Projects

Foam Delivery of Calcium Polysulfide for Cr(VI) Remediation in Unsaturated Porous Media - 2-D Flow Cell Experimental Study

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Lirong Zhong

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Deep vadose zone chromium [Cr(VI)] remediation at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford Site is critical to end ongoing sources of groundwater contamination and to prevent Cr(VI) migration to…

Secondary Organic Aerosol Production in Biomass Combustion Plumes

Lead Institution

Colorado State University

Principal Investigator

Jeffrey Collett

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The goal of this research project is to identify chemical composition of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) produced in smoke plumes from biomass combustion. The project will focus on identifying new…

Structure and Dynamics of Ca in Clays, Mineral Phases of Concrete, and Ca-NOM Complexes: Combined Natural Abundance 43Ca NMR and Computational Molecular Modeling Studies

Lead Institution

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Principal Investigator

Geoffrey Bowers

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this research is to use natural abundance 43Ca NMR and molecular dynamics (MD) modeling to study Ca2+ structure and dynamics in environmentally and technologically important…

Fundamental Mechanistic Studies of Catalytic Hydrogen Production and Utilization

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This project will apply a unique capability at PNNL for heterogeneous catalysis R&D employing isotopic transient kinetic analysis (ITKA) techniques with mass spectroscopic and in-situ…

Transformation of meta-stable Al to kaolinite: Molecular structure and reaction pathways from solid-state NMR.

Lead Institution

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Maxwell

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Disposal of environmental pollutants and radioactive waste relies on our ability to understand the complex chemistry of rock-water interactions. Reactions such as sorption of metal ions and the…

Molecular analysis of initiation factor complexes contain eIF3

Lead Institution

University of California, Davis

Principal Investigator

Suzanne Miyamoto

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The large multi-subunit eukaryotic initiation factor eIF3 is an essential component of translation initiation in all cells. In mammalian cells it is responsible for recruiting the eIF2-GTP-tRNA(i…

Burkholderia Proteomoics

Lead Institution

University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School

Principal Investigator

Steven Schutzer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Burkholderia mallei, a biothreat agent, is the causative bacterial agent of glanders. Currently, there is no rapid discriminating diagnostic assay, no vaccine, and no reliable therapy. Gaps in our…

INVESTIGATING NOX EFFECTS ON SOA FORMATION IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES USING WRF-CHEM REGIONAL MODELING

Lead Institution

Reed College

Principal Investigator

Juliane Fry

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed research investigates effects of human-produced air pollution on Earths climate, via the interaction of nitrogen oxides (NOx = NO2 + NO) with the chemistry of atmospheric aerosol…

Combined Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Laser Desorption from Metal Oxide Surfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Petr Sushko

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Laser ablation and desorption techniques are used to produce novel materials, perform sophisticated chemical analysis, and modify nanostructured materials. Although laser ablation/desorption…

Imaging of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode

Lead Institution

Carnegie Mellon University

Principal Investigator

Cristina Amon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Microstructure imaging of a solid oxide fuel cell cathode is a necessary component of a computational modeling effort investigating the reactive transport of chromium species in the porous cathode of…

Metal-blacks for plasmonic enhancement of solar-cell efficiency

Lead Institution

University of Central Florida

Principal Investigator

Robert Peale

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Metal-blacks are nano-structured porous metal films that have potential to enhance the efficiency of thin film solar cells via transverse scattering and concentration of the incident electromagnetic…

Growth analysis in mixed microbial populations using microscopy coupled with computational approaches

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Alex Beliaev

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Microbial phototroph-heterotroph associations (PHA) are common in nature as they provide basis for many water- and terrestrial-based ecosystems. Metabolic interactions between partners are the…

Study of Catalytic Properties of Atomic Gold in Polyaniline

Lead Institution

Georgia Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Miraslawa Josowicz

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Study of Catalytic Properties of Atomic Gold in Polyaniline Project Lead: Mira Josowicz, Ph.D Project Lead Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech Research Corporation Abstract…

Surface-Induced Dissociation of Large Molecules in Mass Spectrometry

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Julia Laskin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The general objective of our research is to achieve a fundamental understanding of the reaction kinetics and dynamics of activating and dissociating complex molecular ions, develop molecular level…

Assembly of the mRNA 3'-end processing machinery

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Gabriele Varani

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose to use NMR to study the structural basis for the assembly of the protein complex responsible for the formation of mature 3'-ends of mRNAs by cleavage and polyadenylation, and the…

Exploring Microbe-Microbe and Microbe-Environment Interactions in Acidiphilium cryptum and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans: A Model Contaminant Metal Redox Cycling System

Lead Institution

Idaho State University

Principal Investigator

Timothy Magnuson

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Dissimilatory metal-respiring bacteria (DIRB) of widely differing phylogenetic and ecophysiologic affiliation share one distinct physiologic feature-the copious production of redox-active…

Laboratory Studies of the Role of Amines in Particle Formation, Growth and Climate

Lead Institution

University of California, Irvine

Principal Investigator

Barbara Finlayson-Pitts

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Understanding the processes involved in new particle formation (NPF) and growth in the atmosphere is critical for accurate predictions of their impacts on visibility, climate and health. Recent…

Estimation of lifetime and evaluation of (Co,Mn)3O4 coatings for IT-SOFC Steel Interconnects application by determining of Cr and O diffusion coefficients

Lead Institution

Western Michigan University

Principal Investigator

Asghar Kayani

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel (IT-SOFC) are becoming increasingly attractive as a way of producing energy from a variety of fuels such as hydrogen and hydrocarbons, which can be used for…

Structure and Reactivity of Ices, Amorphous Solids, and Supercooled Liquid Solutions at Interfaces and in the Condensed Phase

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

R. Smith

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this research is to examine physiochemical phenomena occurring at the surface and within the bulk of ices, amorphous solids, and supercooled liquid solutions. Our approach will be…

Extending Complementary-Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Technology Into the Future

Lead Institution

Northwestern University

Principal Investigator

David Seidman

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

With the continuous scaling of microelectronic device dimensions, the variability in MOSFET characteristics, primarily due to the discrete distribution of dopant atoms is a major challenge facing the…