Interfacial water structure and lipid head group solvation

化学系的分析和表面化学(ASC)计划将支持俄亥俄州立大学希瑟·艾伦教授的研究计划。艾伦教授的研究项目侧重于研究水分子和脂膜之间的相互作用。Allen教授和她的学生将利用最先进的表面敏感非线性光谱技术来阐明不同表面相中脂类之间表面上和表面周围的水分子的组织。改善空气-脂肪-水界面对水的理解状态将影响包括生物学、环境科学和纳米技术在内的许多学科的科学思维。例如，这将增加我们对气溶胶化学的理解，因为在城市和农村地区吸入气溶胶微滴时，水的含量和表面水分子的组织极大地影响其反应性和潜在的毒性。这项研究将为研究生、本科生、高中生和博士后实习生提供开展化学与大气科学交界处的基础研究项目的绝佳教育机会。

The Analytical and Surface Chemistry (ASC) program of the Division of Chemistry will support the research program of Prof. Heather Allen of The Ohio state University. Prof. Allen's research program focuses on studying the interactions between water molecules and lipid membranes. Prof. Allen and her students will utilize state of the art surface sensitive non linear spectroscopic techniques to elucidate the organization of water molecules on and about the surface between the lipids in different surface phases. Improving the state of understanding of water at air-lipid-water interfaces will impact scientific thought across many disciplines including biology, environmental science and nanotechnology. For example, it will increase our understanding of aerosol chemistry since water content and the organization of water molecules on the surface of aerosol droplets greatly impact their reactivity and potential toxicity when inhaled in urban and rural areas. The study will provide an excellent educational opportunity for graduate students, undergraduate students, high school students and postdoctoral trainees to carry out a fundamental research project at the interface of chemistry and atmospheric sciences.