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Projects

As a scientific user facility, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) provides expertise, instrumentation, and resources to 250 projects each year. 

Projects displayed below reflect information and abstracts that were published before April 30, 2024. To review current EMSL user projects, visit Science Central™.

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Integrate the so-called CRENBL spin-orbit operator into NWChem

Lead Institution
Self (Ermler)
Principal Investigator
Walter Ermler
Project type
Exploratory Research
The main objective is to integrate the so-called CRENBL spin-orbit operator potential parameters that I have developed, and will continue to develop during my visit, into the NWChem software suite…

TeO2 detector surfaces

Lead Institution
University of South Carolina
Principal Investigator
Frank Avignone
Project type
Exploratory Research
Examine composition of detector surfaces, and determine optimum cleaning method.

Particle size, Associations, and Crystallinity of Bioreduced Uranium phases

Lead Institution
Stanford University
Principal Investigator
Scott Fendorf
Project type
Exploratory Research
Due to mining and nuclear-production activities, uranium is an environmental contaminant of great concern; within surface and subsurface environments, uranium predominates in either the (VI) or (IV)…

Real Time Trace Gas Measurements by Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Bertram Jobson
Project type
Exploratory Research
Develop and applying proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry for the real time analysis of hydrocarbons in air and on particulate matter. This technique will be evaluated for suitability for…

COntinuous Isosorbide Production

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Johnathan Holladay
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project focuses on developing new catalytic materials and novel processes for the conversion of sorbitol to isosorbide (1,4-3,6-dianhydrosorbitol). The purpose of the work is two fold: (1)…

TGA/DSC Analysis of Anhydrosugar Samples

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Johnathan Holladay
Project type
Exploratory Research
As part of our ongoing DOE EE/RE project directed toward developing a continuous process for the production of isosorbide from sugar we need to develop a rapid and accurate method for determining…

New Technologies for Reduction of Automobile Exhaust Emissions

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Charles Peden
Project type
Exploratory Research
The goal of the research is to evaluate the effectiveness of a non-thermal plasma in conjunction with catalytic materials to mediate exhaust gas emissions from diesel fueled light duty compression…

Silicon Nanotips for Enhanced Electron Emission

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Glen Dunham
Project type
Exploratory Research
The EMSL microfabrication capabilities will be used to create wafers covered with pyramidal nanotips. These surfaces will be tested elsewhere for electron emission.

Inelastic Electron Scattering Cross Section Measurements in Liquid Water

Lead Institution
Wadsworth Center
Principal Investigator
Craig Brown
Project type
Exploratory Research
The primary objective of this work is to measure inelastic electron scattering cross sections as a function of energy and angle in liquid water in the energy range of 30 keV. The short term goal…

Highly Selective Monolayer Sorbents for Advanced Analytical Applications

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
John Bays
Project type
Exploratory Research
Molecular templating of self-assembled monolayers on a mesoporous silica may be used for highly selective detection of relatively small molecules. By using different templating processes and a…

Dynamics studies of surface-induced dissociation of polyatomic
ions

Lead Institution
Office of Fellowship Program
Principal Investigator
Talayeh Rezayat
Project type
Exploratory Research
Ion- surface collisions have long been used for surface characterization and have recently been extended to the analysis of projectile ions as well via their dissociations on surface impact,…

Developing high-performance parallel languages on the SGI Altix

Lead Institution
University of California, Berkeley
Principal Investigator
Dan Bonachea
Project type
Exploratory Research
Our group is working on developing high-performance parallel languages (specifically UPC and Titanium) for modern supercomputers. We'd like to port our implementation of GASNet (a unified, high…

1H AND 13C NMR STUDY OF BRODIFACOUM STEREOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURE

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
John Cort
Project type
Exploratory Research
Brodifacoum is a lipid-soluble warfarin derivative that inhibits vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR) and exhibits potent anticoagulant activity. Because of its chemical stability and use in numerous…