Projects

Fundamental Studies of Heterogeneous Photocatalysis on Model TiO2 Surfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Henderson

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this project is to provide the field of heterogeneous photocatalysis with unique insights into the molecular-level properties of photocatalytic transformations through joint…

Controlled Doping of TiO2 for Visible Light Photoactivity

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Henderson

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The ambition of supplementing the nation's energy needs through solar photocatalytic water splitting is a far from being realized with current photocatalytic materials. TiO2-based materials …

Determine 3d-structure of chemokine in apo form and in complex with its native receptor by solid state NMR

Lead Institution

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Principal Investigator

Luciano Mueller

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Structural biology has significantly accelerated the development of drug leads in protein targets for which 3d structures could be obtained either by XRAY crystallography or by NMR spectroscopy…

Characterization of Iron Sulfide Mineral Phases Associated with the Reductive Sequestration of Technetium

Lead Institution

Oregon Health & Science University

Principal Investigator

Paul Tratnyek

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Under reducing conditions, TcO4- is readily reduced to TcIV, which forms highly insoluble oxides such as TcO2-nH2O, but (re)oxidation of TcIV oxides can lead to remobilization. Under sulfidogenic…

Formation and Decomposition of Cerium-Based Nitrate Species

Lead Institution

University of Waterloo

Principal Investigator

William Epling

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose to study the effects of CO2 and H2O, two key diesel exhaust components, on the stability of nitrates bound to ceria on a Pt/Ce/Al2O3 catalyst. Commercial NOX storage/reduction (NSR)…

NOx Adsorber Materials: Fundamental Studies, and Investigations of Sulfur Poisoning and Thermal Deactivation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Catalysits systems related to automotive exhaust control will be investigated. Specifically, the focus will be on catalysts that are important in lean NOx emission control (NOx storage/reduction …

A Waste Form Based Upon Goethite [alpha-Fe(III) O . OH] and Strengite [Fe(III)PO4 . 2H2O]

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

R. Serne

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this research effort is the development of a waste form that will sequester Tc and I in a matrix that will be resistant to leaching. Goethite (alpha-Fe(III)O . OH) is a low…

Role of Surface and Interface on Transport Properties in Nanoscale Conducting Oxides

Lead Institution

University of South Carolina

Principal Investigator

Xiao-dong Zhou

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Size-dependent (~50 nm) chemical and physical properties of electronic materials have been attributed to primarily either intrinsic contributions, such as changes in the lattice energy and discrete…

Structural Characterization and Interactions of Conformationally Heterogeneous States of Biomolecules

Lead Institution

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Principal Investigator

Thereza Soares Da Silva

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal seeks computational resources for the application of long-scale and enhanced sampling techniques to characterize the inherently flexible and conformationally highly heterogeneous…

High-Throughput Structure Determination of Proteins and Protein Complexes

Lead Institution

Rutgers University

Principal Investigator

Gaetano Montelione

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium (NESGC, www.nesg.org) is one of four large protein structure production centers supported by the NIH Protein Structure Initiative II (the PSI II). The…

Characterization of Surface Supported Organometallic Olefin Polymerization Catalysts by High Field Solid-State Multi-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Lead Institution

University of Windsor

Principal Investigator

Robert Schurko

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Metallocenes are a class of compounds which contain main group or transition metal elements bound to one or more cyclopentadienyl ligands (Cp). The "metallocene revolution" has been used…

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…

Exploring the Boundaries of Metazoan Thermotolerance at Hydrothermal Vents: Respiration and Protein Expression of Paralvinellid Worms

Lead Institution

Harvard University

Principal Investigator

Peter Girguis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

As evidence of global climate change mounts, there is a growing impetus to examine the responses of metazoan life to increasing thermal pressure. Organismal thermotolerance has been the subject of…

Investigation of Surface Structures on Supported Vanadium Oxide Model Catalysts

Lead Institution

University of California, Berkeley

Principal Investigator

Alexis Bell

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Vanadium oxo clusters supported on a high surface area support constitute an active, selective catalyst for several important reactions, including oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and oxidative…