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.™

Virtual Tools for Cardiac Remodeling

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Daniel Einstein

Project type

Exploratory Research

Congestive heart failure (CHF) afflicts 5 million people in the US with 550,000 new cases each year, at an annual cost of almost $29 billion. In 2001, CHF was the primary cause of 1 million…

The Non-Covalent Interaction of Some Aromatic Molecules with H2O Studied with Photoelectron Energy Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Calculation (Summer Research Institute, PNNL Scope #16248)

Lead Institution

Fudan University

Principal Investigator

Guanjun Wang

Project type

Exploratory Research

The research using Photoelectron Energy Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemistry Calculation will be conducted on two topics: one is the non-covalent interaction between some aromatic molecule such as…

Development of a catalyst for the steam reformation of JP-10

Lead Institution

Energia Technologies, INC

Principal Investigator

Duyen Nguyen

Project type

Exploratory Research

An upcoming project with Energia Technologies will involve catalysis development for the steam reformation of JP-10 – a navy logistics fuel. Development will include catalyst performance assessment…

Molecular dynamics of aqueous NaNO3 and NaCl solutions: The surface propensity and thermodynamic properties of aqueous anions (Summer Research Institute, PNNL Scope #16248)

Lead Institution

University of California, Irvine

Principal Investigator

Barbara Finlayson-Pitts

Project type

Exploratory Research

Unique interface chemistry at the surface of sea-salt particles, comprised primarily of aqueous sodium chloride, has been postulated as an important source of photochemically active chlorine in the…

Development and Testing of a New Ion Trap Assembly (Summer Research Institute, PNNL Scope #16248)

Lead Institution

University of Delaware

Principal Investigator

Julie Lloyd

Project type

Exploratory Research

This summer I will be conducting research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in connection with the Interfacial and Condensed Phase Chemical Physics Summer Research Institute, which will…

First-Principles Calculations of La(1-x)Sr(x)Fe(1-y)Co(y)O3 Solids and Surfaces (Summer Research Institute, PNNL Scope #16248)

Lead Institution

University of Florida

Principal Investigator

Susan Sinnott

Project type

Exploratory Research

The electronic structure of La(1-x)Sr(x)Fe(1-y)Co(y)O3 in the bulk and at the surface will be determined using density functional theory calculations in combination with thermodynamic calculations…

Spectroscopic study of the bioactivity of nanoparticles by exposure to human lung cells. (Summer Research Institute, PNNL Scope #16248)

Lead Institution

University of Florida

Principal Investigator

Debamitra Dutta

Project type

Exploratory Research

Recent investigations of inhalation hazards have begun to indicate possible correlations between ultrafines (particles with an aerodynamic radius of 100 nm or less) and cardiovascular damage that may…

Theoretical characterization of H3O+ on the water - vapor interface (Summer Research Institute, PNNL Scope #16248)

Lead Institution

University of Pittsburgh

Principal Investigator

Kenneth Jordan

Project type

Exploratory Research

Proton transport plays an important role in biochemistry, chemistry and many other fields. Currently there are several high quality potential models for neutral water. However, the model potentials…

Laboratory Studies of Gas-Particle Reaction Kinetics of Particulates Emitted from Aircraft
(Summer Research Institute, PNNL Scope #16248)

Lead Institution

University of Dayton Research Institute

Principal Investigator

Jeremy Cain

Project type

Exploratory Research

The proposed research involves design parameters of an experiment used to study the heterogeneous reaction kinetics of particulates emitted from aircraft. Preliminary investigations of heterogeneous…

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and expert consulting on thermal stabilization of multi-component inorganic oxide matrials.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Gary Spanner

Project type

Exploratory Research

Develop an understanding of the basic solid state chemistry of our oxide formulation and general design principles that can be used to increase thermal stability of such multi-component oxide…

Examine the Compositions of the Black Sands in Northern Oregon

Lead Institution

David Heil Associates Corporation

Principal Investigator

James Young

Project type

Exploratory Research

Beaches on the Oregon Coast have several kinds of sand, white quartz and feldspar sands, and two types of black sands rich in iron and titanium. Black sands in southern Oregon come from the Klamath…

EQUILIBRIUM-INDUCED DECOMPOSITION OF NITRATES ON A NOX STORAGE/REDUCTION CATALYST

Lead Institution

University of Waterloo

Principal Investigator

William Epling

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to study the effects of CO2 and H2O, two key diesel exhaust components, on the nitrate stability of a NOX storage/reduction catalyst. A detailed understanding of the equilibrium between…

Identification of Metal Reductases (NABIR)

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mary Lipton

Project type

Exploratory Research

Central to the NABIR goal to develop the scientific basis for in situ remediation of radioactive contaminants is the fundamental understanding of microorganisms with dissmilatory metal reducing…

MS Verification of Non Covalent Heterodimer Complex BRAC1-BARD1 Za Binding Sites

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Rachel Klevit

Project type

Exploratory Research

The next stage in structure determination of the BRCA1-BARD1 heterodimer complex requires the assignment of aliphatic side chain H-1 and C-13 resonances. Typically, HCCH-TOCSY experiments on fully…

Investigation of Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Identifying Single and Mass-Compensating Double Base Substitutions in p53 and Bacterial Ribosomal PCR Products

Lead Institution

University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Principal Investigator

Alvin Fox

Project type

Exploratory Research

The p53 gene has been recognized in the past few years as an important cell cycle regulatory gene implicated in the production of cancers. One form of the altered gene implicated in cancers…

Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles by FTICR MS/MS

Lead Institution

University of North Carolina

Principal Investigator

Allen Templeton

Project type

Exploratory Research

Gold nano particles have become the subject of great interest due to their unique physical properties which lend them to a wide variety of potential applications such as sensors, optical switches,…

Global and Targeted Proteomic Identification of oxidative modifications.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Diana Bigelow

Project type

Exploratory Research

Recent research has provided an emerging picture of the significant role of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) and their associated modification of cellular proteins in cellular signaling…

Evaluation of Pore scale porous media effects on reactive transport in groundwater

Lead Institution

University of Texas at Austin

Principal Investigator

Charles Werth

Project type

Exploratory Research

We request use of the EMSL Subsurface Flow and Transport Laboratory?s syringe pumps and work space in order for Thomas Willingham to complete the experimental phase of his Doctoral Research…

TGA Analysis of Synthesized Organic Components of Self-assempbled Monolayers on Mesoporous Silica.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Wiacek

Project type

Exploratory Research

Nanostructured materials, such as mesoporous silica, may be imparted with desired chemical selectivity and functionality through the use of attached organic functional groups. However, verification…

The use of FESEM

Lead Institution

University of South Carolina

Principal Investigator

Xiao-dong Zhou

Project type

Exploratory Research

It is the intent of this proposal to apply for the access of FESEM. FESEM will be used to characterize the grain size, film thickness and surface morphology of thin films, which are fabricated at…

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