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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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DEVELOPMENT OF A CAPABILITY TO QUANTIFY ARSENIC IN AN ADSORBENT

Lead Institution
University of Western Sydney, Nepean Australia
Principal Investigator
Saravanamuthu Maheswaran
Project type
Exploratory Research
Arsenic in ground water and surface water is one of the major issues associated with drinking water since arsenic is a toxic metal that has serious effects on human health and the environment. USEPA…

Automated suspension microarray for microbial community profiling

Lead Institution
Argonne National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Darrell Chandler
Project type
Exploratory Research
Compare the performance of automated nucleic acid capture using sequential injection microfluidic system compared to identical procedures accomplished in batch reactions. PCR products from metal…

Growth and Characterization of Fe doped TiO2 Films

Lead Institution
Hanbat National University
Principal Investigator
Yong Joo Kim
Project type
Exploratory Research
The ability to efficiently inject spins into multi-layer semiconductor device structures creates new and exciting possibilities for utilizing spin-polarized transport in computing and signal…

Sensitivity Evaluation of PTR-MS

Lead Institution
Battelle Columbus
Principal Investigator
Chester Spicer
Project type
Exploratory Research
Preliminary testing of PTR-MS to assess sensitivity to selected Toxic Release Inventory chemicals

Cellular responses to ionizing radiation as examined by FTIR.

Lead Institution
Middle East Technical University
Principal Investigator
Feride Severcan
Project type
Exploratory Research
Currently, the standards for human exposure to ionizing radiation are set by extrapolating data obtained in the high-dose regime to the low-dose regime where the biological responses are below…

Surface Analysis of Polyurethanes

Lead Institution
University of Central Florida
Principal Investigator
Jeffrey Ramsdell
Project type
Exploratory Research
This is continuing study of the surface domains of segmented polyurethane materials. The surface chemical structure, morphology, and mechanical response of these materials is being investigated…

Continued investigation into the spinel nickel-cobalt oxide system.

Lead Institution
Applied Materials
Principal Investigator
Robert Owings
Project type
Exploratory Research
Past work with the nickel cobalt oxide thin films has yielded new and interesting data with respect to the nature of charge motion and the charge distribution within the spinel lattice. The nickel…

Modification and decay of radiation defects in tooth enamel

Lead Institution
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
Principal Investigator
Georg Liidja
Project type
Exploratory Research
Stable carbonate radicals created in tooth enamel by ionizing irradiation from soil are used in dating palaeontological artefacts up to Megayears. The number of radicals as measured with electron…

Mass Determination of Cyclic Siloxane

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
David Nelson
Project type
Exploratory Research
A presumed cyclic siloxane has been isolated from the polymerization of a phenolic diallyl compound and silane hydride under catalytic hydrosilylation conditions. This type of cyclic component is…

Determination of Metal Dispersion Values

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
David King
Project type
Exploratory Research
Project objective is to look at alternate methods of adding active metals to catalyst supports. The purpose for the project is to determine the best method in terms of maximizing exposed metal…

High pressure VLS synthesis of silicon nanowires

Lead Institution
Portland State University
Principal Investigator
Joo Chan
Project type
Exploratory Research
Silicon nanowires synthesized via supercritical cyclohexane solvent at a high temperature of 450C and pressures of 200bar will be studied. Doping of the silicon nanowires with p- and n- dopant during…

High pressure VLS synthesis of silicon nanowires

Lead Institution
Portland State University
Principal Investigator
Joo Chan
Project type
Exploratory Research
Silicon nanowires synthesized via supercritical cyclohexane solvent at a high temperature of 450C and pressures of 200bar will be studied. Doping of the silicon nanowires with p- and n- dopant during…