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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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Instrument Testing and Deployment for the DOE CHAPS Field Campaign

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Carl Berkowitz
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
We are requesting support for EMSL participation in DOEs Cumulus Humilis Aerosol Plume Study, CHAPS. This campaign is being organized by DOEs Atmospheric Sciences Program (ASP) with support from NOAA…

Collaborative Research Projects Supported by the NCRR P41 Resource Center

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
David Camp
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The Proteomics Resource Center for Integrative Biology at PNNL was established in 2003 and builds on the unique instrumentation and the infrastructure provided by PNNLs EMSL facility. The mission of…

Pathogen strain detection based on changes in expressed proteins

Lead Institution
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Principal Investigator
Alvin Fox
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
To demonstrate improvements in real-time recognition of protein sequence changes in intact proteins: a) improved coverage (e.g. using electron capture dissociation (ECD) and/or electron transfer…

Computational Investigation of Metal Clusters on Doped Carbon Supports

Lead Institution
University of Alabama
Principal Investigator
Christoffer Turner
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Many electronic, chemical, and physical properties are known to depend upon system size, especially when the length scale approaches nanometer or sub-nanometer dimensions. With regards to catalysis…

Laser Desorption from Metal Oxides

Lead Institution
University College London
Principal Investigator
Alexander Shlyuger
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
This proposal is a continuation of research under EMSL User Proposal #21794. Laser ablation and desorption techniques form the basis of unique methods for producing novel materials, performing…

Subunit structures of Arabidopsis RNA Polymerase IV complexes

Lead Institution
Indiana University - Bloomington
Principal Investigator
Craig Pikaard
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
All eukaryotes have three conventional nuclear DNA-dependent RNA polymerases, abbreviated as Pol I, Pol II and Pol III. Pol I transcribe 45S pre-rRNA, pol II transcribes mRNAs and pol III…

Diffusion Measurements in Polymers and Their Composites

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Lloyd Smith
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Moisture can play a significant role in influencing the mechanical behavior and long-term durability of composites. The current proposal aims to understand the basic concepts of moisture transport in…

Thyroid Hormone and Myocardial Substrate Use with Aging

Lead Institution
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Principal Investigator
Michael Portman
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Thyroid hormone regulates cardiac function through binding to its nuclear receptors (TRs). Classically, the ligand bound receptors in turn bind to response elements and control transcription of key…

Ferromagnetic study of ZnO based heterojunctions

Lead Institution
Portland State University
Principal Investigator
Nadarajah Athavan
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The search for spintronics materials that combine semiconducting and ferromagnetic properties, dilute magnetic semiconductors (DMS), is presently one of the most relevant fields in magnetism…

Chemistry of Aerosols in the North Slope of Alaska: ISDAC 2008 study.

Lead Institution
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mary Gilles
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The ISDAC (Indirect and Semi-Direct Aerosol Campaign) field study carried out in the North Slope of Alaska 2008 was a collaborative effort sponsored by the DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM)…