Projects

Crystalline and Amorphous Phase Study of Peralkalin

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Linda Davis

Project type

Exploratory Research

Laser Fluorescence Analysis of Natural Isotopic Abundance Uranium Oxide Samples (Nuclear Noncompliance Verification, PNNL Scope #48379)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Amonette

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to fund Zheming Wang with project funds to analyze 13 50-mg specimens of uranium oxide (at natural isotopic abundance) using time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy. Goal of the…

Peptide Nucleic Acids for DNA Sample Preperation

Lead Institution

Argonne National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Darrell Chandler

Project type

Exploratory Research

Characterization of impurities in Rhenium

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Gerlach

Project type

Exploratory Research

Analytical Chemestry

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Meiling Gong

Project type

Exploratory Research

Biotransformation of Iron Minerals

Lead Institution

J. Craig Venter Institute

Principal Investigator

Yuri Gorby

Project type

Exploratory Research

Integrated Multiscale Modeling of Molecular Computing Devices

Lead Institution

University of Tennessee

Principal Investigator

Robert Harrison

Project type

Exploratory Research

We will develop and apply methods to understand the transport of electrons across devices formed from one or more molecules and also to understand the formation and structure of self-assembled…

Advanced electrode concepts for CdZnTe radiatio detectors

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Carolyn Seifert

Project type

Exploratory Research

Radiation detector devices manufactured from CdZnTe can be used at ambient temperature. However, spectroscopy using CdZnTe detectors requires some sophisticated approaches to signal generation and/or…

Advanced electrode concepts for CdZnTe radiation detectors

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Carolyn Seifert

Project type

Exploratory Research

Radiation detector devices manufactured from CdZnTe can be used at ambient temperature. However, spectroscopy using CdZnTe detectors requires some sophisticated approaches to signal generation and/or…

Characterization of neuropeptides located in neurosecretory tissue of Cancer borealis and Cancer productus.

Lead Institution

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Principal Investigator

Kimberly Kutz

Project type

Exploratory Research

The focal point of my current research is increasing the understanding of peptide signaling in the nervous system through the characterization of neuropeptides located in neurosecretory tissue of…

Energetic ion studies of key future technological materials

Lead Institution

University of Jyvaskyla

Principal Investigator

Harry Whitlow

Project type

Exploratory Research

This application covers collaborative projects on: (i) The study of atomic diffusion in key materials for technological materials, and (ii) Ion implantation into compound materials The program…

Surface Structure of Functionalized Oxides

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Gordon Graff

Project type

Exploratory Research

SAMMS For Heavy Metal Removal - LDRD

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Richard Hallen

Project type

Exploratory Research

Quantum Cascade Laser Evaluation and Use

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

John Hartman

Project type

Exploratory Research

FTIR Investigation of Gamma Irradiation in HLW Waste Forms

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nancy Hess

Project type

Exploratory Research

Investigation of the Surface Characteristics of Chemically Modified Natural Fibers

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Leonard Fifield

Project type

Exploratory Research

Natural plant fibers such as hemp and kenaf are desirable for use as mechanical property enhancers in plastic composites due to the fact that they are biodegradable, renewable, and environmentally…

X-ray Powder Diffraction Study of Fe2O3-Mn2O3 Phase Diagram

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jarrod Crum

Project type

Exploratory Research

This study will examine phase development, and determine phase boundaries, in the Fe2O3-Mn2O3 binary phase diagram using x-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The…

Geochemical Testing and Model Development - Residual Tank Waste (PNNL Scope # 45073)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kirk Cantrell

Project type

Exploratory Research

Mössbauer Analysis of C-204 Sludge Previous selective extraction work conducted on tank sludge samples from several Hanford tanks indicate that significant fractions of several typically highly…

Mesopore uniformity and hydrothermal stability of silica thin films for high permeabilty applications

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Rick Williford

Project type

Exploratory Research

Thin film OMSs were prepared using several organic templates that provide a range of ordering in the films. Results indicate that ordered mesoporous domains within the film promote uniformly thicker…

Stability of Ceria and Other NanoParticles

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project examines the stability of Ceria, Titania and other nanoparticles. The particles to be examined will be prepared at the University of Central Florida and those obtained commercially. …