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As a scientific user facility, EMSL provides expertise, instrumentation, and resources to 250 projects each year. Projects displayed below reflect information and abstracts that were published before April 30, 2024. To review current user projects, visit EMSL's Science Central.

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Fragmentation and Characteristic Study of Peptides Missed by SEQUEST

Lead Institution
The Ohio State University
Principal Investigator
Vicki Wysocki
Project type
Exploratory Research
Peptide sequencing/protein identification has become an important application of mass spectrometry to biological research [1]. Proteins go through 1D or 2Dgel separation and are digested in gel with…

Functionally Graded Brake Materials

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Elizabeth Stephens
Project type
Exploratory Research
Use of the surface profilometer to conduct profile measurements on brake materials of interest.

High Resoulution Infrared Spectroscopy of Methyl Phosphonic Difluoride

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
James Kelly
Project type
Exploratory Research
We will record the high resoulution infrared spectrum of methyl phosphonic difluoride in the mid-infrared region. The purpose of this project is to identify individual ro-vibrational transitions that…

Fabrication of Microconduits

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Glen Dunham
Project type
Exploratory Research

Fabrication of Microconduits

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Glen Dunham
Project type
Exploratory Research
SU-8 microfabrication.

Chemical Imaging of Quantum Dots

Lead Institution
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Principal Investigator
Hong Luo
Project type
Exploratory Research
The goal of this proposed project is to chemically image quantum dots, which has been done, so far, only at EMSL. We have worked with Dr. Yong Liang to develop this approach, and will use it this…

Measurement of hydrogen in Ti-Al alloy by RBS

Lead Institution
University of Idaho
Principal Investigator
Baburaj Eranezhuth
Project type
Exploratory Research
Although there are hundreds of intermetallic compounds, only a few are being developed as structural materials for a broad range of applications. Among the titanium aluminide intermetallics, Ti3Al…

Coal Surface Charging Property Characterization

Lead Institution
University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Principal Investigator
Malay Mazumder
Project type
Exploratory Research
The goal is to advance the fundamental understanding of the electrostatic properties of coal and mineral particles and apply to advanced technology for dry coal beneficiation and mineral separation…

Reaction mechanisms for silicate mineral dissolution

Lead Institution
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Principal Investigator
J Rimstidt
Project type
Exploratory Research
The rates of reaction between silicate minerals and glasses and aqueous solutions is of great scientific and technological interest. For example, these reaction rates determine how fast carbonic acid…

Identification of biogenic Fe(11) oxides resulting from microbial reduction.

Lead Institution
Indiana University - Bloomington
Principal Investigator
Flynn Picardal
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objectives of this project are to: (i) examine the effect of iron oxide mineralogy on iron mineralization induced by microbial reduction of that oxide, (ii) determine the mechanism(s) by which…

Reactivity of bridging Oxygens on the Pyrophyllite 110 and 1-10 edge faces

Lead Institution
Brigham Young University
Principal Investigator
Barry Bickmore
Project type
Exploratory Research
The structure and eactivity of clay edge surfaces is a fundamental importance for environmental chemistry. Various models have been proposed, but experimental evidence to distinguish between these…

Surface Analysis of Phosphazene Polymers

Lead Institution
University of Idaho
Principal Investigator
Jean'ne Shreeve
Project type
Exploratory Research
Coatings of phosphazene polymers on metal and glass surfaces by spin coating and chemical vapor deposition. Surface analysis of these materials by TOF-SIMS and XPS to correlate the structure…

Automated Analysis of Field-Collected Aerosols

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
James Cowin
Project type
Exploratory Research
We have developed a field portable instrument for automated collection of particles on a time-resolved basis. Essential to this project is having access to automated particle analysis. This…