This $450,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry, titled "DESIGNING ELECTROANALYTICAL TOOLS FOR INTERROGATING CURIOUS CHEMISTRY AT THE DISCRETE MICRODROPLET-AIR INTERFACE", supports the development of new measurement methods and instrumentation to study chemical reactions and processes within microdroplets.
The research team at Purdue University will use stochastic electrochemistry techniques to probe the chemistry occurring within single sub-femtoliter droplets, with a focus on understanding the role of the microdroplet-air interface. The project aims to provide detailed insights into reaction acceleration, generation of reactive species, and material mineralization in microdroplet systems, which have important applications in areas like energy storage, biosensing, and understanding the origins of life. Educational outreach is also a key component, with plans to engage graduate, undergraduate, and high school students by providing them the opportunity to build their own measurement instruments. No sub-awards are planned under this funding.
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