Projects

Investigation into the Mechanism of Soot Formation from Biomass Combustion

Lead Institution

University of Leeds

Principal Investigator

Maria Romero

Project type

Exploratory Research

Biomass combustion is currently a significant energy source in developing countries and is likely to become more significant to developed countries due to the search for alternatives to fossil fuel…

Quantum Mechanical and Molecular Mechanical Methods for Iron-Sulfur Proteins

Lead Institution

Texas A&M University

Principal Investigator

Shuqiang Niu

Project type

Exploratory Research

Iron-sulfur proteins are essential in bioenergetics, including respiration, photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, and hydrogen production and thus are prime candidates for bioengineering or biomimetic…

Measuring nanometer distances in the packaging RNA using Double Electron-Electron Resonance.

Lead Institution

University of Southern California

Principal Investigator

Peter Qin

Project type

Exploratory Research

In this renewal application we request to continue to use the pulsed EPR spectrometer at EMSL. We will use the instrument to measure nanometer distances in a complex of the packaging RNA (pRNA),…

XPS Analysis of Corrosion Protective Paint Systems for Al Alloys Based on Mg-Rich Primers

Lead Institution

North Dakota State University

Principal Investigator

Dante Battocchi

Project type

Exploratory Research

The goal of the proposed research is spectroscopic investigation of Mg corrosion products and Mg-rich primer interfaces by virtue of XPS analysis. To date, no XPS analyses have been performed on Mg…

Investigation of Secondary Organic Aerosol and Black Carbon Aging during the 2010 Carbonaceous Aerosol and Radiative Effects Study (CARES)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Rahul Zaveri

Project type

Exploratory Research

Carbonaceous aerosols play a major role in the direct and indirect radiative forcing of climate. However, several mechanistic uncertainties and knowledge gaps still exist in our understanding of…

Dye Studies on CHO cells.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

M. Mayer-Cumblidge

Project type

Exploratory Research

We have synthesized two dyes (FlAsH and ReAsH)which bind to a tetracysteine motif. We are seeking to optimize binding to a protein in living cells.

TEM and XPS analysis of ligand-functionalized semiconductor quantum dots used in biodetection studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Marvin Warner

Project type

Exploratory Research

The research included in this proposal involves the routine TEM and XPS analysis of functionalized semiconductor nanoparticles (primarily CdSe) that will serve as the signal transduction element in…

Separation and measurement of DNA from soil extracts

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Richard Ozanich

Project type

Exploratory Research

Fluidic methods for separating DNA from soil extracts will be developed. Background fluorescence of soil extracts will be determined to optimize selection of final hybridized DNA detection…

Investigation of cobalt active sites in cobalt-based catalyst for higher alcohol synthesis from synga

Lead Institution

Seoul National University

Principal Investigator

Do Heui Kim

Project type

Exploratory Research

The higher alcohol synthesis, which produces higher alcohol (C6-C18 alpha alcohol) for transportation fuel or fuel additives by reacting synthesis gas (CO and H2), is at the heart of the gas-to…

Micromodel Pore-Scale Displacement Studies of Brine and Supercritical CO2

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mart Oostrom

Project type

Exploratory Research

Supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) sequestration in deep saline aquifers or reservoirs is, to a large extent, affected by porous medium properties, fluid properties, and interfacial interactions…

Center for Research on Carbon Sequestration (Amonette CSITE, PNNL SCOPE# 30929)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Amonette

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project is a collaborative research program among Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory and PNNL. The center conducts basic research to improve understanding of fundamental…

Sensor and Tracer Technology for Characterization of Ultra-Low CO2 Leakage Fluxes (Amonette CMI LDRD, PNNL Scope #90001)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Amonette

Project type

Exploratory Research

The DOE is funding a number of geologic sequestration demonstration projects that will involve injection of as much as 100,000 MT of CO2 into deep geologic formations. Leakage rates from these…

Model Porous Solids & Sediments (Riley EMSP-SCF, PNNL Scope # 43998)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Amonette

Project type

Exploratory Research

Contribute to a better mechanistic description of the fundamental process(es) by which nonpolar compounds are retained by sediments and subsequently released. Work authorization text added 08/11…

Biogeochemistry of Uranium Under Reducing and Re-oxidizing (Amonette NABIR, PNNL Scope #27529)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Amonette

Project type

Exploratory Research

The fundamental microbiological and chemical factors that control the formation and stability of U and Pb precipitates formed under sulfate reducing conditions will be quantified. Work…

Enhancing Carbon Sequestration and Reclamation of Degraded lands and sequester C in soils (Amonette NETL, PNNL Scope #40265)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Amonette

Project type

Exploratory Research

Develop management guidelines for site selection and treatment protocols for use of coal ash and organic amendments to restore degraded lands and sequester C in soils. Will evaluate properties of…

Array-based Photoacoustic Spectroscopy (Amonette CRADA, PNNL Scope #42407)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Amonette

Project type

Exploratory Research

Development a photoacoustic spectrometer.

Hydrogen Materials Compatibility Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kyle Alvine

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to use the unique and world-class ion scattering accelerator facilities at EMSL to continue to advance the scientific understanding of the effects of high-pressure hydrogen on…

Using electron paramagnetic resonance to study iron binding sites with alpha-synuclein, a protein marker for Parkinson's disease

Lead Institution

California State University, Los Angeles

Principal Investigator

Feimeng Zhou

Project type

Exploratory Research

In Parkinson's disease, the brains of affected patients were found to contain aggregated alpha-synuclein (a-syn) protein and high levels of iron (Fe2+ and Fe3+). Iron was found to binding a-syn,…

Biophysical Basis of a Low Temperature Transition in Protein Hydrophobic Core

Lead Institution

University of Alaska at Anchorage

Principal Investigator

Liliya Vugmeyster

Project type

Exploratory Research

Proteins undergo a number of changes when their temperature is dropped from the physiological range to much lower values. One of the most well-known dynamical changes undergone by proteins in a solid…

GC-MS Analysis of Alkaline Cellulose Degradation Products

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

John Cort

Project type

Exploratory Research

Degradation of cellulose and other polysaccharides in alkaline conditions and at elevated temperatures yields mixtures of compounds containing carboxylic acid and/or alcohol functional groups. These…