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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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Proteomics of Mitochondria

Lead Institution
University of Regensburg
Principal Investigator
Peter Oefner
Project type
Exploratory Research
The mitochondrial organelle originated when aerobic bacteria colonized primordial anaerobic eukaryotic cells, and then evolved to effectively generate cellular energy via aerobic glycolysis…

SEM image of microparticles

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Richard Ozanich
Project type
Exploratory Research
obtain SEM images of 4-5 different microparticles in 1-10 micron diameter size range. Interested in surface smoothness/roughness/features

photoinhibition of photosynthesis

Lead Institution
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Principal Investigator
Harvey Jian-Min Hou
Project type
Exploratory Research
Photosynthesis is a highly efficient biological process that converts sunlight into chemical energy which supports life on earth. While light is the source energy for photosynthesis, too much light…

Physical Chemistry of Heterogeneous Processes

Lead Institution
University of Iowa
Principal Investigator
Eric Brown
Project type
Exploratory Research
Benchmarking -- Please find on the following pages a statement of our intent to submit a ?Grand Challenge Application? entitled ?Ions at the Air/Water Interface? for the pur- pose of obtaining a…

Implementation of Systems Toxicology for an Animal Emphysema Model

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Joel Pounds
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective of this study is to establish a procedure on how to best incorporate the comprehensive systems toxicology database in a prototype lung disease model, the elastase-induced emphysema…

Chrome Volatility

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Gary Maupin
Project type
Exploratory Research
Determine the volalitility of Cr in Fuel Cell Systems

Liquid Product Analysis by GC and MS

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Jianli Hu
Project type
Exploratory Research
Products produced from CO2 hydrogenation will be anlyzed. It contains MeOH and EtOH

Tungsten analysis as a surrogate for Uranium in ash.

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Andrew Schmidt
Project type
Exploratory Research
Research in support of K-basin sludge processing. Simulated sludge is processed using tungsten as a surrogate uranium. The process show tungsten separation and concentration. To eventually allow…

ICP analysis of metal ions

Lead Institution
Oregon Health & Science University
Principal Investigator
Wassana Yantasee
Project type
Exploratory Research
The ICP analysis is required for measure metal ion concentration in aqueous phase before and after adsorption experiments to determine the adsorption capacity of adsorbent materials.

New materials as sulfur absorbents

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liyu Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
There are several important environmental problems in the world. One of them is acid rain caused by SOx and NOx in combustion waste gases from thermal power plants, factories, and on-road vehicles,…

Deposition of Fuel cell materials

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Vincent Sprenkle
Project type
Exploratory Research
Purpose of this program is to deposit coatings of variing thickness onto fuel cell components. Primarily interested in E-beam depositon of ceramics on metal substrates. This work is being conducted…

Deposition of Fuel cell materials

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Vincent Sprenkle
Project type
Exploratory Research
Purpose of this program is to deposit coatings of variing thickness onto fuel cell components. Primarily interested in E-beam depositon and sputtering of ceramics on metal substrates. This work is…

High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of BF2OH

Lead Institution
University of Paris-7
Principal Investigator
Jean-Marie Flaud
Project type
Exploratory Research
We will record rotationally resolved infrared spectra of isotopically enriched 10BF2OH and 11BF2OH. The experimental work will be done using the hi-resolution Fourier transform infrared spectrometer…

High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of Peroxynitric Acid

Lead Institution
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Principal Investigator
Walter Lafferty
Project type
Exploratory Research
We will take the high resolution infrared spectrum of peroxynitric acid using the hi-res FTIR spectrometer located in EMSL.

Proteomic Analysis of Shewanella oneidensis Biofilms

Lead Institution
Stanford University
Principal Investigator
Alfred Spormann
Project type
Exploratory Research
Our research is directed to elucidate the molecular mechanism of biofilm formation in Shewanella oneidensis. This microbe is a geochemically important Fe(III)- and Mn(IV)-reducing microorganism,…