IRES: U.S.-Armenia - Coastal Carolina Undergraduates in Armenia Investigating the Chemistry of Heterogeneous Catalysts

OISE 06 - 22810古德温，约翰这个美国-亚美尼亚项目为美国本科生提供了在亚美尼亚埃里温进行培训和研究的机会。 研究活动围绕卟啉的合成和分离，多相催化和分子建模。 主要研究人员是海岸卡罗莱纳大学的John Goodwin和亚美尼亚分子结构研究中心的Tigran Kurtikyan。美国学生在亚美尼亚实验室度过了八周，在那里他们受益于亚美尼亚研究人员的互补专业知识和仪器。 本课题的研究领域具有实际意义，在开发合适的催化剂，用于活化大气中的氧气，用于许多目的。 开发用于活化分子氧的稳定多相催化剂对于环境友好合成、水净化、燃料电池技术和现场化学神经剂分解等广泛应用非常重要。该项目实现了通过国际合作研究培训、网络和指导为美国学生提供全球视野和专业成长机会的计划目标。

OISE 06-22810Goodwin, JohnThis US-Armenian project provides US undergraduate students opportunities for training and research in Yerevan, Armenia. The research activities revolve around porphyrin synthesis and isolation, heterogeneous catalysis, and molecular modeling. The principal investigators are John Goodwin from Coastal Carolina University and Tigran Kurtikyan from the Molecular Structure Research Center in Armenia.The US students spend eight-weeks in the Armenian laboratory where they benefit from the complementary expertise and instrumentation of the Armenian researchers. The subject research area has practical implications in the development of suitable catalysts for activation of atmospheric oxygen for a number of purposes. Development of robust heterogeneous catalysts for activation of molecular oxygen is important for a wide range of applications including environmentally-benign synthesis, water purification, fuel-cell technology, and on-site chemical nerve-agent decomposition.This project fulfills the program objectives of providing US students with a global perspective and opportunities for professional growth through international cooperative research training, networking and mentoring.