Electrochemical waste treatment and synthesis

我选择了具有实际重要性、具有商业应用潜力的电化学废物处理系统和合成目标。与传统的化学试剂相比，这些试剂利用了氧化还原化学的低电费。之前的探索奖助金基金已经实现了重大的衍生产品，成功地从其他机构获得了额外的资金；自2003年以来，总共有31篇被引用的期刊文章。我的范例是，未来的技术必须是简单的(低技术)，才能实现可能的商业实施，但也要从“纯科学”的角度机械地很好地理解。这种理论科学和应用科学的结合对于培养“高素质人才”(HQP)--包括研究生和本科生暑期助理--非常重要。根据具体项目的不同，所有HQP都接受了分析化学家的常规培训，掌握金属、有机污染物或生物分析方法的适当组合。所有人都从我的实验室工作中获得了研究出版物，并在离开我的团队或继续深造后几乎立即找到了工作。这项申请设想在任何时候资助两名研究生，每年夏天一名本科生助理，并为PDF提供50%的资金。额外的HQP将接受“外来”资金的培训。

I choose systems for electrochemical waste treatment and targets for synthesis that have practical importance, with potential for commercial application. These take advantage of the low cost of electricity for oxidation-reduction chemistry compared with conventional chemical reagents. Previous Discovery Grant funding has achieved significant spin-offs, seen by success in obtaining additional funding from other agencies; total 31 refereed journal articles since 2003. My paradigm is that prospective technologies must be simple (low-tech) for possible commercial implementation, but also mechanistically well understood from the "pure science" perspective. This combination of pure and applied science is important for training "highly qualified personnel" (HQP) - both graduate students and undergraduate summer assistants. All HQP are routinely trained as analytical chemists in appropriate combinations of standard analytical methods for metals, organic contaminants, or bioassay methods, depending on the specific project. All have secured research publications from their work in my laboratory, and found jobs almost immediately upon leaving my group or gone on to further studies. This application envisages support for two graduate students at any time, one undergraduate assistant each summer, and 50% funding for a PDF. Additional HQP will be trained with "extrernal" funding.