Projects

The Thickness Measurement of Electrolyte Cast on Mylar Film.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sung-tae Hong

Project type

Exploratory Research

The Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is a device converting chemical fuels directly into electrical power. In recent years, considerable advances have been made regarding SOFC technologies. However,…

Morphology of colloids formed in soils reacted with simulated Hanford Waste Tank solutions and the distribution of incorporated and adsorbed cesium in the colloids

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Youjun Deng

Project type

Exploratory Research

High-level radioactive waste solutions stored in the underground tanks at Hanford sites have leaked into the vadose zone. The waste tank supernatants are known to consist of solutions with high pH (9…

Mixed Alkali Effect on Oxidation of Si3N4 - A Compositional Study Using RBS

Lead Institution

Stevens Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Henry Du

Project type

Exploratory Research

Silicon nitride ceramics have a significant temperature capability advantage relative to single crystal super-alloys for jet and industrial turbine applications. Vanes and blades made of this…

Preparing specimens for the scanning electron microscope with Jim Young

Lead Institution

Columbia Basin College

Principal Investigator

Jennifer Von Reis

Project type

Exploratory Research

Thanks to Battelle, Columbia Basin College has a scanning electron microscope (SEM). However, we do not have the equipment to prepare biological specimens. I hope that, working with Jim Young,…

Reactivity of primary soil minerals and secondary precipitates beneath leaking Hanford waste tanks

Lead Institution

Pohang University of Science & Technology

Principal Investigator

Wooyong Um

Project type

Exploratory Research

Objectives The primary goals of this project are to (1) quantify reaction kinetics for the dominant mineral dissolution and precipitation reactions that will occur when tank fluids mix with the…

Use of EMSL Scanning Microscopy Capabilities to Study Soil Mineral Weathering

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

J. Dickinson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Our research concerns the effect of rooted plants on chemical weathering of minerals, focusing on the associated export or loss of base cations in drainage and runoff (chemical denudation). Our work…

Use of EMSL Scanning Microscopy Capabilities to Study Soil Mineral Weathering

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

J. Dickinson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Our research concerns the effect of rooted plants on chemical weathering of minerals, focusing on the associated export or loss of base cations in drainage and runoff (chemical denudation). Our work…

SEM of Life Stages of Gall Wasps of the Family Cynipidae

Lead Institution

Humboldt State University

Principal Investigator

John DeMartini

Project type

Exploratory Research

For the partifcipant to learn scanning microscopy. For the participant to produce SEM photos of life stages of a variety of gall wasps found in California oak trees.

Investigation of Arsenic and Lead Migration at Former Phosphate Fertilizer Plants

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kirk Cantrell

Project type

Exploratory Research

Battelle is conducting ongoing geochemical investigations of arsenic and lead migration at a number of former phosphate fertilizer plant sites located in the Southeastern U.S. Field and laboratory…

Identification of heat shock proteins in the radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans

Lead Institution

Duke University

Principal Investigator

Amy Schmid

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project aims (1) to identify the proteins present in the proteome of Deinococcus radiodurans R1 under heat shock conditions and (2) to identify proteins under the control of heat shock…

AFM and XPS Corrosion Research on Rock Bolt for Yucca Mountain Repository

Lead Institution

University of Nevada, Reno

Principal Investigator

Dhanesh Chandra

Project type

Exploratory Research

Conventional electrochemical studies performed to understand corrosion behavior of metals do not give dynamic structural feedback due to presence of causing hydrogen embrittlement. We propose to…

Size Resolved Chemical Composition of Automobile Generated Aerosol Via Single Particle Real-Time Ion-Trap Mass-Spectrometry

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Alla Zelenyuk-Imre

Project type

Exploratory Research

Single Particle Mass Spectroscopy (SPMS) and Exhaust Emissions SPMS are particularly suited to address the combustion engine industry need to characterize particulate emissions. As discussed below,…

Evaluation of Cold Cap Reaction Layer in a High-Level Waste Melter for DOE Tank Wastes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Josef Matyas

Project type

Exploratory Research

Reacted chemical batch from a formulated tank waste (non-radioactive)combined with glass formers will be examined for crystalline changes and glass formulation at varied temperatures that will be…

Laboratory Spectroscopy of CO2 for Earth Observations

Lead Institution

NASA Langley Research Center

Principal Investigator

Mary Smith

Project type

Exploratory Research

For several instruments on the AURA and AQUA satellites, retrievals of atmospheric temperature profiles are based on observed radiances in infrared spectral regions where emission from atmospheric…

Reaction Specificity of Nanoparticles in Solution (PNNL Scope # 42184/44076)

Lead Institution

University of Minnesota

Principal Investigator

R. Penn

Project type

Exploratory Research

This User Proposal is being submitted as part of an approved NSET proposal under PIs Don Baer and Paul Tratnyek to perform fundamental basic science studies that will benefit a whole range of…

Reaction Specificity of Nanoparticles in Solution (PNNL Scope # 42184/44076, Baer/Amonette Nano-Fe BES/EMSP project)

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

Project type

Exploratory Research

This User Proposal is being submitted as part of an approved NSET proposal under PIs Don Baer and Paul Tratnyek to perform fundamental basic science studies that will benefit a whole range of…

Cooperation on Nanocomposite Materials Using PNNL/EMSL User Facilities

Lead Institution

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Principal Investigator

Kuiyang Jiang

Project type

Exploratory Research

Nanotechnology is leading to unprecedented understanding and control over the basic building blocks and properties of natural and man-made materials. We propose here to establish a cooperation with…

Measurement of Ambient Concentrations of Aerosols to Support the Analysis of MIRAGE Urban Plume Transport and Chemistry

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Brian Lamb

Project type

Exploratory Research

As part of the MIRAGE/MILAGRO field campaign, we propose to collect VOC flux measurements and aerosol ambient concentration and flux measurements at a site near the center of Mexico City. We will…

Chemical State Image Analysis of Biologically Relevant Patterned Surfaces

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Bronwyn Wickes

Project type

Exploratory Research

Static ToF-SIMS imaging enables the spatial analysis of multiple surface species. ToF-SIMS images can be challenging to analyze because of their size, complexity and signal to noise. Images of…

Magnetics Nanoparticles Characterization

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Yuping Bao

Project type

Exploratory Research

Using TEM to chracterize the magnetic nanoparticles shape size , orientation.