The National Science Foundation awarded a $457,268 three-year Project Grant to the University of Southern California under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support research into proton transfer reactions near electrode surfaces and their role in electrochemical processes. Dr. Jahan Dawlaty and students will use laser spectroscopies to study proton transfer in small molecules at electrode interfaces. They aim to establish design principles for increased acidity upon photoexcitation and create frustrated acid-base pairs as pockets of high reactivity. Insights could aid carbon dioxide sequestration and solar energy technologies. The award also provides research opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students through collaboration with Bowdoin College.
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