Elevator Statement

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Elevator Statement

• We use CO2 research to develop and share
• scientific knowledge profitably among
• Students
• Scientists
• Industry
• and Society
• for a cleaner environment.

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STC Research Program
Overarching Goal To establish the scientific
and engineering fundamentals necessary to enable
liquid and supercritical CO2 to replace aqueous
and organic solvents in a large number of key
processes in our Nations manufacturing sector.
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11 Years from Now

• Energy efficient chemical plants
• Reduced emissions and waste streams
• High performance coatings
• Reduced demands on municipal water systems
• Reduced health and safety hazards associated with
  handling and shipping solvents
• microelectronics
• precision/critical/non-aqueous cleaning needs
• transportation issues
• High through-put manufacturing facilities
• Advanced separation unit operations

An opportunity that can not be missed...
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Intellectual Frontiers inCO2-based Systems

• Control and exploitation of self-assembly in
  compressible media
• - reversible micellization
• - mechanisms governing diffusion and mass
  transfer
• - control of nucleation and growth
• Characterization of phase equilibria of
  multicomponent systems of interest
• Fundamental understanding of molecular
  interactions
• Control and exploitation of novel rheological
  properties/fluid mechanics
• Understanding enzymatic and metal-catalyzed
  reactions in CO2
• New methods for separations
• - membranes
• - reversible micellization
• New methods of analysis and instrumentation
• - multinuclear magnetic resonance
  (PFG-NMR/DOESY)
• - electrochemical reporter films
• - magnetorheometry
• - time-resolved EPR
• - spectroscopy (fluorescence/Raman/FTIR)
• - scattering

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Societal Impact
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
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Societal Impact
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
Inorganics
Polymerizations
Specialty and Pharmaceutical Synthesis
Biotechnology
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Societal Impact
Principles of Materials Structure and Function
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
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Societal Impact
Principles of Materials Structure and Function
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
Polymer Processing
Separations
New Functional Materials
Microelectronics/ Telecommunications
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Current Organization of Research
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Need to Reorganize STC Research Program

• Input from External Advisory Board
• Input from NSF review panel
• Internal observations/challenges - Structure
  should facilitate outreach and knowledge
  transfer - Relate clearly to overarching goals
  of the STC in removing technical barriers
• Sociometric Survey of Collaborations - Groups
  need to be organized to reduce barriers to
  collaborations
• Big inconsistency.
• - Three thrust areas are academic fields of
  study
• - The other thrust area is research theme

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STC Research Program Alignment

• If alignment is correct - It should be
  clear to ALL how their work contributes to the
• achievement of the overall goals of the STC -
  Unique to Center Approach
• - Amenable to timelines/sequencing
• - Group meeting presentations should be more
  relevant

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STC Research Program Alignment

• If alignment is correct - It should be
  clear to ALL how their work contributes to the
• achievement of the overall goals of the STC -
  Unique to Center Approach
• - Amenable to timelines/sequencing
• - Group meeting presentations should be more
  relevant

For example, it is not clear to ALL Group B
participants how they fit or what is expected of
them
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Sociometric Rationale for ReorganizingSTC
Research Program

• Input from faculty, students and postdocs
• Analyzed degree and nature of interactions
• Existing and desired collaborations

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Sociometric Rationale for ReorganizingSTC
Research Program

• Input from faculty, students and postdocs
• Analyzed degree and nature of interactions
• Existing and desired collaborations

Within original Thrust Groups twenty (20)
existing collaborations among PIs only eleven
(11) desired/planned collaborations
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Sociometric Rationale for ReorganizingSTC
Research Program

• Input from faculty, students and postdocs
• Analyzed degree and nature of interactions
• Existing and desired collaborations

Within original Thrust Groups twenty (20)
existing collaborations among PIs only eleven
(11) desired/planned collaborations
Across original Thrust Groups twenty-six
(26) existing collaborations among PIs
thirty-nine (39) desired/planned collaborations
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Sociometric Rationale for ReorganizingSTC
Research Program

• 350 more desired/planned collaborations across
  rather than within original structure

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Sociometric Rationale for ReorganizingSTC
Research Program

