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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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Deposition of High-k Dielectric Thin Films

Lead Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Allan Tuan
Project type
Exploratory Research
Attempting to defvise a deposition scheme for high-k dielectric thin films on Si(100). Sugsequent characterization would ideally include TEM, XPS, SEM, and XRD.

Surface Studies of TiO2(111)

Lead Institution
Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology
Principal Investigator
Hiroshi Onishi
Project type
Exploratory Research
Conduct fundamental surface studies on the adsorpiton, desoprtion and reactions of small probe molecules on the 9111) surface of TiO2 rutile. The focus will primarily be on the relationship betweeen…

Analyze Glass Samples Using Scanning Electron Microscopy

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Michael Schweiger
Project type
Exploratory Research
Mr. Young will analyze unique samples of simulated radioactive glass of low activity type waste that would be found at the Hanford tank farms. He will use the SEM?EDS system to look at glass sample…

Molecular Weight Determination of Polymers and Dendrimers

Lead Institution
University of Idaho
Principal Investigator
Jean'ne Shreeve
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are working on fluorine containing polymers and dendrimers for specific applications such as low surface energy materials or surfactant materials. The polymers involved are either styrene…

WSU Collaborative Research

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
James Bruce
Project type
Exploratory Research
A strong collaborative connection between WSU and EMSL is already established, as is evident from the number of collaborative research publications that have resulted. This proposal aims to…

Ion Funnel Development (PNNL Scope #48165, K.Tang JPL-Ion Funnel Project)

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Keqi Tang
Project type
Exploratory Research
Design and construct an electrodynamic ion funnel and associated components suitable for interfacing with the JPL mass spectrometer and laser ablation systems. Characterize and optimize the ion…

Site Specific Valence Above and Below the Verwey Transition in Magnetite

Lead Institution
Argonne National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Julie Cross
Project type
Exploratory Research
ABSTRACT: The Verwey transition has historically been described as an electron-ordering transition in a mixed-valent system that results in ordering of the formal valence states in the low…

Virtual Tools for Cardiac Remodeling

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Daniel Einstein
Project type
Exploratory Research
Congestive heart failure (CHF) afflicts 5 million people in the US with 550,000 new cases each year, at an annual cost of almost $29 billion. In 2001, CHF was the primary cause of 1 million…

Development of a catalyst for the steam reformation of JP-10

Lead Institution
Energia Technologies, INC
Principal Investigator
Duyen Nguyen
Project type
Exploratory Research
An upcoming project with Energia Technologies will involve catalysis development for the steam reformation of JP-10 – a navy logistics fuel. Development will include catalyst performance assessment…

Molecular dynamics of aqueous NaNO3 and NaCl solutions: The surface propensity and thermodynamic properties of aqueous anions (Summer Research Institute, PNNL Scope #16248)

Lead Institution
University of California, Irvine
Principal Investigator
Barbara Finlayson-Pitts
Project type
Exploratory Research
Unique interface chemistry at the surface of sea-salt particles, comprised primarily of aqueous sodium chloride, has been postulated as an important source of photochemically active chlorine in the…