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.™

High Resolution Electron Microscopy Study of Complex Nanostructured Materials and Their Structural Transformations

Lead Institution

Yale University

Principal Investigator

Jun Liu

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of this proposal is to use EMSL's advanced electron microscopy facility to characterize the compositions and properties of the nanostructured catalysts and nanostructured materials…

Liquid Sampling-Atmospheric Pressure Glow Discharge (LS-APGD) Ionization Source for Elemental Analysis

Lead Institution

Clemson University

Principal Investigator

Richard Marcus

Project type

Exploratory Research

The development of a novel low power, low flow 'elemental' ionization source for applications in the areas of metallomics and transportable mass spectrometry is proposed. The liquid…

Characterization of Model Superacid Catalysts

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Gregory Herman

Project type

Exploratory Research

The isomerization of n-alkanes is of much interest for the formation of branched hydrocarbons for improved quality fuels. Sulfated-zirconia is a promising next generation catalyst for these and…

Pressure Sensor

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Allan Evans

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose the development and fundamental demonstration of a MEMS pressure sensor technology that will operate in extreme pressures and temperatures. The initial performance target will be less…

Structure-reactivity relations for catalytic surfaces modified with self-assembled monolayers

Lead Institution

University of Colorado at Boulder

Principal Investigator

James Medlin

Project type

Exploratory Research

This Rapid Access proposal is aimed at conducting proof-of-concept studies to explore catalytic chemistry at model interfaces that are of great interest for improving understanding and developing new…

Characterization of U(VI) speciation in samples from laboratory batch and column experiments

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jiamin Wan

Project type

Exploratory Research

Our DOE funded projects under the EMSP and NABIR programs focus on the biogeochemical properties of U(VI) in contaminated subsurface environments. Our laboratory batch and column experiments are…

Characterization of U(VI) speciation in samples from laboratory batch and column experiments

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jiamin Wan

Project type

Exploratory Research

Our DOE funded projects under the EMSP and NABIR programs focus on the biogeochemical properties of U(VI) in contaminated subsurface environments. Our laboratory batch and column experiments are…

Laser-Materials Interactions: Theory and Experiment (Kay's BES-Surface Kinetics, PNNL Scope #16248)

Lead Institution

University College London

Principal Investigator

Alexander Shlyuger

Project type

Exploratory Research

Laser ablation and desorption techniques form the basis of unique methods for producing novel materials, performing sophisticated chemical analysis or medical procedures. Although laser ablation…

Liquid Infrared Spectroscopy and Spill Phenomenology (Hylden FTIR-Liquids, PNNL Scope # 44568)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Paul Gassman

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to measure the fundamental absorbance characteristics of neat liquids using a conventional Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR). These optical constants are essential to…

Mechanisms and Kinetics of Organic Aging in High-Level Nuclear Waste (PNNL Scope #29531)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Thomas Autrey

Project type

Exploratory Research

Examine the aging of organic chemicals in high-level nuclear wastes stored in tanks at Hanford and develop a mechanistic model describing the reactions and kinetics. The part of the work involving…

Investigation of strain in InGaN MQW structures

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Johnson

Project type

Exploratory Research

InGaN/GaN MQW structures have been grown using a commercial MOCVD reactor. These structures are commonly used for high brightness LEDs and are a necessary component for developing practical white…

Structural Studies of Bioinspired Chromophore Aggregates: Exploring the Design Rules for Light-Harvesting Complexes

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Jeanne McHale

Project type

Exploratory Research

The proposed work will reveal the design principles that determine the light-harvesting and energy transfer efficiency of supramolecular antenna complexes. Such complexes in Nature are optimized to…

Identifying the Underlying Mechanism of G5 Domain Interactions

Lead Institution

University of Colorado at Denver

Principal Investigator

Elan Eisenmesser

Project type

Exploratory Research

Despite the remarkable success in employing biofilms for a wide range of applications such as the industrial treatment of wastewater and the potential for utilizing biofilms for biofules, exactly how…

The Interfacial Electronic Structure and Carrier Dynamics at Molecule-Solid Interface

Lead Institution

University of Pittsburgh

Principal Investigator

Hrvoje Petek

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to study the electronic structure and electron dynamics at molecule/solid-surface interfaces in the context of clean energy generation, and green house gas capture. The theoretical…

Quantifying the Reactive Surface Area of Environmental Materials - Continued Research

Lead Institution

University of Texas at El Paso

Principal Investigator

James Kubicki

Project type

Exploratory Research

The accurate prediction of critical environmental chemical processes such as attenuation and transformation of contaminants, mobility of nutrients, and mineral dissolution and precipitation requires…

In situ Solid-State NMR Study of Biomass Conversion in Porous Catalysts

Lead Institution

University of California, Santa Barbara

Principal Investigator

Susannah Scott

Project type

Exploratory Research

Biomass represents a renewable and potentially carbon-neutral alternative to fossil fuels for the production of carbon-based chemicals and fuels. Although efficient heterogeneous catalysis is vital…

High Resolution Electron Microscopy Study of Chlorinated gamma-Al2O3

Lead Institution

University of California, Santa Barbara

Principal Investigator

Susannah Scott

Project type

Exploratory Research

Chlorination profoundly alters the surface chemistry of gamma-alumina, and consequently its catalytic properties. Such materials are of high interest in energy conversion, notably hydrocarbon…

Towards Complete Characterization of Volatile and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds of Relevance for Atmospheric Aerosol Formation

Lead Institution

University of California, Riverside

Principal Investigator

Kelley Barsanti

Project type

Exploratory Research

Atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has long been linked to deleterious health effects and to radiative climate forcing. A significant mass fraction of PM2.5 is composed of organic compounds…

Emergent Behavior of Micro-structured Surfaces

Lead Institution

San Diego State University

Principal Investigator

Ilenia Battiato

Project type

Exploratory Research

Surfaces with microscale topological features are ubiquitous in nature and they constitute the physical boundaries that regulate and control energy and mass fluxes between adjacent systems. The…

Bacterial-Algal Synergism Improves Algal Biomass Production

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Rose Ann Cattolico

Project type

Exploratory Research

Background: In the proposed work we will use a newly developed experimental system comprised of the alga Chrysochromulina tobin (Haptophyceae) and a bacterial microbiome of limited number (~10…

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