NSF Org:	OISE Office of International Science and Engineering
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Initial Amendment Date:	March 5, 1999
Latest Amendment Date:	March 5, 1999
Award Number:	9815824
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Rose Gombay OISE  Office of International Science and Engineering O/D  Office Of The Director
Start Date:	March 1, 1999
End Date:	February 28, 2002 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$18,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$18,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1999 = $18,000.00
History of Investigator:	Eric Borguet (Principal Investigator) eborguet@temple.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Pittsburgh 4200 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA  US  15260-0001 (412)624-7400
Sponsor Congressional District:	12
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Pittsburgh 4200 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA  US  15260-0001
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	12
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	MKAGLD59JRL1
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	WESTERN EUROPE PROGRAM
Primary Program Source:	app-0199
Program Reference Code(s):	5918, 9146, MANU
Program Element Code(s):	598000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.079

ABSTRACT

9815824
Borguet

This three-year award for US-France cooperative research in chemistry adds an international dimension to an NSF career award. It involves Eric Borguet of the University of Pittsburgh and Eric Freysz of the Centre de Physique Moleculaire Optique et Hertzienne at the Universite de Bordeaux. They will study the impact of thermal energy on chemical and physical processes at the interfaces. A special probe, the Infrared Second Harmonic Generation, will be developed to study vibrational states and various aqueous interfaces, including electrochemical interfaces. The US investigator brings to this collaboration expertise in solid-liquid interface. This is complemented by French expertise in monolayer films. The project also takes advantage of complementary instruments available at the US and French labs. This collaboration will further understanding of the influence of thermal energy on interface processes, including adsorption, diffusion, chemical reactions, desorption, friction and lubrication.

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