Projects

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.™

Effect of Relative Humidity and Cloud Processing on Biogenic and Anthropogenically-Influenced Organic Aerosols - A Combined Laboratory and Modeling Approach

Lead Institution

University of California, Irvine

Principal Investigator

Sergey Nizkorodov

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Recent advances in understanding aerosol chemistry strongly suggest that atmospheric water vapor and liquid water have strong influence of the composition and properties of biogenic and anthropogenic…

Advancing Heterogeneous Catalysis of Routes for the Conversion of Complex Biogenic Feedstocks in Aqueous and Apolar Solvents

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Camaioni

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal aims to provide molecular insight into elementary reaction steps and their kinetics in condensed phases at an atomic and molecular level, which rivals the currently possible insight…

Behavior of Ions and H2O at NOM, Clay, and Clay-NOM Interfaces with Supercritical Fluids

Lead Institution

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Principal Investigator

Geoffrey Bowers

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Our research program strives to provide new insight into the fundamental molecular-scale dynamics, energetics, and reactivity of geochemically relevant solid-fluid interfaces through combined…

Biosystem dynamics and analysis of Rhodobacter sphaeroides strains with increased lipid accumulation

Lead Institution

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Principal Investigator

Timothy Donohue

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We are requesting access to EMSL microscopy, including ETEM and STEM electron microscopes and the helium ion microscope, as well as the super resolution structured illumination fluorescence and multi…

Developing Metal Alloy Catalysts for Fuel Cell Electro-Oxidation of Ethanol from First Principles

Lead Institution

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Principal Investigator

Nathaniel Deskins

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed work will advance the development of ethanol oxidation catalysts for use in direct ethanol fuel cells. Fuel cells convert chemical energy stored in fuels directly to electrical energy,…

Expressing the Cryptic Genome: Identification of Feedstocks After Removal of Histone Modifications

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Michael Freitag

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Responses to external (environmental) or internal (cellular) stimuli require space- and time-dependent transcription of genes in the context of chromatin, an assembly of DNA and proteins that…

Mineral Reactivity and Transformations in Adsorbed Water Films

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

John Loring

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Transformations of minerals covered in thin films of adsorbed H2O are ubiquitous in nature and occur under unique chemical and physical constraints. But in contrast to bulk aqueous systems,…

Investigation of Structure and Reactivity Relationship in M-N-C Type Catalysts using Density Functional Theory

Lead Institution

University of New Mexico

Principal Investigator

Ivana Gonzales

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This project is designed to rationalize atomic level chemical processes occurring at the interface of novel non-platinum group metal (non-PGM) catalysts, which are composed of transition metals,…

Radionuclide Immobilization in Reducing Cementitious Materials

Lead Institution

Savannah River National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Daniel Kaplan

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Reducing cementitious materials are used as waste forms and engineered barriers for low-level radioactive waste disposal in the vadose zone. These materials are specifically formulated to contain…

Study of Depolymerization and Valorization of Lignin

Lead Institution

Joint BioEnergy Institute

Principal Investigator

Seema Singh

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The primary goal of the proposed work is to study and understand using both experimental and computational approaches, the depolymerization of lignin generated during the ionic liquid (IL)…

Uranium Biomineralization by Caulobacter crescentus

Lead Institution

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Yongqin Jiao

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The research goal of this proposal is to understand and evaluate the potential of using the aerobic bacterium Caulobacter crescentus for the application of uranium bioremediation. Previous work by…

Redox And Reactive Minerals: The Impact Of Redox Fluctuations On Iron-Organic Matter Associations And Soil Carbon Cycling

Lead Institution

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jennifer Pett-Ridge

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Tropical forest soils store more carbon (C) --in the form of plant litter and decomposed organic matter-- than any other terrestrial ecosystem and play a critical role in the production of greenhouse…

Dynamic sulfur pools as a control on methane flux in freshwater Prairie Pothole lacustrine sediments

Lead Institution

Colorado State University

Principal Investigator

Michael Wilkins

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Inland waters (wetlands, lakes) play a poorly constrained role in regional and global carbon cycling, and may account for much of the uncertainty in climate change models. Although lake sediments are…

Characterizing the Cellular Envelope and Secreted Compounds of Anaerobic Gut Fungi

Lead Institution

University of California, Santa Barbara

Principal Investigator

Michelle O'Malley

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal seeks use of EMSL resources to characterize the cellular envelope and secreted metabolites of anaerobic gut fungi. We have previously isolated three gut fungal strains representing…

In Situ TEM Studies on Na-Ion Storage in Hard Carbon

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Xiulei Ji

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We would like to petition to use the EMSL’s advanced in-situ experimental systems to study charge and mass transport phenomena, as well as solvent-interface interaction in amorphous carbon used as Na…

Probing the Vibrational Coherences of Organic Atmospheric Aerosol Systems

Lead Institution

Northwestern University

Principal Investigator

Franz Geiger

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal focuses on applying EMSL’s sub-1cm-1-resolution vibrational spectroscopy (hr-SFG) capabilities (Hongfei Wang), solid state NMR spectroscopy (Nancy Washton), nano-DESI high-resolution…

Atomistic View of Evolution and Reactivity of Polysulfide Redox Species in Li-S Batteries

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karl Mueller

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) is performing transformational research to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers in achieving ‘beyond Li-Ion battery technology’. …

Catalysis from Metalated Zr6- and Hf6-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks

Lead Institution

University of Minnesota

Principal Investigator

Laura Gagliardi

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We would like to use the Cascade supercomputer to compute the structures, spectroscopic properties, and reactive capabilities of Zr6 based Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) functionalized with metal…

GOAmazon: Atmospheric Aerosol Phase, Composition, and Water Vapor Uptake

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mary Gilles

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Atmopsheric particle phase, viscosity, and mixing state are inherently intertwined with one another. How particles change and evolve, particularly as a function of relative humidity is crucial for…

High-capacity cathode and anode materials for sodium batteries

Lead Institution

Qatar Foundation

Principal Investigator

Hamdi Yahia

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Since the sodium reserves are easily accessible, we decided to investigate sodium ion batteries (NaIBs), as new energy storage systems, for large-scale battery applications. This proposal seeks to…

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