Projects

Analysis of Iron Mineralogy of clay sediments exposed to reducing conditions

Lead Institution

Idaho National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Cooper

Project type

Exploratory Research

Iron associated with sedimentary iron oxide and clay minerals is a ubiquitous source of Fe(3) for assimilatory and dissimilatory microbial Fe-reduction. Previous data has shown that (i) microbial…

3-D Imaging of the photosynthetic bacterium, Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Lead Institution

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Principal Investigator

Ronald Mackenzie

Project type

Exploratory Research

The aim is to obtain a 3-D imaging of Rhodobacter sphaeroides as part of a team effort to make an "electronic cell" Alice Dohnalkova will obtain electron microscope images of the organism…

Microbial Reduction of Iron in Sedimentary Clays:
Implications for Subsurface Microbial Ecology and Bioremediation

Lead Institution

Miami University

Principal Investigator

Hailiang Dong

Project type

Exploratory Research

Past studies have shown that certain subsurface bacteria are capable of utilizing oxidized forms of metals as electron acceptors, coupled with oxidation of organic matter. Most studies have focused…

Nanoscale Investigation of Microbial Role in Promoting the Smectite to Illite Transformation

Lead Institution

Miami University

Principal Investigator

Hailiang Dong

Project type

Exploratory Research

Smectite-illite interstratified clay minerals are ubiquitous in sedimentary basins. The smectite to illite transformation is linked to the maturation, migration and trapping of hydrocarbons, the…

Characterization and method development for back-end of the line wafer processing concepts

Lead Institution

LAM Research Corporation

Principal Investigator

Diane Hymes

Project type

Exploratory Research

Advanced concepts in back end of the line (BEOL) wafer processing are necessary to push semiconductor technology beyond the 90-nm node. Characterization of chips in this regime and for these…

Characterization and method development for back-end of the line wafer processing concepts

Lead Institution

LAM Research Corporation

Principal Investigator

Diane Hymes

Project type

Exploratory Research

Advanced concepts in back end of the line (BEOL) wafer processing are necessary to push semiconductor technology beyond the 90-nm node. Characterization of chips in this regime and for these…

Fabrication of Nanoelectrode Array base on Aligned Carbon Nanotube

Lead Institution

Boston College

Principal Investigator

Yi Tu

Project type

Exploratory Research

We have synthesized the carbon nanotube array on conducting substrates at Boston College. We need to use electrochemical instrument and SEM at EMSL to evaluate the property of carbon nanotubes for…

Alpha Project

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Camp

Project type

Exploratory Research

The Alpha Project employs a multidisciplinary approach that focuses on the prediction of quantitative events in a biological system through the investigation of functional genomics in combination…

NCI-III

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Camp

Project type

Exploratory Research

The first phase of this project focuses on following 5 specific milestones agreed to by the review committee. Scientific milestone 1: Demonstrate the ability to process and analyze soluble stable…

Oxidation studies of coatings for interconnect plates in solid oxide fuel cells

Lead Institution

Montana State University

Principal Investigator

Richard Smith

Project type

Exploratory Research

The goal of this project is to determine the feasibility of using the large-area filtered arc plasma source ion deposition (FAPSID) technology for the production of corrosion-resistant bipolar plates…

Oxidation studies of coatings for interconnect plates in solid oxide fuel cells

Lead Institution

Montana State University

Principal Investigator

Richard Smith

Project type

Exploratory Research

The goal of this project is to determine the feasibility of using the large-area filtered arc plasma source ion deposition (FAPSID) technology for the production of corrosion-resistant bipolar plates…

Nuclear Reaction Analysis of Helium Retention in 6H SiC as a function of irradiation and annealing

Lead Institution

Montana State University

Principal Investigator

Richard Smith

Project type

Exploratory Research

Silicon carbide has been proposed as a coating material in nuclear fuel, and silicon carbide composites have been proposed as cladding material in advanced gas-cooled and light water reactors. As…

Development of an electrospray photoelectron spectroscopy apparatus with a low temperature ion trap.

Lead Institution

Brown University

Principal Investigator

Lai-Sheng Wang

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to develop an electrospray photodetachment apparatus with a low temperature ion trap. We have pioneered photoelectron spectroscopic studies of multiply charged anions and solution species…

Development of an Electrospray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Apparatus with a Low Temperature Ion Trap (Kay's BES-Surface Kinetics, PNNL Scope #16248)

Lead Institution

Brown University

Principal Investigator

Lai-Sheng Wang

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to develop an electrospray photodetachment apparatus with a low temperature ion trap. We have pioneered photoelectron spectroscopic studies of multiply charged anions and solution species…

High resolution Matrix assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization imaging of biological samples

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Wunschel

Project type

Exploratory Research

The use of matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization in protein identification tremendously in the last decade. This approach has been used to perform "protein imaging" of biological…

Facility Planning at Battelle

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Perkins

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project will be used to provide 3-d architectural renderings and animations of planned facilities at Battelle sites. Early phases of the project include conceptual renderings of lab expansions…

Metallurgical Characterization of Coatings Deposited by Electrospark Deposition

Lead Institution

Portland State University

Principal Investigator

William Wood

Project type

Exploratory Research

Electrospark deposition (ESD) is an innovative process that has been used to produce wear and corrosion-resistant coatings for many applications. ESD deposits a metallurgically-bonded coating by…

Changes of surface area of diesel soot as a function of oxidation

Lead Institution

Seoul National University

Principal Investigator

Do Heui Kim

Project type

Exploratory Research

Soot is unwanted product from diesel engine emission. In order to remove the soot by combustion effectively, information about its characteristics are required. Among those, the changes of surface…

Proteomic Characterization of Yersinia pestis

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mary Lipton

Project type

Exploratory Research

Proteomic profiling of pathogenic microbes: Expand the knowledge base of the threat to enable better intervention and treatment after exposure. This project will: 1) Leverage the state of the art…

Biomolecular Mechanisms for Microbe-Fe(III) Oxide Interactions in Geobacter species

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mary Lipton

Project type

Exploratory Research

The most promising strategy for the in situ bioremediation of radioactive groundwater contaminants that has been identified by the NABIR program is to stimulate the activity of dissimilatory metal…