UT Arlington professor will use NSF funds to reveal reactions’ inner workings

A UT Arlington professor will use a new $450,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop new chemical processes and technologies based on a better understanding of the way that metals such as gold, silver, mercury and zinc bind with organic compounds for chemical reactions. The three-year project involves reactions used widely in industry and research laboratories. The principal investigator is Rasika Dias, distinguished professor and chairman of The University of Texas at Arlington Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Dias’ work will explore the interaction between six