POWRE: Primary Photodissociation Paths of Carbonyl Intermediates in Ozone Formation: A Visiting Professorship in Laboratory Atmospheric Chemistry

Information

• NSF Award
• 9806011

Owner

• Kalamazoo plc

• Award Id

  9806011

• Award Effective Date

  8/15/1998 - 27 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  5/21/1999 - 26 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 63,565.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This award of the Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education (POWRE) program funded through the MPS Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (OMA) supports the research and educational activities of Dr. Sandra Laursen of Kalamazoo College. The research aims to understand tropospheric ozone formation by photooxidation of biogenic hydrocarbons. In a two-phase laboratory study Laursen will identify primary reaction channels in the photolysis of two carbonyl compounds produced as intermediates in atmospheric photochemical ozone production. Chemical analysis of photoproducts and laser spectroscopy will be used to characterize atmospherically relevant radical-species reactions.<br/><br/>The opportunity afforded through the POWRE program will enhance Dr. Laursen's research potential as well as her ultimate goal of the educational mentoring of undergraduate students in both classroom and research laboratory. This project concerns a timely topic and represents a new direction for Laursen. Her investigations will shed light on processes which form and destroy ozone and could ultimately help understand how to alleviate human health problems and economic losses to crops, forests, and building materials that are caused by ozone.

• Program Officer

  Francis J. Wodarczyk

• Min Amd Letter Date

  8/17/1998 - 27 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  8/17/1998 - 27 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Kalamazoo College

• City

  Kalamazoo

• State

  MI

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1200 Academy Street

• Postal Code

  490063291

• Phone Number

  2693377162

• First Name

  Sandra

• Last Name

  Laursen

• Email Address

  sandra.laursen@colorado.edu

• Start Date

  8/17/1998 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Atmospheric Science-ICAS

• Code

  202000

• Text

  OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC

• Code

  1253

• Text

  GLOBAL TROPOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY

• Code

  1309

• Text

  PROF OPPOR FOR WOMEN IN RSCH

• Code

  1592

• Text

  ENVIRONMENT AND GLOBAL CHANGE