Discovery Corps Postdoctoral Fellowship: CO2-Based Membrane Technology: Research, Education, and Outreach

Geoffrey D. Bothun，北卡罗来纳理工大学，2004-2005学年和2005-2006学年探索队博士后研究员。Bothun将继续他在膜基超临界流体分离方面的研究兴趣。他还将设计与“环境责任溶剂和工艺中心”相结合的本科生研究项目，这是一个由美国国家科学基金会资助的科学技术中心，位于北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校。通过这些项目，他将发起并管理一个“级联导师计划”，旨在促进本科生的研究，并增加攻读研究生学位的NC A&amp；T学生的数量。该发现队博士后奖学金由化学部、化学运输系统部和MPS多学科活动办公室提供支持。探索队奖学金计划是一个试点项目，旨在寻求新的博士后和专业发展模式，将研究专长与专业服务相结合。探索队成员通过解决国家需要领域的项目利用他们的研究专长。他们的项目提高了研究能力和基础设施，有助于劳动力发展和创造就业机会。探索队项目同时支持博士后和高级研究员。

Geoffrey D. Bothun, North Carolina A & T, is a Discovery Corps Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 academic years. Bothun will pursue his research interests in membrane-based supercritical fluid separations. He will also design undergraduate research projects integrated with the "Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes", an NSF-funded Science and Technology Center based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With these projects, he will initiate and manage a "cascading mentorship program" aimed at promoting undergraduate research and enhancing the number of NC A&T students pursing post-graduate degrees. This Discovery Corps Postdoctoral Fellowship is supported by the Division of Chemistry, the Division of Chemical Transport Systems and the MPS Office of Multidisciplinary Activities.The Discovery Corps Fellowship Program is a pilot program seeking new postdoctoral and professional development models that combine research expertise with professional service. Discovery Corps Fellows leverage their research expertise through projects that address areas of national need. Their projects enhance research capacity and infrastructure and contribute to workforce development and job creation. The Discovery Corps Program supports both Postdoctoral Fellows and Senior Fellows.