Nancy Washton

Understanding molecular-scale complexity and interactions of soil organic matter

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Amity Andersen

The goal of this proposal is to focus on the fundamental molecular-level (nanometer) structure and interactions of soil organic matter (SOM) using well-established approaches that provide…

Insights into peatland carbon cycling derived from integration of Omics with biogeochemical profiling

Lead Institution

Michigan Technological University

Principal Investigator

Evan Kane

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Peatlands are one of the most important ecosystems providing feedbacks to the climate system because they store a large component (>30%) of the world's soil C stocks. Peatlands also are found…

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…

Glass Composition and Solution Speciation Effects
on the Dissolution Behavior of Nuclear Waste Glasses

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nancy Washton

We are undertaking an investigation of the chemical and structural triggers of the dissolution behavior of nuclear waste glasses through a series of chemical and characterization studies covering a…

Multinuclear Solid-State NMR Studies of Biological, Environmental, and Energy Systems

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karl Mueller

My research team at EMSL carries out a number of studies that utilize a combination of high-resolution, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and computational chemistry to…

Deciphering Microbial Communication Through Metabolites

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Thomas Metz

This project will establish a Metabolomics Center at PNNL that will develop the advanced measurement capabilities necessary to define the metabolic processes of microbiomes and determine how these…

Rhizosphere processes at molecular to core scale

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nancy Hess

The amount of C in soil far exceeds the C content of atmosphere as well as the amount C stored above ground as plant biomass. The C fluxes between atmosphere and biomass are huge, many orders of…

Integrated Capability for Metabolomics and Fluxomics

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nancy Washton

The goal of this project is to develop an integrated cyberinfrastructure that can be used to demonstrate a novel, end-to-end metabolomics and fluxomics use case: Isotopically Non-STationary…

Investigations of Electric Field Gradients and NMR Chemical Shifts of 87Sr in Mixed Calcium/Strontium Systems Using High Field NMR and Computational Chemistry

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karl Mueller

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Calcium (Ca) and strontium (Sr) both form divalent ions that share rich and important chemistries. In light of the importance of Sr for the DOE mission, we are studying the substitution of Sr into…

Agile BioFoundry

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jon Magnuson

This proposed EMSL Resource Owner project, is a sub-project supporting two DOE-EERE-BETO supported PNNL projects: FY16-17 four-national laboratory “Agile BioFoundry” (ABF) seed project and a larger…

Nepheline Formation in High Level Waste Glass

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

John McCloy

Fabrication, storage, and disposal of high-level nuclear waste (HLW) in borosilicate glass is a costly but necessary process to promote the safety and security of legacy nuclear waste. Since the…

Carbon Sequestration Beneath the Active Zone of the Rhizosphere: Insights from Extremophile Ecosystems

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sherry Cady

To better understand the ultimate fate of carbon sequestered in the subsurface, we are studying carbon sequestration mechanisms in mineralizing extremophile environments. Such ecosystems provide an…

Quantification of Reactive Surface Area of Shales from a Hillslope via 19F MAS NMR of a Fluorine-Containing Probe Molecule

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karl Mueller

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

To understand natural processes such as nutrient and contaminant cycling as well as carbon sequestration, the rates of regolith formation from rocks and subsequent weathering into secondary minerals…

Expanding Scientific Horizons Through High Field Dynamic Nuclear Polarization

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nancy Washton

Energy and sustainable development are two of the biggest challenges in the 21st century, and areas that fundamental science can play a critical role in advancing. Decreased reliance on fossil fuels…

Karl Mueller - HPC offer commitment

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karl Mueller

Scope is HPC calculations in support of various research activites.

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…

Quantifying the Reactive Surface Area of Environmental Materials

Lead Institution

University of California, Merced

Principal Investigator

Peggy O'Day

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

A large number of natural and anthropogenic processes in our environment are dominated by chemical reactions at the interface between solid and aqueous phases. These reactions include the adsorption…

Rhizosphere Research Campaign: The plant-soil interface - understanding dynamic interactions in the context of environmental change

Lead Institution

University of Missouri - Columbia

Principal Investigator

Gary Stacey

Project type

Research Campaign

The ultimate, long-term goal is to determine what drives source-sink relationships that control the cycling of plant nutrients belowground. To fully appreciate the complexities of this dynamic…

Glass Composition and Solution Speciation Effects on the Dissolution Behavior of Nuclear Waste Glasses

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nancy Washton

We are undertaking an investigation of the chemical and structural triggers of the dissolution behavior of nuclear waste glasses through a series of chemical and characterization studies covering a…

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