Exchange Averaging in Rotational Spectra at Thermal Equilibrium

在这个由化学系实验物理化学项目资助的奖项中，南希·S·真正的加州大学，戴维斯和她的研究生和本科生的同事将使用微波光谱学来确定一系列灵活的分子的构象互变率。 这些结果将提供丰富的信息，低势垒构象动力学的分子在热平衡-信息，无法获得与其他技术。 来自这些研究的信息将引起广泛的科学家的兴趣，他们对灵活的分子如何移动感兴趣。除了研究的更广泛的科学影响外，在True教授实验室工作的学生将接触到各种现代物理化学方法，包括实验和理论工作。 特鲁恩教授还将继续参与加州大学的CALTEACH项目。C.戴维斯，它提供特殊的课程和研究机会，以选择一组本科生规划职业生涯的科学和数学教师。

In this award, funded by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Prof. Nancy S. True of the University of California, Davis and her graduate and undergraduate student colleagues will use microwave spectroscopy to determine the rates for conformational interconversion of a range of flexible molecules. These results will provide a wealth of information about low-barrier conformational dynamics in molecules at thermal equilibrium -- information which cannot be obtained with other techniques. The information from these studies will be of interest to a wide range of scientists, interested in how flexible molecules move. Besides the broader scientific impact of the research, students working in Prof. True's laboratory will be exposed to a wide variety of modern physical chemistry methods, including both experimental and theoretical work. Prof. True will also continue her involvement with CALTEACH, a program at U. C. Davis, which provides special courses and research opportunities to a select group of undergraduate students planning careers as science and mathematics teachers.