Jia Liu

Advanced Microstructural Characterization of Metallic Alloys for Automotive applications

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

Advanced microstructural characterization of next generation propulsion materials and light weight metallic alloys can provide material processing-microstructure-mechanical property relationships. In…

Characterizing the structural and chemical evolution of materials exposed to extreme environments

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kayla Yano

The objective of this proposal is to illuminate atomic- to nanoscale mechanisms driving the fundamental evolution of materials in extreme environments relevant to energy production. Energy generating…

Improving Geochemical Source-term Models though an Increased Understanding of the Structure, Reactivity, and Dynamics of Nuclear Waste Form Interfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Joseph Ryan

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

EMSL resources are requested to enable an international team of collaborators to solve fundamental problems in interfacial glass corrosion chemistry. With the recent dismissal of Yucca Mountain as…

Multi-diagnostic approach for correlating light isotopes in materials from nano to macro scales

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Elizabeth Kautz

The accurate quantification and mapping of light element isotopes, such as hydrogen (H) isotopes and lithium (Li) isotopes, is critical to building reliable, accurate mechanistic models during…

Correlative Imaging and Spectroscopy of Biological Systems and Structural Dynamics

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Evans

The overall objective of this project is to create an integrative capability for combining dynamic transmission electron microscopy with femtosecond x-ray diffraction, in situ and automated secondary…

Resolving the structural and chemical evolution in materials exposed to extreme environments at the nano-scale

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karen Kruska

The objective of this proposal is to elucidate atomic- to nanoscale mechanisms driving the evolution of materials in extreme environments relevant to energy applications. In energy generating systems…

Characterization of Catalyst Materials in the Electron and Atom Probe Microscopes

Lead Institution

Argonne National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Ilke Arslan

The overall goal of this proposal is to develop a fundamental understanding of how to predict, synthesize, and control the compositions, structures, and catalytic function of supported metal clusters…

Advanced Microstructural Characterization of Metallic Alloys for Automotive applications

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

Advanced microstructural characterization of next generation propulsion materials and light weight metallic alloys can provide material processing-microstructure-mechanical property relationships. In…

The Role of Interfacial Water on Mineral Transformations in Wet Supercritical CO2

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Andrew Felmy

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose a comprehensive experimental and theoretical investigation of the molecular mechanisms governing the role of interfacial water in the reactivity of mineral phases in supercritical carbon…

3-D acid site determination in zeolite crystals as a function of porosity and reaction conditions

Lead Institution

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Principal Investigator

Simon Bare

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Zeolites are microporous aluminosilicate materials with a wide range of applications including catalysis, water purification, agriculture, and laundry detergents. In the petrochemical industry,…

Correlative Imaging and Spectroscopy of Biological Systems and Structural Dynamics

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Evans

The overall objective of this project is to create an integrative capability for combining dynamic transmission electron microscopy with femtosecond x-ray diffraction, in situ and automated secondary…

Probing Particle Mediated Growth: Towards a Predictive Understanding of Self-Assembly for Energy Applications

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kevin Rosso

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This Science Theme proposal aims at developing a fundamental understanding of forces between nanoparticles in aqueous solution that underpin self-assembly of materials by oriented aggregation. This…

Developing Three-dimensional characterization methods for energy and environmental materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

Three dimensional high resolution nanoscale characterization is pivotal in understanding materials relevant to energy and environmental applications. As a part of this proposal and an LDRD funded by…

Investigation of Thermal Aging Effects on the Evolution of Microstructure and
Mechanical Properties of Cast Duplex Stainless Steels

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Daniel Perea

This proposal spans a collaboration between EMSL and the University of Maryland under a Nuclear Energy University Program grant. The objectives of the proposed research project are to (1) develop a…

Atom-probe tomography of epitaxial complex oxide nanocomposites

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Daniel Perea

The goal of this proposal is to study the interfacial composition of between immiscible complex oxides and spinel oxide nanostructures using atom probe tomography in order to understanding the…

Investigation of Thermal Aging Effects on the Evolution of Microstructure and
Mechanical Properties of Cast Duplex Stainless Steels

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Daniel Perea

This proposal spans a collaboration between EMSL and the University of Maryland under a Nuclear Energy University Program grant. The objectives of the proposed research project are to (1) develop a…

Atom-probe tomography of epitaxial complex oxide nanocomposites

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Daniel Perea

The goal of this proposal is to study the interfacial composition of between immiscible complex oxides and spinel oxide nanostructures using atom probe tomography in order to understanding the…

Microstructural Evolution under Shear Deformation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

Solid phase processing (SPP) of alloys using shear-deformation results in nanoscale metastable phases and enhanced mechanical properties. High-speed mass and energy transfer during such process makes…

Correlated Multimodal in situ Gas-Metal Alloy Surface Reaction Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

This project will conduct a comprehensive demonstration of PNNL capabilities for multimodal in situ chemical imaging of structural, compositional and chemical state changes on metallic alloy surfaces…

Studies of the effect of an interfacial layer on interfacial reaction and diffusion kinetics in Cu-In based liquid phase sintered composites for high performance thermal management materials

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Indranath Dutta

Project type

Exploratory Research

This proposal aims to (1) systematically study the elemental diffusion profiles across the interface in Cu-In composites above and below the melting point of In, (2) measure the interfacial…

Multimodal Analysis of Microstructural Evolution under Shear Deformation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

Solid phase processing (SPP) of alloys using shear-deformation results in nanoscale metastable phases and enhanced mechanical properties. High-speed mass and energy transfer during such process makes…

Influence of Conformal Coatings on the Mechanisms of Nucleation and Growth of Sn Whiskers, and Potential Impact on Mitigation

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Indranath Dutta

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The worldwide acceptance of the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances act (RoHS), meant to reduce Pb contamination in the environment, has resulted in reemergence of the of…

Advanced Microstructural Characterization of Metallic Alloys for High Temperature Applications in Automobile Engines

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

Advanced microstructural characterization of next generation propulsion materials can provide material processing-microstructure-mechanical property relationships. In addition, advanced…

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