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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.™ 

 

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X-ray Photoemission Study of Graphite

Lead Institution
UCAR Carbon Company Inc.
Principal Investigator
Samina Azad
Project type
Exploratory Research
The energy requirement of many industrial processes is met through utilization of reactions of carbon and carbonaceous materials with oxygen, steam, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The mechanisms of the…

Molecular Recognition at the Electronic Level

Lead Institution
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Principal Investigator
John Stezowski
Project type
Exploratory Research
The goal of the proposed research is to develop a new approach to understanding biochemical macromolecular recognition of cofactors and substrate molecules through a graphical display of HOMOs and…

Exploratory Synthesis of Novel Cluster-Based Nanomaterials

Lead Institution
University of Missouri - Rolla
Principal Investigator
Massimo Bertino
Project type
Exploratory Research
When materials are reduced in size to the nanometer scale, their physical and chemical properties undergo major changes and become size-dependent, forming the foundation of nanoscience and…

Radionuclide Reduction by Anaeromyxabacter dehalogenans

Lead Institution
University of Tennessee
Principal Investigator
Frank Loeffler
Project type
Exploratory Research
The genus Anaeromyxobacter was described only recently, and members of this group appear to be major contributors to the biogeochemical cycling of metals. We demonstrated that Anaeromyxobacter…

Mobilities of Ions at High Temperature

Lead Institution
University of Maine
Principal Investigator
Jay Rasaiah
Project type
Exploratory Research
Molecular dynamics simulation is used to study the ion mobilities.

Eignesolver

Lead Institution
IBM
Principal Investigator
Fred Gustavson
Project type
Exploratory Research
Information Exchange

Glass Simulation

Lead Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator
Michael Brenner
Project type
Exploratory Research

Separation Science Project

Lead Institution
Indiana State University
Principal Investigator
Eric Glendening
Project type
Exploratory Research
To examine chemical systems of interest to the separations science project

Interface Chemistry and electronics of ZnSe and ZnS upon Culn2Se3

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Peter Eschbach
Project type
Exploratory Research
We plan to examine the interface chemistry and electronics of ZnSe and ZnS upon Culn2Se3. Copper indium selenide films have become one of the most promising materials for low cost, high efficeincy …

Fabrication of Photomasks and Patterned Molds Using Photolithography

Lead Institution
Portland State University
Principal Investigator
Mingdi Yan
Project type
Exploratory Research
Our research at Portland State University focuses on microfabrication and molecular recognition. We are frequent in need of micron-size molds in our research. Due to the lack of microfabrication…