CAREER: Modified-Methanol Dehydrogenase Enzymatic Catalysts For Fuel Cell Devices

摘要建议标题：职业生涯：燃料电池设备的改性甲醇脱氢酶酶催化剂建议编号：CTS-0449046主要调查者：Daniela MainardiInstitution：路易斯安那理工大学分析(决策的基本原理)：这一职业计划的三个主要组成部分：新能源(燃料电池)的基础研究，研究和教育的有效整合，以及研究和教育推广。首先，我们将利用最先进的分子模拟技术，对“仿生”催化剂进行基础研究，以了解这些生物成分在燃料电池中的行为。其次，本科生和研究生将通过设计和实施一门新颖的课程--“纳米/生物系统建模导论”来进行这一领域的竞争性研究。本课程将着眼于分子建模技术的应用，以激发学生的发现过程，并激发灵感教学和热情学习。最后，研究和教育将通过学生为学生、教育工作者和普通观众设计的学习工具包有效地整合在一起，作为期末项目的一部分。该项目将是对路易斯安那理工大学工程与科学学院(COES)正在进行的与纳米/生物技术相关的博士、硕士和学士学位课程的合作努力的补充，以提高教学和研究质量。“纳米/生物系统建模导论”是化学工程的一门技术选修课，也将在理工学院高度跨学科的环境中为多个学位课程服务。计算研究活动的学习工具包和“活体”演示将分发给：(A)目前在理工学院管理的教师培训计划的教师，(B)在工程师日和理工学院的K-12计划期间的学生，以及(C)通过专门设计的网页传播“纳米/生物系统建模导论”的结果。这些教育活动将直接影响到科大地区的K-12、高中和小城镇学校的潜在学生，有助于提高教师质量，改善课堂教学，为教师和学生提供额外的支持，并最终提高学生的成绩。此外，拟议的项目将惠及农村高中女性，增加她们了解科学在工程研究中令人兴奋的机会。

AbstractProposal Title: CAREER: Modified-Methanol Dehydrogenase Enzymatic Catalysts for Fuel Cell DevicesProposal Number: CTS-0449046Principal Investigator: Daniela MainardiInstitution: Louisiana Tech UniversityAnalysis (rationale for decision):Three main components characterize this CAREER plan: fundamental research on new power sources (fuel cells), effective integration of research and education, and dissemination of research and educational outreach. First, fundamental research on "bio-inspired" catalysts will be performed using state-of-the-art molecular simulations to understand the behavior of these biological components in fuel cells. Second, undergraduate and graduate students will conduct competitive research in this area by designing and implementing a novel course, "Introduction to Nano/Bio Systems Modeling." This course will be geared toward the application of molecular modeling techniques to stimulate the student discovery process and to stimulate inspired teaching and enthusiastic learning. Finally, research and education will be effectively integrated through a learning kit designed by students for students, educators, and a general audience as part of a final project. The project will serve to complement the ongoing collaborative efforts on nano/bio-technology-related doctoral, master, and baccalaureate degree programs to enhance teaching and research quality within the College of Engineering and Science (COES) at Louisiana Tech (Tech). "Introduction to Nano/Bio Systems Modeling", a technical elective course in Chemical Engineering, will also serve the multiple degree programs in Tech's highly interdisciplinary environment. Learning kits and "in vivo" demonstrations of computational research activities will be distributed to: (a) teachers during the teacher preparation programs currently administered at Tech, (b) students during Engineer's Day and K-12 programs at Tech, and (c) a general audience through a web page specially designed to disseminate the outcomes of "Introduction to Nano/Bio-Systems Modeling". These educational activities will have a direct impact on K-12, high school, and prospective students from small rural and small town schools around Tech's region, contributing to increase teacher quality, improve classroom instruction, provide additional support for teachers and students, and ultimately improve student achievement. Moreover, the proposed project will reach rural high school women, increasing their opportunities to learn about the excitement of science in engineering research.