Projects

Determining mechanisms and rates of microbial plastic biodegradation and the consequences for freshwater carbon cycling

Lead Institution

University of Michigan

Principal Investigator

Melissa Duhaime

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

In recent years, plastic litter has been documented in widespread and diverse marine, freshwater, and even aeolian biomes. It is estimated that 4.8-12.7 million tons of plastics enters the ocean in a…

Coupling X-ray Computed Tomography images with ModEx inspired laboratory manipulation experiment for predicting greenhouse gas fluxes from Terrestrial-Aquatic Interfaces

Lead Institution

Emory University

Principal Investigator

Debjani Sihi

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The Terrestrial Aquatic Interfaces (TAIs) with dynamic hydrological exchange represent the most biogeochemically active and diverse systems. Frequent hydrological oscillations due to tidal…

Mossbauer and XPS Characterization of Fe-Based Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts

Lead Institution

Research Triangle Institute

Principal Investigator

Velu Subramani

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal seeks to characterize fresh and used Fe-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) catalysts prepared at the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) using combined Mossbauer and X-ray…

Propane Reforming Process Development

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Dagle

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed project is to investigate the conversion of propane to a hydrogen-rich reformate stream for commercially-deployed portable fuel cell applications. Most of these applications occur in…

Immiscibility features between silica-rich and carbonate-rich material in breccia from the Sierra Madera impact structure.

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Michael Pope

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

he Sierra Madera impact structure located in west Texas is a 12 km diameter, well-exposed, eroded remnant of a complex impact crater hosted in carbonate and siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. Studying…

Maria Salazar-villalpando's Proposal

Lead Institution

National Energy Technology Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Maria Salazar-villalpando

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Understanding the reaction mechanism of carbon formation is required in order to find solutions to avoid catalyst deactivation during the partial oxidation methane for syngas (H2 and CO) generation,…

Structure, Composition, and Phase Behavior of Mixed Biphenylthiol Self-Assembled Monolayers

Lead Institution

Central Washington University

Principal Investigator

Eric Bullock

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Controlling nanoscale surface and interface properties is of high interest in molecular electronics, sensors, biocompatible materials, and many other fields. One route to such surface…

Investigation of Dynamics of Villin Headpiece Subdomain by Solid-State NMR with the Use of Single-Site Labeling.

Lead Institution

University of Alaska at Anchorage

Principal Investigator

Liliya Vugmeyster

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Villin headpiece protein subdomain (HP36) is extensively used as a model system for protein folding. A mutation of F58 residue was shown to rupture the native fold. Yet a double mutant involving two…

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…

Structure and Catalytic Activity of Supported Early Transition Metal Oxide Clusters

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Zdenek Dohnalek

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal is a continuation of research under EMSL User Proposal #22091. Current commercial heterogeneous catalysts are structurally and chemically complex and measurements on them can seldom be…

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…

Interfacial Excited State Dynamics on TiO2

Lead Institution

Osaka University

Principal Investigator

Katsumi Tanimura

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Interfacial excited state dynamics (ESD) plays an important role in many chemical and biological processes. Specifically, interfacial ESD in TiO2-based materials, is critical to solar energy…

Composition Analysis of Surface-Bound Nanoparticle Monolayers

Lead Institution

University of Oregon

Principal Investigator

James Hutchison

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The unique size-dependent optical and electronic properties of metal nanoparticles have generated significant interest in methods to reliably assemble these materials on surfaces. We have previously…

Characterization of Application-Relevant Biosilica-Precipitating Peptides of a Diatom

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Guri Roesijadi

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

NATURE OF PROPOSAL: Call for proposal- Science Theme Biological Interactions and Dynamics Type of proposal- General Type of Access- Standard Proprietary status- Nonproprietary Diatoms have…

Non-Thermal Reactions in Thin Aqueous Films

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Gregory Kimmel

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal is a continuation of research under EMSL User Proposal #21797. Energetic processes at surfaces and interfaces are important in fields such as radiation chemistry, radiation biology,…

Non-Thermal Reactions in Water Adsorbed on Anion-Doped TiO2(110)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Gregory Kimmel

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal is a continuation of research under EMSL User Proposal #18397. Development of new energy sources and alternative fuels, such as hydrogen, are major needs for the 21st century. In the…

Functional Interfaces at the Nanoscale

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jay Grate

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

A large number of mission areas of the US. DOE demand functional materials that will meet the operational requirements of targeted applications. Indeed, innovative solutions to pressing national…

Radiation Induced Defects in Nanostructured Polymer-Derived Ceramics

Lead Institution

University of Central Florida

Principal Investigator

Linan An

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of the proposed research is to fundamentally investigate the interaction of radiation induced defects with unique nanostructures of polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs). A multifaceted…