Projects

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 …

NMR and Computational Studies of Chemical Transformations at Complex Interfaces

Lead Institution

University of Alabama

Principal Investigator

David Dixon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Catalysis provides the means of controlling the rates at which chemical bonds are formed or broken and the yields of desired products over undesired ones. New computational and experimental…

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,…

Protein Adsorption at the Metal Oxide/Water Interface by Second Harmonic Generation

Lead Institution

University of Wyoming

Principal Investigator

Carrick Eggleston

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This EMSL Partner Proposal is designed to push EMSL’s current capability in Second Harmonic Generation spectroscopy to analyze protein adsorption at the mineral/water interface both on single…

Early Transition Metal Oxides as Catalysts: Crossing Scales from Clusters to Single Crystals to Functioning Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Current commercial heterogeneous catalysts are structurally and chemically complex and their experimental assessment can seldom be interpreted with atomic-level precision. We seek to reduce the…

NOx Adsorber Materials: Fundamental Studies, and Investigations of Sulfur Poisoning and Thermal Deactivation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

One of the key challenges facing the catalysis community is the elimination of harmful gases emitted by internal combustion engines. In particular, the reduction of NOx from an exhaust gas mixture…

METAL-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION VIA SPUTTERING DEPOSITION ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Scott Dunham

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose to continue investigation of metal-induced crystallization (MIC) via sputter deposition. Poly-Si films were successfully grown on 0.5&#956;m thermal oxide on silicon wafers and…

Energy and Entropy Effects in Dissociation of Non-Covalent Complexes: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigation

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Julia Laskin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Non-covalent interactions play a crucial role in chemistry and biology. Fundamental understanding of weak interactions between molecules is important for a number of areas of research supported by…

Development of Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in Wide-band-gap Oxide Semiconductor Nanostructures

Lead Institution

Boise State University

Principal Investigator

Alex Punnoose

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Tailoring the physical properties and adding new functionalities to the existing semiconductors by engineering the structure, composition and particle/grain size are among the new approaches in…

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…

An experimental and data analysis investigation into the trapped gases and non-ice material in the surfaces of the outer planets icy satellites and our Moon

Lead Institution

Johns Hopkins University

Principal Investigator

Charles Hibbitts

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose to continue to investigate the role of physisorption in explaining the presence of volatiles gases (specifically CO2, CH4, and possibly others) in the upper surfaces of icy satellites in…

Open Ocean Ship-Board Study of Atmospheric Aerosols at the Equatorial Pacific: Characterizing Iron in Marine Aerosol

Lead Institution

Central Washington University

Principal Investigator

Anne Johansen

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Iron is a growth-limiting nutrient to phytoplankton in the open ocean, but its sources, chemistry and physical forms are largely unknown. Since phytoplankton control global climate by producing ~50%…

Photochemical studies on N-doped TiO2 single crystals - Fundamental Investigations of Water Splitting on Model TiO2 (Mike Henderson's BES Project - 48526)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Henderson

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Development of new energy sources is a major need for the 21st century. Hydrogen has considerable potential as an alternative fuel. The discovery by Fujishima and coworkers in 1969 that water could…

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…

Study of Thermal decomposition of Polyester Fibers Treated with Phosphorus Flame Retardants

Lead Institution

University of California, Davis

Principal Investigator

Sabyasachi Gaan

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Polyester fibers are one of the most widely used polymer in manufacturing of textiles and films. They are made flame retardant by application phosphorus based flame retardants. The mode of action of…

Enhanced ionic conductivity of samaria doped ceria thin films through tailoring the dopant concentration and microstructures

Lead Institution

Nanjing Normal University

Principal Investigator

Zhongqing Yu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Development of electrolyte materials that possess high oxygen ion conductance at relatively low temperatures is essential to increase the efficiency and lifetime of electrochemical devices such as…