Projects

Investigating Fog Processing of Aerosol in Amazonia and their Climatic Impacts

Lead Institution

Federal University of Parana

Principal Investigator

Ricardo Godoi

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This study aims to understand the chemical composition, morphology, and hygroscopicity of fog and cloud biological constituents and how they can affect the fog and cloud process. We hypothesize that…

Manipulating Monocot (Grass) Lignin-forming Dirigent Protein Complexes for Optimal Bioenergy/Bioproducts

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Norman Lewis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The overall objective of this proposal is to establish the (bio)chemical basis as to why monocot (grass) lignocellulosic tissues are significantly less recalcitrant to (bio)degradation than their …

Dinitrogen Activation and Electron and Proton Delivery in the Nitrogenase Complex

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Simone Raugei

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We are requesting EMSL supercomputing resources to tackle the mechanism of electron and proton delivery to dinitrogen (N2) to yield ammonia (NH3) in the Mo-dependent nitrogenase -- biological…

CO2 activation and conversion by the CODH/ACS enzymatic complex

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Simone Raugei

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The purpose of the proposal is to computationally characterize the key biochemical and biophysical features of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH) and acetyl-coenzyme A synthase (ACS) enzymatic…

Contaminant immobilization through heterogeneous carbonate growth at mineral/water and mineral/microbe interfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sebastien Kerisit

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The presence of mineral surfaces and microorganisms significantly impacts the nature and composition of mineral phases formed in biogeochemical systems. Despite the importance of these heterogeneous…

A cross-scale modeling framework of organic matter biochemistry in river corridor system: Scaling biogeochemical reaction kinetics from molecular to reach scales

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Peiyuan Gao

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Predicting the decomposition of organic matter in biochemical processes driven by microbes at reach scale remains challenging. These challenges are deeply rooted in the scarcity of rate measurements…

Micro to Macro - Molecular and Spatial Controls on Microbial Function

Lead Institution

Kula Bio, Inc.

Principal Investigator

Darian Smercina

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Establishing a clear and predictable link between the structure and function of soil microbial communities and ecosystem processes remains one of the greatest challenges in soil ecology. Soil…

Investigating Oiliness: Systems Comparison of Photoautotrophic and Heterotrophic Lipid Production in Auxenochlorella protothecoides.

Lead Institution

University of California, Berkeley

Principal Investigator

Jeffrey Moseley

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Auxenochlorella protothecoides is a photosynthetic, Trebouxiophyte alga, with a small, highly compact nuclear genome. Auxenochlorella strains are highly oleaginous, accumulating up to 60% of dry…

Understanding Mechanisms Coupling the Fates of Iron Oxides, Organic Matter, and Micronutrient Metals at Redox Hot Spots

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kevin Rosso

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Iron (oxyhydr)oxide minerals are ubiquitous in soils and sediments and play an commanding role in nutrient cycling, microbial metabolism, carbon protection, and contaminant immobilization. Among them…

Role of Ca in Organic Matter Preservation

Lead Institution

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Principal Investigator

Sharon Bone

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Calcium can play a major role in the preservation of carbon in the subsurface due to its ability to participate in cation bridging. Ca2+ can link together two negatively charged moieties, such as two…

A Colloid is Born: Understanding iron-rich colloid genesis and transformation for improved watershed biogeochemical models

Lead Institution

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Principal Investigator

Kristin Boye

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Interfaces between subsurface layers of floodplains are ‘hot spots’ for thriving biogeochemical activity and exchange, owing to distinct compositional and permeability/porosity differences between…

High-resolution spatio-temporal modeling of root-associated microbial communities

Lead Institution

Boston University

Principal Investigator

Daniel Segre

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The goals of the proposed project is to implement high-resolution simulations of synthetic microbial ecosystems around the roots of plants. Towards this goal, we will use our platform for Computation…

The role of Fe(oxyhydr)oxides in regulating the biogeochemical cycling of the essential micronutrients zinc and copper

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Eugene Ilton

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Elements essential for plant growth and nutritious crops (e.g., Fe, Cu, and Zn) are often strongly associated with Fe (oxyhydr)oxides, particularly in more weathered terrains. For example, Zn…

Waterborne Plastics Environmental Weathering Leachates

Lead Institution

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Benjamin Maurer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Aquatic plastics pollution is anticipated to triple globally by 2040, and many of the effects of aquatic plastics and associated degradation products and contaminants are hitherto unknown. This…

Connecting the Physicochemical Properties with Ice Nucleation Properties of Secondary Organic Aerosols (SOAs) Formed from Multiphase Chemical Processes

Lead Institution

Texas A&M University

Principal Investigator

Yue Zhang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Organic aerosols (OA), especially secondary organic aerosols (SOA), make up a large fraction of tropospheric fine particulate matter (PM) and up to 80% of the total fine PM in the upper troposphere…

Probing the Martian atmosphere and hydrosphere using micro- and nano-scale analyses

Lead Institution

Royal Ontario Museum

Principal Investigator

Kimberly Tait-Sena

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Mars has long been the primary target in the search for possible life beyond our planet, mainly due to widespread evidence that water once flowed on its surface. Water is an essential ingredient for…

Host Cell Interactions with Human Infectious Diseases, Straub

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Timothy Straub

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Pathogenesis is a complex biological process between the human host and the infectious disease agent. In our previous successful collaboration with EMSL scientists (EMSL Project 16297), which lead…

Analysis of the Proteome and Transcriptome of In Vivo Brucella spp., Yersinia pestis, Francisella tularensis, Mycobacterium spp., Salmonella typhimurium Infected Ileum

Lead Institution

Texas A&M University

Principal Investigator

Leslie Adams

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The host responses to Brucella spp., Yersinia pestis, Francisella tularensis, Mycobacterium spp., Salmonella typhimurium and the pathogen responses to the host play major roles in the outcome of…

PNNL Metabolomics Measurement and Validation Development for Renewable Energy Research

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Paul Majors

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This capability-development project will provide PNNL and DOE with a unique live / in-situ metabolomics capability for microbial bioenergy development. The technology will be applicable for the…

Synthesis of photoactive metal oxide films for study using time-resolved x-ray techniques

Lead Institution

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Principal Investigator

Kelly Gaffney

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose to study cuprous oxide thin film growth and expand the scope of the work to other transition-metal-oxide systems. Transition-metal oxides have many interesting photophysical and…