Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Chemical Reactions and Interactions at Liquid Interfaces

加州大学圣克鲁斯分校的伊兰·本杰明（Ilan Benjamin）在理论和计算化学项目的支持下，继续研究液体/液体和液体/蒸汽界面。他采用平衡和非平衡分子动力学计算机模拟来考虑这些界面的两个特定方面。第一个涉及离子解离和相关电荷移位反应的研究，而第二个研究这些界面上的分子旋转。本杰明博士正在研究的系统将会产生一些见解，这些见解可能会对化学的其他领域（如电化学）以及其他科学领域（如生物学和环境科学）产生广泛的影响。此外，本杰明博士正在与正在实验研究这些系统的科学家合作，因此他的理论见解和预测可能会对其他人将进行的实验类型产生影响。

Ilan Benjamin of the University of California in Santa Cruz is supported by the Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Program in his continuing research on liquid/liquid and liquid/vapor interfaces. He employs equilibrium and non-equilibrium molecular dynamics computer simultions to consider two specific aspects of these interfaces. The first involves a study of ionic dissociation and associated charge shift reactions, while the second examines molecular rotations at these interfaces.The systems that Dr. Benjamin is studying will lead to insights that will potentially have a broad impact on other areas within chemistry, such as electrochemistry, as well as other areas of science, such as biology and environmental science. Also, Dr. Benjamin is working with scientists who are examining these systems experimentally, so his theoretical insights and predictions are likely to have an effect on the types of experiments which will be carried out by others.