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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. 

EMSL projects displayed on the EMSL web site project page reflect project abstracts and information migrated to this page before April 30, 2024. To review current and past EMSL user projects, visit EMSL Science Central.™ 

 

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Interfacial Investigations of Nuclear Waste Forms

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Joseph Ryan
Project type
Exploratory Research
EMSL resources are requested to enable an international team of collaborators to solve fundamental problems in interfacial glass corrosion chemistry. With the recent dismissal of Yucca Mountain as…

Mechanisms of Laser Desorption of Metal Oxide Nanocrystals

Lead Institution
University College London
Principal Investigator
Alexander Shlyuger
Project type
Exploratory Research
Laser-induced ablation, desorption and chemical activation techniques form the basis of unique methods for producing novel materials, inducing new chemical functionalities, performing sophisticated…

Micro-Mechanical Characterization of Magnesium Alloys

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Aashish Rohatgi
Project type
Exploratory Research
The goal of this proposal is to understand the effects of various microstructural features on the deformation and strengthening mechanisms in magnesium alloys. It being the lightest structural metal,…

Hydrogen Bond Networks

Lead Institution
University of Minnesota
Principal Investigator
Steven Kass
Project type
Exploratory Research
Nature employs hydrogen bonds to organize biomolecular structures and optimize the catalytic ability of enzymes. The effects of hydrogen bond networks are relatively unknown and will be explored by…

Magnesium NMR of DNA Repair Proteins

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Andrew Lipton
Project type
Exploratory Research
The chemistry central to the function of the DNA repair proteins apurinic/apyrimidic endonuclease 1 (APE1) and polymerase beta (pol beta) is the chemistry of water activated by a magnesium ion. …

Ion-Beam and X-ray Chemical Analysis of MOxNy (M=Zr,Ti) Thin Films

Lead Institution
University of Texas at El Paso
Principal Investigator
Chintalapalle Ramana
Project type
Exploratory Research
The development of new/novel functional materials, which can exhibit superior structural and electronic properties at the reduced dimensions, for application in energy technologies is a challenging…

Computer-aided Design of a Catalytic Proton Channel

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Wendy Shaw
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective of the proposed research is to incorporate a rationally designed proton channel into homogeneous catalysts using advanced enzyme design methodology combined with superior molecular…

Physical properties of natural siliceous sinters from thermal springs

Lead Institution
University of Montana
Principal Investigator
Nancy Hinman
Project type
Exploratory Research
We propose a study of physical properties of naturally occurring silica minerals to examine the ultrastructure of silica minerals in hydrothermal systems. Our work also will include a study of the…

CASMGS Consortium (PNNL Scope #43606)

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
James Amonette
Project type
Exploratory Research
The CASMGS Consortium will provide the information and technology necessary to develop, analyze and implement carbon sequestration strategies. Work authorization text added 8/11/05: The United…

Center for Research on Carbon Sequestration (Amonette CSITE, PNNL SCOPE# 30929)

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
James Amonette
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project is a collaborative research program among Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory and PNNL. The center conducts basic research to improve understanding of fundamental…

Model Porous Solids & Sediments (Riley EMSP-SCF, PNNL Scope # 43998)

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
James Amonette
Project type
Exploratory Research
Contribute to a better mechanistic description of the fundamental process(es) by which nonpolar compounds are retained by sediments and subsequently released. Work authorization text added 08/11…