NSF Org:	OISE Office of International Science and Engineering
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL
Initial Amendment Date:	January 12, 2006
Latest Amendment Date:	January 12, 2006
Award Number:	0556272
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Susan Parris OISE  Office of International Science and Engineering O/D  Office Of The Director
Start Date:	January 1, 2006
End Date:	December 31, 2006 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$12,188.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$12,188.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2006 = $12,188.00
History of Investigator:	John Warner (Principal Investigator) john_warner@uml.edu Sofia Trakhtenberg (Co-Principal Investigator) Amy Cannon (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Massachusetts Lowell 220 PAWTUCKET ST STE 400 LOWELL MA  US  01854-3573 (978)934-4170
Sponsor Congressional District:	03
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Massachusetts Lowell 220 PAWTUCKET ST STE 400 LOWELL MA  US  01854-3573
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	03
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	LTNVSTJ3R6D5
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Catalyzing New Intl Collab
Primary Program Source:	app-0106
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, 5911, 5977, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	729900
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.079

ABSTRACT

0556272
Warner

This planning visit will allow Drs. John C. Warner, Amy Cannon, and Sofia Trakhtenberg, University of Massachusetts Lowell, to meet with their counterparts in Santa Fe, Argentina, led by Dr. Diana A. Estenoz, Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnologico para la Industria Quimica (INTEC), to develop and coordinate a collaborative research project on green chemistry, specifically working with thymine-based photopolymers.

Synthetic methodologies and coating strategies have been developed that allow for the preparation of a wide variety of structural and morphological variations of thymine-containing polymers. The U.S. team is the only research group working with this family of polymers, where thymine residues are incorporated into water soluble styrene copolymers. The Argentine team has expertise in the mathematical modeling and characterization of polymeric systems. Collaboration between the two sides would provide a better mechanistic understanding of these photopolymer systems so as to allow the design of more efficient and specifically tailored materials. This visit will allow for a specific research plan to be developed, optimizing capacities at both sites.

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