Projects

Mapping the Role of Semivolatile Organics in Aerosol Growth Dynamics

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Rahul Zaveri

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Recent theoretical and laboratory studies have revealed that the timescales of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) partitioning and the associated aerosol growth kinetics depend on the complex interplay…

Static and dynamic study of interfaces and grain boundaries in solution processed halide perovskite based advanced energy conversion systems

Lead Institution

University of California, San Diego

Principal Investigator

Ying Meng

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Advanced energy conversion systems that meet global demands present a formidable goal for a sustainable future. Renewables resources are underexploited, and warrant further research to exploit their…

Omics acceleration of systems improvement of photosynthetic efficiency for higher sustainable yields of bioenergy and bioproduct feedstocks.

Lead Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Principal Investigator

Stephen Long

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Increasing sustainable yields of feedstocks is critical to economic, environmental and land resource viability of bioenergy and bioproduct systems. Photosynthesis is a fundamental contributor to…

Chemical Imaging and Molecular Characterization of Primary Biological Particles.

Lead Institution

University of California, Irvine

Principal Investigator

Alex Guenther

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of the proposed project is to conduct in-depth studies of Primary Biological Aerosol Particles (PBAP) for predictive understanding of their environmental impact. The ultimate goal is to…

Development of NMR Sparse Sampling Methods for Quantitative Metabolic Flux Analysis

Lead Institution

Duke University

Principal Investigator

Brian Coggins

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Quantitative metabolomics and metabolic flux analysis have emerged in recent years as valuable approaches for the study of carbon cycling in living organisms and in the environment, whether for…

Revealing the Atomic Surface Restructuring of Bi-metallic Catalysts Nanoparticles by Environmental (S)TEM

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Haimei Zheng

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Our research goal of this proposal is to study the structural dynamics of cobalt-based bi-metallic nanoparticle catalysts during reactions using environmental transmission electron microscopy (ETEM)…

In Situ TEM Study of Anode Nanomaterials for Energy Storage

Lead Institution

University of Texas at Austin

Principal Investigator

Brian Korgel

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The goal of this project is to understand the physical and chemical changes, along with interfacial charge transfer, that occur in advanced anodes in lithium ion batteries (LIBs). For example,…

Structure and Dynamics of Ions and Fluids at Organo-Mineral-Fluid Interfaces

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…

Fundamental Studies of Ice Nucleation Using Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM)

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Alexander Laskin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed research is to demonstrate applicability of a novel experimental platform for systematic studies of ice nucleation efficiency of atmospheric particles with determination of…

Probing Particle Mediated Growth: Towards a Predictive Understanding of Self-Assembly for Energy Applications

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kevin Rosso

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This Science Theme proposal aims at developing a fundamental understanding of forces between nanoparticles in aqueous solution that underpin self-assembly of materials by oriented aggregation. This…

Molecular composition and phase characteristics of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) relevant to the FIX2014 and SOAS2013 campaigns

Lead Institution

California Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

John Seinfeld

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Secondary organic aerosols (SOA) can be a large component of the troposphere, potentially altering visibility, human health, atmospheric chemistry, and climate patterns on a regional scale. The…

Bioinspired Homogeneous and Surface-confined Catalysts for Energy Storage and Production Reactions

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Molly O'Hagan

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Three related research programs at PNNL focus on developing bioinspired electrocatalysts for energy storage, energy production, or carbon fixation reactions such as the production and oxidation of…

Identifying the source of ice nucleating particles in biomass burning aerosol, and the effect of chemical aging and freeze-drying on their freezing properties

Lead Institution

Carnegie Mellon University

Principal Investigator

Ryan Sullivan

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The nanoscale surface features that create efficient ice active sites on atmospheric particles that control heterogeneous ice nucleation remain largely unknown. Cloud glaciation induced by these ice…

Heterogeneous catalysts design for biorefining and energy conversion processes

Lead Institution

University of South Carolina

Principal Investigator

Andreas Heyden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The overall goal of this project is to develop, implement, and apply a set of computational, multiscale techniques for heterogeneous catalysts design with special emphasis on the EMSL theme, &quot…

What, exactly, inhibits decomposition at low temperature?

Lead Institution

University of Toledo

Principal Investigator

Michael Weintraub

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Arctic soils contain large carbon (C) stores, and the balance of C fluxes is likely to shift because Arctic temperatures are rising at twice the global rate. However, predicting soil responses is…

Shales across scales: Identifying conserved biogeochemistry and microbial metabolism across geographically distinct deep subsurface ecosystems

Lead Institution

Colorado State University

Principal Investigator

Michael Wilkins

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The hydraulic fracturing of hydrocarbon bearing shales to yield oil and gas is now a critical part of the US energy portfolio. Microorganisms present in injected fluids colonize these environments,…

Integrated Mutli-omics Analyses for the Prediction of Metabolic Flux in Lignin Conversion

Lead Institution

Washington University in St. Louis

Principal Investigator

Marcus Foston

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The last decade has witnessed the tremendous power of systems biology and multi-omics tools to characterize and understand complex biological systems, computational tools to integrate and leverage…

Nano- to microscale characterization of metabolic cooperation facilitated by physical associations between phototrophic microalgae and heterotrophic bacterial symbionts

Lead Institution

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Ty Samo

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Attachment between phototrophic microalgae and heterotrophic bacteria is an integral yet understudied facet of microbial ecology. Such inter-kingdom cooperative partnerships have important…

Chemical Imaging of Airborne Soil Organic Particles from Land-atmosphere Interactions

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Alexander Laskin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Recent discovery of solid (glassy) atmospheric soil organic particles (ASOP), emitted through atmosphere-land-surface interactions in the area of Southern Great Plains (SGP) suggests that ASOP may…

Methanogenesis in wetland soils: It may not always be as deep as we all thought

Lead Institution

Colorado State University

Principal Investigator

Kelly Wrighton

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal focuses on understanding the constraints on methane metabolism in freshwater temperate wetland soils, as these systems currently represent the largest source of natural methane…