Projects

Kinetics in ices with complex compositions

Lead Institution

Concordia University

Principal Investigator

Patrick Ayotte

Project type

Exploratory Research

Our description of the role played by ice particles in altering the chemical composition of the Earth's atmosphere is currently undermined by our poor understanding of the interaction of…

The Surface Chemistry of Iron Metal in Environmental Remediation Applications

Lead Institution

Oregon Health & Science University

Principal Investigator

Paul Tratnyek

Project type

Exploratory Research

This collaboration began during my sabbatical at EMSL during the period of 10/00-06/01. The overall goal was to determine how the surface morphology of iron metal affects its reactivity with aqueous…

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

Lead Institution

Research Triangle Institute

Principal Investigator

Velu Subramani

Project type

Exploratory 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…

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…

Biqing Liang's Proposal

Lead Institution

Cornell University

Principal Investigator

Biqing Liang

Project type

Exploratory Research

Black carbon (BC) can play a key role in a wide range of biogeochemical processes. Enrichment of stable forms of BC was found leading to higher soil cation exchange capacity and nutrient retention in…

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…

Blanca Lupiani's Proposal

Lead Institution

Texas A&M University

Principal Investigator

Blanca Lupiani

Project type

Exploratory Research

Avian influenza (AI) is a major respiratory disease of poultry that has the potential to cause catastrophic losses to the commercial poultry industry worldwide. In addition, AI viruses can be…

Application of EMSL's Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) in Climate Impact Research

Lead Institution

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Principal Investigator

Jennifer Oxelson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Collaboration is a popular buzzword, and many software packages are being developed to facilitate collaboration, but with limited functionality (I.e., online audio/video teleconferencing, remote…

Semi-Rigid Block Copolymer

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Alexander Li

Project type

Exploratory Research

In this project, we explore new concepts in nanoscience and nanotechnology: self-organization of semi-rigid block copolymers. Our hypothesis is that properly designed polymers can self-organize into…

Proteomic Analysis of the Filamentous Fungus: Aspergillus fumigatus

Lead Institution

Tulane University

Principal Investigator

Joan Bennett

Project type

Exploratory Research

Fungi, with the possible exception of yeast, are less well studied than other microbes. One objective of this proposal is to generate a unique proteome database for a filamentous fungus directly…

Conceptual Animations of Efficient Enzymes within Functionalized Mesoporous Silica

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Perkins

Project type

Exploratory Research

These conceptual animations will illustrate how enzymes when held in functionalized mesoporous silica (FMS) become highly efficient catalysts. The process of using FMS for re-energizing inactive…

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…

Single Particle Studies of Heterogeneous Atmospheric Chemistry

Lead Institution

University of Iowa

Principal Investigator

Vicki Grassian

Project type

Exploratory Research

It is becoming increasingly clear that heterogeneous processes involving particulate matter in the atmosphere can greatly perturb the chemical composition of both the troposphere and the stratosphere…

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…

OCD_Identification of Potential Plasma Biomarkers for Insulin Resistance Using Proteomics

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Joel Pounds

Project type

Exploratory Research

Insulin resistance is a prevalent medical condition that accompanies type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and polycystic ovary disease. The insulin-resistant state has been…

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…

Single Particle Laboratory Studies of Heterogeneous Reactions of Trace Atmospheric Gases with Particles Present in the Troposphere

Lead Institution

University of Iowa

Principal Investigator

Vicki Grassian

Project type

Exploratory Research

It is becoming increasingly clear that heterogeneous processes involving particulate matter in the atmosphere can greatly perturb the chemical composition of both the troposphere and the…

Resonant surface excitation of Potassium salts by selective laser desorption

Lead Institution

Mary Baldwin College

Principal Investigator

Margaret Ankney

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of the proposed research is to lead to an understanding of some of the relaxation mechanisms of electronically excited states on ionic surfaces. This will be accomplished through…

TEM study of strontium bismuth niobate ferroelectric ceramics doped with vanadium and tungsten oxides

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Guozhong Cao

Project type

Exploratory Research

Recent we have studied the incorporation of vanadium and tungsten into layer-structured perovskite ferroelectric strontium bismuth niobate ceramics. Our study revealed significantly enhanced remanent…