Xiao-Ying Yu | Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Chemical imaging for in situ detection and discrimination of aquatic toxins targeting voltage gated sodium channels

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jiyoung Son

Project type

Contracted Time

The focus of this study is to determine the detection sensitivity for neurotoxin activity using an engineered human cell line cultivated in the System for the Analysis at the Liquid Vacuum Interface …

Nutrient and contaminant incorporation in amorphous intermediates during carbonate nucleation and growth in biogeochemical systems

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sebastien Kerisit

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Mineral nucleation and growth are key processes affecting the mobility of critical plant nutrients and contaminants in soils. Mineral precipitation often occurs via amorphous intermediates whose…

Chemical imaging for in situ detection and discrimination of aquatic toxins targeting voltage gated sodium channels

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jiyoung Son

The focus of this study is to determine the detection sensitivity for neurotoxin activity using an engineered human cell line cultivated in the System for the Analysis at the Liquid Vacuum Interface …

Investigating interactions and aggregate structures of boehmite particles toward understanding of bulk rheology

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jaehun Chun

The aim of the proposed research is to understand unique particle interactions in tank waste relevant systems from chemical physics at solid-liquid interfaces, and to determine how those interactions…

Investigating interactions and aggregate structures of boehmite particles toward understanding of bulk rheology

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jaehun Chun

The aim of the proposed research is to understand unique particle interactions in tank waste relevant systems from chemical physics at solid-liquid interfaces, and to determine how those interactions…

Deciphering electron transfer in biofilm communications by in situ chemical imaging

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiao-Ying Yu

We seek to understand how the dynamics of nutrients, metabolites, and solid surface influence microbial processes in biofilm systems. Our overarching hypothesis is that biophysical and biochemical…

Deciphering electron transfer in microbial communications by in situ chemical imaging

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiao-Ying Yu

We seek to understand how the dynamics of nutrients, metabolites, and solid surface influence microbial processes in the environment. Our overarching hypothesis is that biophysical and biochemical…

Development of Novel Microchip CE-MS Platform for Organic Aerosol Characterization

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiao-Ying Yu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) has significant impact on global climate, visibility, and human health. Although organic compounds typically constitute 10-70% of the total dry fine particle mass,…

Investigating interactions and aggregate structures of boehmite particles toward understanding of bulk rheology

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jaehun Chun

The aim of the proposed research is to understand unique particle interactions in tank waste relevant systems from chemical physics at solid-liquid interfaces, and to determine how those interactions…

Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Rahul Zaveri

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to simultaneously characterize the time evolution of hydrocarbon precursor gases as well as the chemical and physical properties of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) using an existing 8-m3…

Elucidating synergistic plant-bacteria metabolic pathways for alleviating iron deficiency

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Rene Boiteau

Nutrient mobilization from soil minerals is critical for plant growth, particularly in marginal lands with high pH soils or low phosphate availability. One way that rhizospheric bacteria enhance…

Ice Nucleation on Aged Field Aerosols

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Cowin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The number, density, and lifetime of clouds are strongly dependent on the kind of aerosol particles that are present, that act as "cloud nucleation centers" (CNC). This is one of the major…

Understanding the Interactions of the Plant Root and Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria with Unique Correlative Surface Imaging Tools

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Zihua Zhu

This research aims to achieve the following objectives: 1) integrate surface tools and apply them in submicron chemical mapping of the plant-microbe interface; 2) provide novel in vivo analysis of…

In-Situ/Liquid Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) for Environmental Interfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Cowin

Project type

Exploratory Research

Chemistry of liquid interfaces is extremely important in environmental and industrial processes but is poorly understood. Liquid layers coat nearly all real-world systems from the oceans to…

Revealing Bilgewater Emulsion Formation and Breaking by In Situ Multiplexed Chemical Imaging

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiao-Ying Yu

Bilgewater, an oil and grease mixture with water, may affect many aquatic species. Thus development of methods and techniques to treat (i.e., increase OWS availability, reduce cost) or to mitigate…

In-Situ/Liquid Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) for Environmental Interfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Cowin

Project type

Exploratory Research

This is a continuation of EMSL project number 36601. A versatile and self-contained interface for high-vapor pressure liquid surfaces, including aqueous interfaces has been built that permits the…

Contaminant immobilization through heterogeneous carbonate growth at mineral/water and mineral/microbe interfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sebastien Kerisit

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The presence of mineral surfaces and of microorganisms significantly impacts the nature and composition of mineral phases formed in biogeochemical systems. Despite the importance of these…

A portable multimodal microfluidic flow cell for in situ imaging of liquid by ToF-SIMS and SEM

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Zihua Zhu

Our technical and scientific objective is to provide a universal portable multimodal flow cell for in situ studies of dynamic liquid surfaces in various applications. Our business goal is to make…

Revealing Bilgewater Emulsion Formation and Breaking by In Situ Multiplexed Chemical Imaging

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiao-Ying Yu

We will use in situ chemical imaging enabled by the microfluidic reactor SALVI to study a NAVY bilgewater emulsion model. Our main objective is to understand the evolving oil-water liquid-liquid…

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…

Contaminant immobilization through heterogeneous carbonate growth at mineral/water and mineral/microbe interfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sebastien Kerisit

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The presence of mineral surfaces and microorganisms significantly impacts the nature and composition of mineral phases formed in biogeochemical systems. Despite the importance of these heterogeneous…

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…

In situ mesoscale imaging of biofilm dynamics using SALVI

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiao-Ying Yu

Understanding how metabolic pathways are interconnected and controlled at the subcellular scale within living systems with coexisting macromolecules in a cell that has complex structure, dynamics,…

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…

In situ mesoscale imaging of live biofilm dynamics using SALVI

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiao-Ying Yu

We seek to understand how the dynamics of nutrients, metabolites and metals influence microbial processes in biofilm systems. Our approach will use axenic or heterogeneous microbial communities to…

Organic enrichment of sea spray aerosols: from the air-water interface to spray generation

Lead Institution

Montana State University

Principal Investigator

Robert Walker

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal describes coupled studies intended to identify and quantify the origin of organic solutes in sea spray aerosols (SSA) and to predict the consequences of aerosol organic enrichment on…

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