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Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

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Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

What can EMSL offer you?

State-of-the-art instruments & workflows   •   Computational data analysis & modeling   •   Specialized expertise
 

Opportunities at EMSL

Calls for Proposals

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Review EMSL's proposal call opportunities, project timelines, and guidance. Learn about the different types of proposals and tips for submitting a successful proposal.

Instruments & Resources

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The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory offers access and use of advanced scientific instruments and resources to the research community through open calls for proposals.

Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability

Architectural Rendering of M2PC
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory’s (EMSL’s) Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability (M2PC) is designed to offer an integrated suite of automated phenotyping instrumentation and analytical tools that unlocks functional knowledge about microbial and microbiome communities.

Latest News

News

New Workflow for X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Allows for Soil Analysis

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Sample preparation method allows for analysis of up to 50 soil samples per day 
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More News

Discovery of a Novel and Sustainable Organic Liquid Hydrogen Carrier
Natural and Cultivated Marine Algae Have Substantially Different Metabolites
In Nutrient-Limited Environments, Marine Bacteria Reprogram Their Metabolism After Viral Infection
Revealing Fundamental Mechanisms By Which Fungi Deadly to Humans Survive Antifungal Treatment
Cryo-Electron Microscopy and AlphaFold2 Prediction Reveals the Structure of the Mnx Protein Complex and Uncovers the Mechanism of Manganese Biomineralization
Five Researchers Selected for MONet Spring Soil Sampling

Upcoming Events

EMSL LEARN Webinar Series

Uncovering Molecular Details through Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy

vibrational sum frequency generation spectrometer
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory is hosting a free webinar on May 28 on vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy capabilities for users.
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Science Areas
Environmental Transformations and Interactions
Functional and Systems Biology
EMSL LEARN Webinar Series

High-Resolution Imaging Capabilities to Advance Your Research in Critical Minerals Behavior

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EMSL LEARN Webinar SeriesHigh-Resolution Capabilities to Advance Research in Critical Minerals Behaviornoon to 1 p.m.Wednesday, June 11Register nowThe Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory …
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Science Areas
Computing, Analytics, and Modeling
Conference

2025 EMSL Summer School

AI, robots, and data streams
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory is holding the 2025 EMSL Summer School: From Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Agent-Based Science (July 7-11) in Richland, Washington, and online via Zoom.
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