的工作获得了CAREER奖，以推进一类新的均相催化反应的设计和开发，作为一种经济上有吸引力的合成聚β肽的路线。 这种新的化学反应涉及氮丙啶和一氧化碳与钴配合物作为催化剂的交替共聚。 这项研究是再加上一个教育目标，以培养创造性的化学问题解决的学生，他们准备处理在化学工业中出现的问题。 一个探究式的实验室课程将被用来教学生创造性地解决问题的智力过程。 将邀请工业演讲者在“化学工业问题解决”小型研讨会上举办研讨会。 密切的工业伙伴关系，以丰富学生的教育经验，促进技术创新是该计划的一个标志。

Dr. Li Jia, Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, is supported by the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry program of the Division of Chemistry, National Science Foundation, for his work under a CAREER Award to advance the design and development of a new class of homogeneous catalytic reactions as an economically attractive route for the synthesis of poly-beta-peptides. This new chemistry involves the alternating copolymerizations of aziridines and carbon monoxide with cobalt complexes as catalysts. This research is coupled with an educational objective to foster creative chemistry problem-solving in students to prepare them to deal with arising problems in the chemical industry. An inquiry-based laboratory course will be used to teach students the intellectual process of creative problem solving. Industrial speakers will be invited to give seminars at a mini-symposium on "Problem-Solving in the Chemical Industry". Close industrial partnership to enrich students' educational experiences and to facilitate technological innovation is a hallmark of the program.