Projects

X-Ray Computed Tomography of Sediment Samples

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Danielle Saunders

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We propose to use X-ray computed tomography (XCT) to generate 3-D images of sediment cores to aid in describing the physical characteristics of the subsurface. Intact core sediments (e.g., from the…

Elucidating chemical and structural changes of materials in extreme environments

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kayla Yano

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This proposal aims to elucidate atomic- to nanoscale fundamental mechanisms driving the evolution of materials in the extreme environments of energy production. Energy generating systems often…

Chemical imaging for in situ detection and discrimination of aquatic toxins targeting voltage gated sodium channels

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jiyoung Son

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The focus of this study is to determine the detection sensitivity for neurotoxin activity using an engineered human cell line cultivated in the System for the Analysis at the Liquid Vacuum Interface …

River Corridor Hydrobiogeochemistry from Reaction to Basin Scale

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Vanessa Garayburu-Caruso

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The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Environmental System Science River Corridor Scientific Focus Area (RCSFA) (https://sbrsfa.pnnl.gov/) will transform understanding of spatial and…

Coupled Effects of Stress and Hydrogen on Stress Corrosion Cracking of Steels: Atomic Scale investigation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

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Hydrogen exhibits complex behaviors in materials because of its ability to donate all its electrons or to double their number, depending on the environment. The rich variety of H-induced processes is…

Understanding coupled chemical-mechanical behaviors in minerals

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xin Zhang

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This proposal aims to develop a comprehensive, unified understanding of how applied stress and interfacial chemistry couple to define mineral nanoparticle dissolution, recrystallization, and…

Atomic Scale Characterization for Development of Advanced Metallic Alloys for Automotive Applications

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

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Next generation propulsion materials and light weight metallic alloys are needed for electric vehicles. Advanced microstructural characterization can provide material processing-microstructure…

Biomimetic controls over the formation of functional materials using sequence-defined macromolecules

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chunlong Chen

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The aim of this proposal is to utilize the capabilities of EMSL to investigate the self-assembly of sequence-defined macromolecules, such as proteins and peptoids, into hierarchical materials and…

Computer tomography applied to complex monolith sample surface area estimation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Brian Riley

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Chemical durability of simulated waste forms is one of the most important benchmarking parameters for the waste management strategy assessment. In almost all cases to assess the chemical durability…

Coastal Observations, Mechanisms, and Predictions Across Systems and Scales – Field, Measurements and Experiments

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Vanessa Bailey

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The multi-institutional effort, Coastal Observations, Mechanisms, and Predictions Across Systems and Scales – Field, Measurements and Experiments (COMPASS-FME) pilot project, led by Pacific Northwest…

In situ X-Ray Computed Tomography for study of glass melter operation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Derek Dixon

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X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging of glass melts will support start-up of Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. A unique melter system acting as an analogy of the Hanford melter…

Understanding the impact of interfacial radiolysis on the dynamics of mineral nanoparticle interactions

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Lili Liu

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The primary objective of this proposal is to advance our understanding of the dynamic processes that govern the aggregation of environmentally relevant nanoparticles, such as boehmite and gibbsite,…

Toward a Catalyst Digital Twin

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nicholas Nelson

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The chemical potential of atomically dispersed transition metal atoms (adatoms) is well known to determine catalyst structure and mediate its structural evolution during reaction through the…

Ex-situ and In-situ EPR and NMR studies of energy materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Ying Chen

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Redox flow batteries have a unique architecture that enables long-duration energy storage, which is a potential solution that addresses the intermittency introduced by increased renewable energy…

Measuring composition and speciation of CO2 in carbon capture solvents and electrochemical processes using high-pressure NMR and EPR

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Heldebrant

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Carbon dioxide is one of the most simple and abundant molecules on earth as it plays a critical role in biological lifecycles as a feedstock for plants to chemically store energy in hydrocarbons and…

Structural and microstructural characterizations of Al6061/Al6061 interface microstructure of HIP bonded plates

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Shalini Tripathi

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The objective of this proposal is to clarify the atomic- to-nanoscale mechanisms that influence the evolution of Al6061/Al6061 diffusion bonding, particularly in the context of cladding applications…

Elucidating the essential molecular interactions for nucleation of calcite by designer biological and bio-mimetic materials.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Wendy Shaw

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Organisms produce hierarchically structured materials such as teeth, bones and skeletons through a process known as biomineralization. While the exact molecular details of the organic-inorganic…

Characterization and Development of a Cu/ZrO2/SiO2 Catalyst for the Conversion of Bio-Derived Ethanol to Linear Butenes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Dagle

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The overall objective of this study is to further investigate our recent catalyst innovation enabling the selective, single-step conversion of bio-derived ethanol to 1- and 2-butene (linear butenes)…

Structure and Interfaces of Advanced Battery Electrode and Electrolytes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Vijayakumar Murugesan

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The research undertaken as part of this project will yield fundamental results that will inform electrolyte design and optimization for advanced battery systems, and enhance development of existing,…

Characterization of Superconducting Materials for Quantum Devices

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Timothy Pope

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Characterization of Superconducting Materials for Quantum DevicesAs part of the DOE Office of Science Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA), our aims are to characterize superconducting films…