• 350 more desired/planned collaborations across
  rather than within original structure
• Our belief is that we should put more of those
  wishing to collaborate within the same group

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Reorganization of STC Research Program
We absolutely need a matrix organization! Example
from Dupont Perpetually cycle
between Organizing around task, with function
as the subordinate structure Orga
nizing around function, with task as the
subordinate structure
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Reorganization of STC Research Program
We absolutely need a matrix organization! Example
from Dupont Perpetually cycle
between Organizing around task, with function
as the subordinate structure Orga
nizing around function, with task as the
subordinate structure
Good arguments for either, but can NOT mix them!
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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Implementation Domains
Project Teams
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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
Implementation Domains
Project Teams
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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
Implementation Domains
Small Molecules Inorganic Systems
Macromolecules
Project Teams
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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
Implementation Domains
Small Molecules Inorganic Systems
Macromolecules
Project Teams
Chemistry and processing of small molecules very
different than large molecules
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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
Implementation Domains
Macromolecules
Project Teams

• Polymeric colloids
• stabilities, radical lifetimes, etc
• Surfactant synthesis
• Heterogeneous Polymerizations
• EOS modeling of partition coefficients
• kinetics/ calorimetry
• membrane separations

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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
Implementation Domains
Small Molecules Inorganic Systems
Project Teams

• Water/CO2 systems
• Modeling, biotech process, enzymatic
  catalysis, inorganic materials
• Measurements NMR/fluorescence, etc
• Zeolite/Solid Acid catalysis/Phase transfer
  catalysis

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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
Implementation Domains
Small Molecules Inorganic Systems
Macromolecules
Project Teams
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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Principles of Materials Structure and Function
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
Implementation Domains
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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Principles of Materials Structure and Function
Implementation Domains
Bulk
Interfacial
Project Teams
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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Principles of Materials Structure and Function
Implementation Domains
Bulk
Project Teams

• Plasticization
• E-chem methods
• NMR 19F NMR
• Rheology
• Membrane fundamentals/transport
• Blends
• VLE/Solubilities

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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Principles of Materials Structure and Function
Implementation Domains
Interfacial
Project Teams

• Surfactant studies
• Theory
• Scattering
• Spectroscopy
• IFT
• Film formation
• Cleaning/Dissolution kinetics

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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Principles of Materials Structure and Function
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
Implementation Domains
Small Molecules Inorganic Systems
Macromolecules
Bulk
Interfacial
Project Teams
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Motivation for Cross-Cutting Functional Groups

• Address common problems
• Resident experts
• Proactively look for ways to help out others
• Share and increase domain knowledge
• Focal point for new proposals external to STC

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Matrix of Cross-Cutting Functional Groups
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
Principles of Materials Structure and Function
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Operations Aspects of Cross-Cutting Functional
Groups

• Title and leader
• Schedule on an as needed basis
• Suggest first 30 minutes of all group meetings
  available

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Matrix of Cross-Cutting Functional Groups
Fundamentals of Synthesis forChemicals
Pharmaceuticals
Principles of Manufacturing Processes
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Group Meetings

• Expectations
• Assignments
• Primary Research Area (1)
• vs
• Coordinated Research Area (2)
• Frequency (twice a year)
• Currently too formal!!!!!

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Reorganization of STC Research Program
Principles of Materials Structure and Function
Fundamentals of Molecular Synthesis and Process
Design
Implementation Domains
Small Molecules Inorganic Systems
Macromolecules
Bulk
Interfacial
Project Teams
Adewuyi Webber
Carbonell Johnston
Faculty Leaders
Khan Samulski
DeSimone Koros
Petros Psathas
Srinivas Siripurapu
Student Leaders
Clarence Murray
Sarah Folk
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Funding Decisions for 2000/2001

• Reorganized projects to associated people (vs
  faculty)
• Made assignments as to Project Teams
• Made special comments on some for better
  alignment
• Information at www.nsfstc.unc.edu

