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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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Chlorinated Methane Hydrolysis Rates

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
James Amonette
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The purpose of the work proposed here is to develop accurate physical chemical data for the hydrolysis rates of carbon tetrachloride (CT) and chloroform (CF) under conditions (temperature, pH,…

Characterization of amorphous oxide transparent semiconductors

Lead Institution
Oregon State University
Principal Investigator
Gregory Herman
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Recently the field of transparent optoelectronic devices has seen tremendous advances due in part to new inorganic materials developments, processing capabilities, and novel applications. …

Magnetic Resonance Microscopy of Ozone-Induced Lung Injury

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Kevin Minard
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The goal for this project is to develop a three-dimensional (3D), geometric database that describes the remodeling of respiratory airways in Rhesus monkeys following ozone challenge.

Neuropeptides and vasoactive protein detection from human skin.

Lead Institution
University of Oregon
Principal Investigator
Christopher Minson
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
I am submitting this proposal through the EMSL Science Theme Call: Biological Interactions and Dynamics. The overarching goal of this proposal is to develop novel approaches to recover and identify…

Imaging Respiratory Structure and Function In Laboratory Animals

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Kevin Minard
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The goal for this NIH-funded project is to develop Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging for visualizing - 1) airway architecture, 2) lung mechanics, 3) gas flow, and 4) particulate deposition in live…

FRET-Based Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Membrane-Receptor Activation

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Galya Orr
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
This proposal is a continuation of research pursued under EMSL User Proposals #6494 and #6493. Membrane receptors are activated upon the binding of small ligand molecules to specific sites in their…

Combinatorial Operando Catalyst Research

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
David King
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
This is the continuation of EMSL proposal 21610. The main objective of this proposal is to build and demonstrate a combinatorial operando system for accelerated catalyst research. This system will…

Single Enzyme Nanoparticles

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Jungbae Kim
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Enzymes are useful biocatalysts of nanometer scale that regulate the chemistry of cells and organisms. The specificity of enzymes promises great improvements in various applications such as chemical…

Biogeochemistry of Oxidation-Reduction Cycling of Uranium and Iron

Lead Institution
Pennsylvania State University
Principal Investigator
William Burgos
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
This 2007 EMSL User Proposal has been prepared in response to the Science Theme of Geochemistry/Biogeochemistry and Subsurface Science. This proposal covers future planned collaborative research…

Global Proteomic Analysis of Human Ehrlichiosis Agents

Lead Institution
The Ohio State University
Principal Investigator
Yasuko Rikihisa
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Obligatory intracellular bacteria (belonging to Rickettsia): Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum cause potentially fatal emerging zoonoses: human monocytic ehrlichiosis and human…

Ceria Nanomonitors for Trace Oxygen Monitoring in Portable Energy Systems

Lead Institution
University of Texas at Dallas
Principal Investigator
Shalini Prasad
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The overarching research objective is development of a portable electrical sensor for rapid detection of trace gases with enhanced sensitivity and specificity. This pilot project seeks to use EMSL…