Projects

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.™

Bimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts Based on Copper for the Synthesis of Methanol from CO2 and H2.

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

John Gilbertson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Carbon dioxide is a known greenhouse gas and contributor to global warming, while methanol is a convenient chemical feedstock, H2 storage medium, and alternative fuel. The synthesis of methanol via…

Density Functional Theory Calculations on Nucleation and Nanoparticles in the Fe-O-H system

Lead Institution

University of Texas at El Paso

Principal Investigator

James Kubicki

Project type

Exploratory Research

Molecular simulation of nanoscale and larger processes has generally required the use of classical force fields because quantum calculations are too computationally demanding and often do not scale…

Computational Mechanistic Studies of Water Oxidation by Ru Based Catalysts

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Aurora Clark

Project type

Exploratory Research

The development of catalysts which can produce H2 or other fuels and are made from earth-abundant materials is dependent upon the fundamental nature of the catalytic reactions and is closely linked…

Structure determination of leucine-rich amelogenin protein adsorbed to hydroxyapatite using computational structure prediction

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Wendy Shaw

Project type

Exploratory Research

The formation of biogenic materials requires the interaction of organic molecules with the mineral phase. In forming dental enamel, the mineralization of hydroxyapatite (HAp) is largely attributed to…

Determination of the peptide-binding sites on the bacterial chaperone protein SecB

Lead Institution

University of Missouri - Columbia

Principal Investigator

Linda Randall

Project type

Exploratory Research

The chaperone protein SecB is required for the efficient export of certain proteins across the periplasmic membrane of E.coli. SecB promotes export by binding to the proteins and delivering them to…

The Role of Lipid Phosphatase Sac1 in the Organization of the Cortical/Tubular Endoplasmic Reticulum in Yeast

Lead Institution

Oregon Health & Science University

Principal Investigator

Peter Mayinger

Project type

Exploratory Research

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a continuous membrane system but consists of various domains that perform different functions. Distinct ER regions are composed of sheets and tubules, which differ…

Bioinspired electrocatalysts for small molecule activation.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Wendy Shaw

Project type

Exploratory Research

The proposed EMSL research is in support of three DOE Basic Energy Sciences research programs that focus on the development of new classes of electrocatalysts for important energy storage and energy…

Nanoparticle / PDMS-based Microfluidic Device for Environmental Monitoring

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jun Wang

Project type

Exploratory Research

This proposal is to develop nanoparticle-based microfluidic chips for multiplexed detection of environmental biomarkers. We will choose the poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) to fabricate the microfluidic…

Characterize the Thermodynamic Forces of Decomposing a Cellulose Microfibril

Lead Institution

University of California, Berkeley

Principal Investigator

Jhih-Wei Chu

Project type

Exploratory Research

To develop viable technologies for the enzymatic decomposition and conversion of cellulosic materials into fuels, mechanistic understanding of the molecular processes that are involved is in urgent…

Proposal for Development of Mass Closure via PNNL PESA for Continuous Fine, Very fine, and Ultra-fine Aerosol Sampling for Health Impact Studies

Lead Institution

University of California, Davis

Principal Investigator

Thomas Cahill

Project type

Exploratory Research

"One of the most urgent needs for future progress in reducing the substantial impacts of ambient air particulate matter (PM) on human health is to determine which of the components are having…

Global measurments of phosphopeptides in human mammary epithelial cells.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Richard Zangar

Project type

Exploratory Research

There is a need to understand fundamental regulatory mechanisms that regulate cell growth and differentiation in breast cells. This information can lead to new routes of treating or preventing…

Deployment of EMSL Instruments during the 2010 Carbonaceous Aerosol and Radiative Effects Study (CARES)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Rahul Zaveri

Project type

Exploratory Research

The Carbonaceous Aerosol and Radiative Effects Study (CARES) will be conducted during summer 2010 in order to investigate the evolution of carbonaceous aerosols of different types and their optical…

Preliminary work on the Proteomes of Brains and Dissected Brains Obtained from Control Mice and Treated Mice Simulating Parkinson?s Disease

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Camp

Project type

Exploratory Research

Research on the three-dimensional transcriptome of voxelated mice brains has demonstrated that significant RNA expression differences are detectable when comparing the brain transcriptomes of…

Modeling complex bacterial cell systems through development of segregated models with spatial localization

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Brian Wood

Project type

Exploratory Research

Systems of cells can exhibit behavior that is more complex than is expressed by individuals within the population. An example here might the be the formation of biofilms on surfaces. Because of the…

Single Molecule Dymanics of Protein DNA Interactions

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Alexander Li

Project type

Exploratory Research

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and protein interactions are ubiquitous biological systems and their interactions play critical roles in controlling functional cellular systems and abnormal cell…

Using the environmental scanning electron microscope for studying the atmospheric transformations of organic and inorganic particles

Lead Institution

Weizmann Institute

Principal Investigator

Yinon Rudich

Project type

Exploratory Research

Atmospheric aerosols are widely recognized as key elements in many environmental issues ranging from global climate change and visibility, through modification of the hydrological cycle to adverse…

Fluorescence Imaging of Cellular Protein Dynamics

Lead Institution

Brigham Young University

Principal Investigator

Gretchen Carr

Project type

Exploratory Research

Advance fluorescence advanced technology will be used to study the interactions of proteins at the cell membrane and within the cytoplasm to better understand the molecular cascades underlying…

Integrate the so-called CRENBL spin-orbit operator into NWChem

Lead Institution

Self (Ermler)

Principal Investigator

Walter Ermler

Project type

Exploratory Research

The main objective is to integrate the so-called CRENBL spin-orbit operator potential parameters that I have developed, and will continue to develop during my visit, into the NWChem software suite…

TeO2 detector surfaces

Lead Institution

University of South Carolina

Principal Investigator

Frank Avignone

Project type

Exploratory Research

Examine composition of detector surfaces, and determine optimum cleaning method.

Particle size, Associations, and Crystallinity of Bioreduced Uranium phases

Lead Institution

Stanford University

Principal Investigator

Scott Fendorf

Project type

Exploratory Research

Due to mining and nuclear-production activities, uranium is an environmental contaminant of great concern; within surface and subsurface environments, uranium predominates in either the (VI) or (IV)…

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