Scott Lea

In-situ determination of non-classical mechanisms of crystallization during the abiotic reduction of Lepidocrocite via liquid cell TEM

Lead Institution

Guangzhou University

Principal Investigator

Mario Gomez

Project type

Limited Scope

Lepidocrocite (LP) is commonly found in natural, anthropogenic mining environments and oxidized alloy steel waste containers. Despite its importance, the end products formed, its mineralization…

Novel Multimodal Chemical Nano-Imaging Approach to Visualize and Identify Small Biomolecules Exchanged in Microbial Communities

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Lea

The ability to chemically visualize biological systems and processes on the nanometer length scale under relevant physiological conditions is an unmet need that if realized would revolutionize our…

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…

A hyperbaric AFM for imaging mineral surfaces in supercritical CO2 - year 2

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Lea

Storage of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) in deep underground saline aquifers has been proposed as a viable method of slowing the increase of CO2 in the earth's atmosphere while continuing…

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…

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…

Structural evolution and phase transformation characteristics of amorphous silicon upon lithiation and delithiation

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Lea

Amorphous silicon (a-Si) has been identified as a candidate high capacity anode material for lithium ion batteries. A fundamental challenge with a-Si is the large volume change upon lithium…

A multi-modal approach to understanding the structural evolution and phase transformation of amorphous silicon upon lithiation insertion and extraction

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Lea

Amorphous silicon (a-Si) has been identified as a candidate high capacity anode material for lithium ion batteries. A fundamental challenge with a-Si is the large volume change upon lithium…

Multimodal Nanoscale Chemical Imaging of Intra- and Inter-Cellular Biomolecules Involved in Microbial Interactions

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Lea

Microbes orchestrate a suite of intra- and inter-cellular biomolecules to carry out diverse metabolic processes. Existing genomic and biochemical methods cannot directly probe the physical…

Multimodal Nanoscale Chemical Imaging of Intra- and Inter-Cellular Biomolecules Involved in Microbial Interactions

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Lea

Microbes orchestrate a suite of intra- and inter-cellular biomolecules to carry out diverse metabolic processes. Existing genomic and biochemical methods cannot directly probe the physical…

radAFM: Coupled radiation source/liquid-cell AFM to study radiation-induced interfacial processes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Gregory Kimmel

Millions of liters of high-level radioactive wastes (HLW) stored in hundreds of tanks in the U.S. create a variety of environmental problems. To mitigate these problems, the wastes are intended to be…

Multimodal Chemical Imaging Across Scales to Visualize Metabolic Pathways in Live Plants and Microbial Systems

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Lea

We will develop a novel spectral imaging platform (“BioImager”) that may be used to image and identify biomolecules involved in both microbial and plant metabolic processes through different chemical…

Study of Pattern Formation on the Surface of NiO films

Lead Institution

University of Connecticut

Principal Investigator

Boris Sinkovic

Project type

Exploratory Research

Understanding of the surface structure and morphology of NiO surfaces is becoming increasingly important because of their use in spin-valve geometry of GMR sensors. Thick NiO films (500 Å) have been…

radAFM: Coupled radiation source/liquid-cell AFM to study radiation-induced interfacial processes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Gregory Kimmel

Millions of liters of high-level radioactive wastes (HLW) stored in hundreds of tanks in the U.S. create a variety of environmental problems. To mitigate these problems, the wastes are intended to be…

Soft-Landing of Complex Ions on Surfaces

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Robert Cooks

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Interaction of ions with surfaces is an area of active fundamental research in surface science relevant to a broad range of other scientific disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science such as…

Elucidation of the Roles of Diazotrophic EndoPopulus: Endophyte Communities in Promoting Productivity and Resilience of Populus through Systems Biology Approaches (EndoPopulus)

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Amir Ahkami

The plant microbiome, including microbial endophytes living within plants and the epiphytes living on the plant surface, has a profound influence on the productivity and resilience of the host plant…

Structure-function correlations of proteins in enamel formation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Wendy Shaw

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Heterogeneous nucleation is important in the development of biominerals such as bone, teeth and mollusk shells, but often, initial nucleation events are not understood at a mechanistic level. It is…

Multimodal Chemical Imaging Across Scales to Visualize Metabolic Pathways in Live Plants and Microbial Systems

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Lea

We will develop a novel spectral imaging platform (“BioImager”) that may be used to image and identify biomolecules involved in both microbial and plant metabolic processes through different chemical…

Degradation of Lignin Using Homogeneous Catalysis in Ionic Liquids

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Zongchao Zhang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of the proposed work is to use ionic liquids as a reaction medium for homogeneous catalysis of the lignin degradation process, using weak-base organic catalysts that are soluble in…

Deposition of Metal-Doped Oxides for Spintronic Applications

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Tiffany Kaspar

Project type

Exploratory Research

For spintronic devices such as spin-FETs, efficient injection of spin-polarized electrons into a semiconductor material is necessary. For devices compatible with current semiconductor technology,…

Microscopy Investigation on Nanostructured Electrodes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jiguang Zhang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this proposal is to use EMSLs advanced electron microscopy facility to characterize the compositions and properties of the nanostructured electrode and nanostructured materials and…

Structure and Performance of DNA Biosensors

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Cindy Bruckner-Lea

Project type

Exploratory Research

Biosensors typically rely on designing a surface that is functionalized with biomolecules that specifically bind analytes of interest. These surfaces often include specific oligonucleotide sequences…

A hyperbaric AFM for imaging mineral surfaces in supercritical CO2

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Lea

Storage of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) in deep underground saline aquifers has been proposed as a viable method of slowing the increase of CO2 in the earthÃ¢??s atmosphere while continuing to…

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