Jesse Sears

Advancing soil C characterization using HRMS and NMR

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nancy Hess

Soil organic matter consists of diverse and complex mixture of hundreds to thousands biological and metabolic products that are poorly characterized using current techniques. We seek to develop a…

Solid State 183W MAS NMR at High and Ultra High Magnetic Fields

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Capability Research

The goal of this research is to establish a capability to study tungsten heteropoly acids and dispersed tungsten-oxide absorbed on high surface support materials. The possibility will be explored by…

Draws Implementation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Wendy Shaw

Project type

Capability Research

Naturally occurring biominerals possess an impressive array of strength, order and nanostructure. These properties are the direct result of protein controlled nucleation and templated mineral growth…

High Resolution 1H NMR Metabolomics Using Slow and Ultra Slow Magic Angle Spinning

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Recently, we developed new so-called slow-MAS (magic angle spinning) NMR techniques that significantly enhance the spectral information in biofluids, intact excised tissues, organs and live small…

High Temperature, Large Sample Volume, Constant Flow Magic Angle Spinning NMR Probe for 11.7 T Magnetic Field for In-situ Catalytic Reaction Characterization

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Joseph Ford

We propose to develop novel NMR methods complementary to other in-situ spectroscopic techniques to improve our understanding of catalytic processes through in-situ investigations of catalyst,…

Advanced Diagnostic Studies of Lithium Ion Batteries Using In Situ and Ex Situ NMR Spectroscopies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Energy shortage is a critical problem in the 21th century. Developing highly efficient and high capacity energy storage device such as lithium iron battery is of considerable interest to the nation…

In Situ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigations of Trapping Mechanisms in CO2 Storage

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Hoyt

Global increases in carbon emissions and the rapid decrease in energy securities have resulted in an increased global commitment to develop technology for stabilizing CO2 released into the…

Experimental Capabilities and Fundamental Science for Geologic Carbon Sequestration: The PNNL In Situ Supercritical Suite (IS3)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kevin Rosso

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This Science Theme proposal requests EMSL access for investigators in the In Situ Supercritical Suite (IS3) component of PNNL's Carbon Sequestration Initiative (CSI). The CSI is a multi-million…

Catalysis Research Campaign: An Integrated Multi-Capability Approach for Analysis of Catalytic Systems

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Research Campaign

In this research campaign, advanced capabilities within the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will be integrated for in-depth, molecular…

Experimental Capabilities and Fundamental Science for Geologic Carbon Sequestration: The PNNL In Situ Supercritical Suite (IS3)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

John Loring

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This Science Theme proposal requests EMSL access for investigators in the In Situ Supercritical Suite (IS3) component of PNNL's Carbon Sequestration Initiative (CSI). The CSI is a multi-million…

Further development and demonstration of a high-pressure magic angle spinning (MAS) probe for use in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Hoyt

Through a multiyear LDRD effort on the Carbon Sequestration Initiative, a new MAS probe was developed for NMR analysis of materials that would potentially be used in underground CO2 sequestration…

Technology Maturation: Further development and demonstration of a high-pressure magic angle spinning (MAS) probe for use in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Hoyt

As a result of a multiyear LDRD effort on the Carbon Sequestration Initiative, a new MAS capability was developed for NMR analysis of materials that would potentially be used in underground CO2…

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