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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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SEM/EDS of Al Corrosion Samples

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Charles Windisch
Project type
Exploratory Research
This work supports the DOE-BES funded program entitled Fundamental Studies of Stress Corrosion Cracking, managed by Russ Jones at PNNL. Collaborators include other PNNL staff members: Don Baer (EMSL…

XRD Analysis of Inorganic Chemicals

Lead Institution
Battelle Columbus
Principal Investigator
Lori Reed
Project type
Exploratory Research
XRD analysis of sodium arsenite and sodium arsenate heptahydrate

XRD Analysis of Inorganic Chemicals

Lead Institution
Battelle Columbus
Principal Investigator
Lori Reed
Project type
Exploratory Research
XRD analysis of inorganic slids for toxicology studies

XPS Analysis of Irradiated Soot Samples

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Robert Disselkamp
Project type
Exploratory Research
XPS will be used to determine elemental composition of irradiated soot samples exposed to HCl and water vapor. Carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and chlorine species will be quantified. In addition, the…

Lysis Experiments

Lead Institution
Meso-Systems Technology, Inc.
Principal Investigator
Vanessa Kenning
Project type
Exploratory Research
We would like to obtain SEM images of plasma treated samples of spores to get a qualitative idea of the effect of the treatment at various treatment times.

Reflectance Modelling of Surfaces from Scanning Electron Microscope Data

Lead Institution
Washington State University Tri-Cities
Principal Investigator
Robert Lewis
Project type
Exploratory Research
One of the underlying themes of computer graphics is photorealistic imagery: creating synthetic images that are indistinguishable from real photographs. A current manifestation of this theme is…

Spin Polarized Studies of Iron Oxide Films

Lead Institution
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
James Tobin
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are presently studying Fe3O4 films using spin polarized photoelectron spectroscopy at the Advanced Light Source. We see initial indications of half-metallic, ferromagnetic behavior. (Half…

Characterization of Polymer Thermal Properties

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Pete Martin
Project type
Exploratory Research
Polymer/metal multilayers are being widely used in optical, packaging, semiconductor, and display industries.Such multilayer stacks can be fabricated in-line and at high speed in a web-coater by…

Develop Analytical Methods/Baseline Data for Ion-Exchange Capsules

Lead Institution
Uni-Bremen
Principal Investigator
Mark Riess
Project type
Exploratory Research
Uni-Best International is creating a database for the development of a novel approach for agricultural sampling. Ion-Exchange Capsules will be utilized at preselected locations within a crop's…

High Resolution FT-ICR of CB11(CF3)12-p

Lead Institution
University of Nevada, Reno
Principal Investigator
Benjamin King
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are presently characterizing a new anion, CB11(CF3)12-, which may be useful for the stabilization of highly electrophilic cations. We are unable to obtain comustion analysis because crystalline…

The growth and characterization of Ce1-xZrxO2 films

Lead Institution
Hanbat National University
Principal Investigator
Yong Joo Kim
Project type
Exploratory Research
The growth of Ce1-xZrxO2 films will be investigated. The films will be grown by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy and chemical vapor deposition. The doping of ceria with zirconium has been…

Oriented Anatase Films for Dye Sensitization

Lead Institution
Colorado State University
Principal Investigator
Bruce Parkinson
Project type
Exploratory Research
Dr. Yufei Gao is an expert on MBE and CVD of epitaxial metal oxide films. We are studying the adsorption behavior of dye molecules to these metal oxides for solar energy conversion applications. Dr…

XRD of GaAsN

Lead Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Tiffany Coulter
Project type
Exploratory Research
Will perform high-resolution x-ray diffraction on thin film samples of GaAsN on GaAs and sapphire.

Regulation of Cell Surface Ligand Dynamics (Orr LDRD-BSI, PNNL Scope #90001)

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Galya Orr
Project type
Exploratory Research
We will develop a set of new imaging technologies that can directly visualize ligand oligomerization as well as interaction with other cell surface molecules. We expect to observe an increase in…

Deposition and characterization of high-k dielectric thin films

Lead Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Meeyoung Yoon
Project type
Exploratory Research
Processing and characterization of high-k dielectric thin films for ULSI applications. Dielectrics such as TiO2, Ta2O5, ZrO2 will be studied via insitu AES, XPS, LEED.