RUI: Role of Surfactant in Monolayer-Directed Crystallization at the Liquid-Liquid Microdroplet Interface

Information

• NSF Award
• 0909978

Owner

• Iona, Inc.

• Award Id

  0909978

• Award Effective Date

  9/15/2009 - 15 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  8/31/2012 - 12 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 157,705.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

"This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."<br/><br/>The Analytical and Surface Chemistry (ASC) program of the Division of Chemistry will support the research program of Prof. Sunghee Lee of Iona College. Prof. Lee and Iona College undergraduate students will study the role of surfactants in monolayer-directed crystallization at liquid-liquid interfaces. Micro-droplets containing salt solutions will be used as model systems to study the nucleation process. The study will correlate templating ability to degree of charge in surfactant monolayers; determine the influence of the structure of the hydrocarbon change on nucleation; investigate the impact on nucleation of surfactant hydrocarbon chain solvation by the oil phase; study surfactant phase transition upon nucleation; and explore the role of artificial bilayer area in crystal nucleation and growth. The study will provide excellent training opportunities to undergraduate students in Iona College, a Research Undergraduate.

• Program Officer

  Zeev Rosenzweig

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/2/2009 - 15 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  9/2/2009 - 15 years ago

• ARRA Amount

  157705

• Name

  Iona College

• City

  New Rochelle

• State

  NY

• Country

  United States

• Address

  715 North Avenue

• Postal Code

  108011830

• Phone Number

  9146332602

• First Name

  Sunghee

• Last Name

  Lee

• Email Address

  SLee@iona.edu

• Start Date

  9/2/2009 12:00:00 AM