Projects

EM analysis of bacterial co-cultures

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Fred Brockman

Project type

Exploratory Research

A co-culture of a sulfur-reducing bacteria sp. Desulfovibrio and methanogenic bacteria sp. Methanosarcina could show synthropic existence of these species. A morphological study on electron…

(gvl3425)Intrusion Detection Video

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Perkins

Project type

Exploratory Research

I will be creating animation clips for a video that deals with protecting our nations plutonium production and storage facities from unwanted intrusion. The video focuses on current weeknesses at at…

(gvl3425)Intrusion Detection Video

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Perkins

Project type

Exploratory Research

I will be creating animation clips for a video that deals with protecting our nations plutonium production and storage facities from unwanted intrusion. The video focuses on current weeknesses at at…

(gvl3426)PNNL Past and Future Grounds Projects

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Perkins

Project type

Exploratory Research

I will be building a 3-D model depicting past and future projects of PNNL grounds. This model will be used to render various images and interactive media to be put on a web site and kiosk. Also the…

On-Line Determination of Selected Vapor-Phase Hoffmann List Compounds by PTR-MS

Lead Institution

Washington State University Tri-Cities

Principal Investigator

Gregory Anderson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Few consumer products have undergone the scrutiny applied to tobacco cigarettes. Selected carcinogenic components found in tobacco smoke are compiled in the Hoffmann List, which presently contains…

Spin Torque Effects in Multilayer Spin Valve with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Kannan Krishnan

Project type

Exploratory Research

The proposed research project is directed at the study of spin torque effects in multilayer spin valves with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Such devices have a potential for higher bit density on…

Probing the Dynamics of a Protein Hydrophobic Core at Low Temperatures

Lead Institution

University of Alaska at Anchorage

Principal Investigator

Liliya Vugmeyster

Project type

Exploratory Research

Hydrophobic cores are found in the interior of globular proteins and are essential for the formation of the folded state. The core represents a complex dynamical medium reflecting the existence of a…

Transport Mechanism and Microstructural Effects on Ag and Cs Diffusion in beta-SiC

Lead Institution

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Principal Investigator

Todd Allen

Project type

Exploratory Research

The Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) has been identified by the Generation IV initiative and by the US Department of Energy's Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) as a promising future…

Comparative study of protein profiles of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20 under different metabolism conditions

Lead Institution

University of Oklahoma

Principal Investigator

Lee Krumholz

Project type

Exploratory Research

Abstract: Desulfovibrio has very diversified metabolism styles. It can grow by fermentation using pyruvate, by respiration of organic substrates or hydrogen coupled to sulfate reduction or by…

material modification by dense electronic excitations

Lead Institution

CNRS

Principal Investigator

Marcel Toulemonde

Project type

Exploratory Research

Material modifications by dense electronic excitations Proposal 34315 by M. Toulemonde from CIMAP-GANIL, Caen, France. EMSL User Proposal Motivation: When penetrating a solid, energetic ions…

Combat Service Support Automated Information Systems Interface (CAISI)(GVL3040)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Perkins

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project will provide online e-Training to Army Management Information System users. It is designed to replace most of the instructor classroom training. My task is to model and render…

Study of the electronic structure of ditechnetium heptaoxide (Tc2O7) by solid-state NMR spectroscopy and ab initio computational methods.

Lead Institution

Argonne National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Alfred Sattelberger

Project type

Exploratory Research

The electronic structure of ditechnetium heptaoxide (Tc2O7) will be studied by solid-state NMR spectroscopy in combination with ab initio computational methods. Electric field gradient and shielding…

Mapping of H2O potential in the ice-like medium

Lead Institution

University of Warsaw

Principal Investigator

Joanna Sadlej

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to study the effect of the local environment on the intramolecular properties of water in an ice-like medium. We will use hierarchical descriptions of the intermolecular interactions…

Effects of the Presence of Helium on Silicon Carbide (EMSL3043)

Lead Institution

University of Arizona

Principal Investigator

L. Corrales

Project type

Exploratory Research

In collaboration between WJ Weber and LR Corrales of PNNL, and C Meis, A Chartier and RM Van Ginhoven of the CEA/Saclay, a study on the interactions of He with SiC crystal forms will be carried out…

Effects of the Presence of Helium on Silicon Carbide (EMSL3043)

Lead Institution

University of Arizona

Principal Investigator

L. Corrales

Project type

Exploratory Research

In collaboration between WJ Weber and LR Corrales of PNNL, and C Meis, A Chartier and RM Van Ginhoven of the CEA/Saclay, a study on the interactions of He with SiC crystal forms will be carried out…

Microscopic characterization of sampling inlet penetration efficiency for DOE G-1 Research aircraft.

Lead Institution

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Fred Brechtel

Project type

Exploratory Research

A new particle sampling system was recently deployed and characterized on the DOE G-1 research aircraft. One aspect of the tests involved simultaneous sampling of PM onto TEM grids both inside and…

Dissolution and precipitation in the Hanford sediments under hyperalkaline conditions

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nikolla Qafoku

Project type

Exploratory Research

Hanford sediments were treated with Al-rich, hyperalkaline and saline solution. As a result, dissolution ocurred and Si, Fe, K, Al, Mn, Mg, Ca, Ba were released into the soil solution. …

Posttranslational Modifications of Chicken Brain Myelin Basic Protein Charge
Isomers

Lead Institution

University of Michigan

Principal Investigator

Robert Zand

Project type

Exploratory Research

My laboratory has been studying the posttranslational modifications of myelin basic protein (MBP) from human normal, and multiple sclerosis brain.Studies of bovine MBP (Biochemistry 37,2441-49, 1998,…

High throughput FTICR Strategies for the Molecular Analysis of Cancer

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Camp

Project type

Exploratory Research

This human proteome project focuses on the development of a global accurate mass and time (AMT) tag database using cultured human mammary epithelial cells (HMEC). The generation of AMT tag databases…

Flux Measurements of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds by Disjunct Eddy
Sampling and Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry Analysis

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

John Ortega

Project type

Exploratory Research

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are major contributors to the formation of ozone and particulates in the lower troposphere. Emissions from vegetation can be significant contributions to the total…