Merging Intellectual Merit and Broader Impact of University Research Activities Through Industrial Collaborations The support of the National Science Foundation with the following grants is gratefully acknowledged: Beyond a Supramolecular Approach to Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules (CHE 0415516) Understanding Chemical Complexity and Diversity Through Collaboration and Integration (CHE Professor Nicholas J. Turro of Columbia University has sought to design research that attacks important problems of the chemical industry and also possesses a high level of intellectual merit. Nicholas J. Turro Columbia University A strategy for success in industrial collaborations has been to develop partnerships for which both the academic and industrial partners are stakeholders in the execution and success of the projects. Inherent in this strategy is the gratification that both sides enjoy participating in effective team work, the sharing of cultural and scientific diversity and the continuous quality and intellectual improvement through collaboration. Alcatel-Lucent This highlight describes the research of a network of collaborations with Columbia University and industrial scientists that are of high importance to the chemical industry and also possess a high level of intellectual merit as evidenced by publications described in this Highlight. .
Merging Intellectual Merit and Broader Impact of University
Research Activities Through Industrial Collaborations
The support of the National Science Foundation with the
following grants is gratefully acknowledged:Beyond a Supramolecular
Approach to Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules (CHE
0415516)Understanding Chemical Complexity and Diversity Through
Collaboration and Integration (CHE 0717518)Professor Nicholas J.
Turro of Columbia University has sought to design research that
attacks important problems of the chemical industry and also
possesses a high level of intellectual merit. A strategy for
success in industrial collaborations has been to develop
partnerships for which both the academic and industrial partners
are stakeholders in the execution and success of the projects.
Inherent in this strategy is the gratification that both sides
enjoy participating in effective team work, the sharing of cultural
and scientific diversity and the continuous quality and
intellectual improvement through collaboration. This highlight
describes the research of a network of collaborations with Columbia
University and industrial scientists that are of high importance to
the chemical industry and also possess a high level of intellectual
merit as evidenced by publications described in this
Highlight..
Industrial collaborator: Dr. Lloyd Abrams, DuPont, Wilmington,
DE. An understanding of the supramolecular structure and dynamics
of absorption of molecules on the external and internal surface of
porous solids is of critical importance in a range of solid state
catalysis. Electron spin resonance (Figure right) has been employed
to quantitatively determine the surface structure and dynamics of
organic molecules adsorbed on the external surface of the important
MFI family of zeolite catalysts.Reference: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130,
11344-11354 (2008).Energy efficient Green diaper manufacturing,
tracking molecules adsorbed on porous catalytic solids and
application of a universal ligand concept for the manufacture of
flexible electronic materials.
The manufacture of computer chips by photolithography:
understanding photochemistry at 157 nm, producing immersion fluids
with high refractive index and inventing novel two photon acid
producing materials. This research was performed in collaboration
with International SEMATECH, a consortium of USA industries whose
members make up 50% of the worldwide chip market.
A novel method to make smaller computer chips, increasing the
applications of water soluble polymers through structural
modifications and a probing investigation of mechanism of
radical-radical combination inefficiency in free radical polymer
syntheses.Industrial collaborator: Dr. Paul Zimmerman, Intel,
Portland, Oregon..A novel method to produce smaller features in
computer chips by double exposure lithography has been designed.
The double exposure method has the potential to produced chips
through a much cheaper pathway than alternatives. However, this
technology requires the development of new methods and new
materials whose feasibility are analyzed.Reference: Optical
Microlithography XXI, Ed. H. J. Levinson and M. V. Dusa, Proc.
SPIE, 6924, 6924A 1-11 (2008)
Senior industrial collaboratorsThe outstanding assistance of
Prof. Tom Poon and Dr. Steffen Jockusch in preparing this Highlight
is gratefully acknowledged.SummaryNSFs Broader Impact review
criteria encourage its university research force to consider
activities that are outside of the box of the traditional aspects
of research that emphasize academic training and intellectual
merit. Activities that enhance the training of students and
postdoctoral associates through partnering and collaborations with
industrial partners are an effective means to expose researchers to
the critical aspects of translating ideas and discoveries into
practical applications. Attacking important industrial projects
while maintaining a high level of intellectual merit is a demanding
challenge, but one that can be quite gratifying when the effective
merging of high intellectual merit and industrial needs can be
achieved.