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Funding Decisions for 2001/2002
RFP for 2001/2002 will Reflect top-down
needs Reflect seed-funding Be out
early summer Decisions made late summer
George Roberts to lead!
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Kenan and EAB Meetings  
Important Dates
Kenan Center Meeting April 22-23, 2001 Chapel
Hill, NC Friday Center NSFSTC EAB Review
Meeting April 24, 2001 Chapel Hill, NC
Friday Center Kenan Center
Meeting Sept. 16-17, 2001 Chapel Hill, NC
Friday Center EAB Meeting / NSF Site
Visit Sept. 18-19, 2001 Chapel Hill,
NC Friday Center National Network of
STC December, 2001 TBD Directors Meeting
     
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STC Management Organization
Administrative Oversight Board Provosts from
UNC-CH, NCSU, UT-A, NC AT
Kenan Center Ruben Carbonell Director
J. M. DeSimone Director Ruben G.
Carbonell Co-Director
CO2 Patent Assessment, Acquisition and Transfer
Initiative Gina Stewart
Administrative Assistant II Vicki Haithcock
External Advisory Board David Roessner-Chair
Accounting Technician III Monica Petcovic
Deputy Director Everett Baucom
Program Assistant IV Judy Lev
Coordinator of Collaborative Efforts Diane
Sonnenwald
Technical Program Committee George Roberts - Chair
Leader K-12 Education David Haase
Outreach Leader Darlene Taylor
Management Facilitator Denis Gray
Network Technician Reto Bolliger
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STC Management Organization
Administrative Oversight Board Provosts from
UNC-CH, NCSU, UT-A, NC AT
Kenan Center Ruben Carbonell Director
J. M. DeSimone Director Ruben G.
Carbonell Co-Director
CO2 Patent Assessment, Acquisition and Transfer
Initiative Gina Stewart
Administrative Assistant II Vicki Haithcock
External Advisory Board David Roessner-Chair
Accounting Technician III Monica Petcovic
Deputy Director Everett Baucom
Program Assistant IV Judy Lev
Coordinator of Collaborative Efforts Diane
Sonnenwald
Technical Program Committee George Roberts - Chair
Leader K-12 Education David Haase
Outreach Leader Darlene Taylor
Management Facilitator Denis Gray
Project Assistant Mary Louise Bellamy
Network Technician Reto Bolliger
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STC Management Organization
Administrative Oversight Board Provosts from
UNC-CH, NCSU, UT-A, NC AT
Kenan Center Ruben Carbonell Director
J. M. DeSimone Director Ruben G.
Carbonell Co-Director
CO2 Patent Assessment, Acquisition and Transfer
Initiative Gina Stewart
Administrative Assistant II Vicki Haithcock
External Advisory Board David Roessner-Chair
Accounting Technician III Monica Petcovic
Deputy Director Everett Baucom
Program Assistant IV Judy Lev
Site Coordinators UNC-CH DeSimone NC State
Carbonell NC AT Uzochukwu UT-Austin Johnston
Coordinator of Collaborative Efforts Diane
Sonnenwald
Technical Program Committee George Roberts - Chair
Leader K-12 Education David Haase
Outreach Leader Darlene Taylor
Management Facilitator Denis Gray
Project Assistant Mary Louise Bellamy
Network Technician Reto Bolliger
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STC Management Organization
Administrative Oversight Board Provosts from
UNC-CH, NCSU, UT-A, NC AT
Kenan Center Ruben Carbonell Director
J. M. DeSimone Director Ruben G.
Carbonell Co-Director
CO2 Patent Assessment, Acquisition and Transfer
Initiative Gina Stewart
Administrative Assistant II Vicki Haithcock
External Advisory Board David Roessner-Chair
Accounting Technician III Monica Petcovic
Deputy Director Everett Baucom
Program Assistant IV Judy Lev
Site Coordinators UNC-CH DeSimone NC State
Carbonell NC AT Uzochukwu UT-Austin Johnston
Coordinator of Collaborative Efforts Diane
Sonnenwald
Technical Program Committee George Roberts - Chair
Leader K-12 Education David Haase
Outreach Leader Darlene Taylor
Management Facilitator Denis Gray
Project Assistant Mary Louise Bellamy
Network Technician Reto Bolliger
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Summary
Solid year! Lots of good collaborations
going Papers beginning to be published
National recognition growing New instruments
on line Video teleconferencing setting
national standards! Student
effectiveness growing! Strong impact on
youngsters Industrial acceptance growing
stronger