CAREER: Designer Plasmonic Materials as Tunable Sensing and Spectroscopy Platforms

化学学部的分析和表面化学项目将支持犹他大学化学系Jennifer Shumaker-Parry教授的职业发展计划。Shumaker-Parry教授和她的学生将开发和研究具有光学特性的独特等离子体结构，这些结构可以通过有组织的组装和控制的制造方法来定制。光学性质与结构形状和组装之间的相关性的基础研究将为裁剪和优化这些等离子体系统奠定基础，使其成为传感和光谱应用的增强平台。该研究将为研究生和本科生提供多学科培训。Shumaker-Parry教授还将把纳米材料和光谱学的研究与教育活动结合起来，重点是为对数学和科学事业感兴趣的大一新生开发一个为期一周的暑期学者项目模块，并为当地中学数学工程科学成就（MESA）俱乐部提供一个指导项目，鼓励少数族裔和女性学生在高中和职业生涯中继续以stem为基础的学习。

The Analytical and Surface Chemistry Program of the Division of Chemistry will support the CAREER development plan of Prof. Jennifer Shumaker-Parry of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah. Prof. Shumaker-Parry and her students will develop and study unique plasmonic architectures with optical properties that may be tailored through organized assembly and controlled fabrication methods. Fundamental studies of the correlation of optical properties with structure shape and assembly will form a basis for tailoring and optimizing these plasmonic systems as enhanced platforms for sensing and spectroscopy applications. The research will provide multidisciplinary training for graduate and undergraduate students. Prof. Shumaker-Parry also will integrate research in nanomaterials and spectroscopy with educational activities focused on development of a week-long module for a summer scholars program for in-coming freshman women interested in math and science careers and a mentoring program for local middle school Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) clubs to encourage minority and female students to continue on a STEM-based track into high school and in their careers.