Structure and Dynamics of Solvent Layers at Polymer Interfaces: The Role of Molecular Interactions

化学学部支持亚利桑那大学的Scott Shaw成为美国化学竞争力研究员。Shaw博士将与Jeanne Pemberton教授合作，研究各种溶剂和聚合物材料之间的液固界面。这项研究将使用多种光学方法来探测沉积在聚合物表面的非常薄的溶剂薄膜。其他工作将与太平洋西北国家实验室的理论家Lime Dang博士合作进行。为了扩大参与，PI将与亚利桑那大学校园内的一些学生社会团体以及校园外的其他社区团体合作。双月活动将吸引广泛的社区（年龄、经济等）参与讨论当前科学发现的结果及其与社会问题的相关性。像肖博士那样的研究旨在更好地理解固体和液体在固液边界上的相互作用。这里支持的研究成果将带来更好的设备（例如医疗诊断）、更好的工业流程（例如化学处理）、更好的防止船舶结垢策略以及其他重要应用。肖博士为扩大参与所做的努力，旨在使美国社会各阶层广泛参与讨论科学及其对社会的影响。此类活动的希望在于培养积极参与、具有科学素养的公民。

The Division of Chemistry supports Scott Shaw of the University of Arizona as an American Competitiveness in Chemistry Fellow. Dr. Shaw will work with Prof. Jeanne Pemberton to investigate the liquid-solid interface between a broad range of solvents and polymer materials. The research will use a variety of optical methods to probe very thin films of the solvents deposited on polymer surfaces. Additional work will be carried out in collaboration with Dr. Lime Dang, a theorist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. For his plan for broadening participation, the PI will work with a number of student social groups on the University of Arizona campus, as well as other community groups off-campus. The bi-monthly activities will engage a broad community (age, economic, etc.) in discussions of the results of current scientific discoveries and their relevance to problems in society.Research like that of Dr. Shaw is aimed at developing a better understanding of how solids and liquids interact at the solid-liquid boundary. Results from research like that supported here will lead to better devices (e.g. medical diagnostics), better industrial processes (e.g. chemical processing), better strategies to prevent ship fouling, as well as other important applications. The efforts at broadening participation being pursued by Dr. Shaw are aimed at engaging a broad cross-section of American society in discussions of science and its impact on society. The hope of activities like these is to develop an engaged, scientifically-literate citizenry.