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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.™ 

 

Molecular Level Construction of Functional Surfaces

Lead Institution
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator
Sergiu Gorun
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The objective of the proposed work is to develop procedures for molecular level construction of layers of hybrid organic inorganic composites exhibiting divergent, but useful properties. Examples of…

Chemistry of Aerosols in Mexico City: MILAGRO 2006 study.

Lead Institution
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mary Gilles
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The MILAGRO (Megacity Initiative: Local and Global Research Observations) Campaign in Mexico City 2006 was a collaborative effort with the DOE Atmospheric Science Program, the NSF MIRAGE-Mex field…

Chemical and Physical Properties of Biomass Burning Aerosol

Lead Institution
Colorado State University
Principal Investigator
Jenny Hand
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Biomass burning is one of the most important single sources of carbonaceous particles emitted into atmosphere mostly as a result of wilderness fires. Biomass burning aerosols (BBA) have dramatic…

Selective Heterogeneous Catalysis

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Leonard Fifield
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
(Abstract from PNNL Lab Fellows LDRD proposal) [In this project we will create a "single site" catalysis capability at PNNL by robustly tethering catalytic centers to surfaces . The …

Ion Beam Analysis of Components for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Lead Institution
Montana State University
Principal Investigator
Richard Smith
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The objective of the proposed research is to develop components for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that will withstand the corrosive operating environment of the cell (800 oC, atmosphere of hydrogen,…

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 on TiO2 through joint…

Using Metallic Interlayers to Stabilize Metal-Metal Interfaces

Lead Institution
Montana State University
Principal Investigator
Richard Smith
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The objective of the proposed research is to investigate the potential for ultrathin metal interlayers to stabilize the metal-metal interface in thin-film structures. A closely coupled combination…

Chemistry of Outer Solar System Materials

Lead Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Thomas McCord
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
We propose to continue our study of the chemistry and optical properties of materials thought to exist on the surfaces of outer Solar System objects. We have studied at EMSL a variety of hydrated…

Biomineralology and ultrastructure of neutrophilic iron-oxidizing bacteria

Lead Institution
University of Delaware
Principal Investigator
Clara Chan
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The purpose of the proposed research is to investigate the spatial relationships between iron-oxidizing microbial cells, extracellular polymers, and biogenic iron minerals. The main microbes of…