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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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Oxidation Study of Carbon Fiber Surfaces

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Kevin Simmons
Project type
Exploratory Research
Phase one: Use of XPS and SIMS for studying the amount of oxidation that has been performed on various carbon fiber samples. Knowing qualitative and quantitative information about the fiber surfaces…

Characterization of anatase thin films with electron and ion based methods

Lead Institution
Universitaet Zuerich-Irchel
Principal Investigator
Juerg Osterwalder
Project type
Exploratory Research
There has been very much interest in titanium dioxide materials due, in part, to their important catalytic and photocatalytic properties. Rutile is the polymorph that has received the most…

Characterization of Quantum Cascade Lasers

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
James Kelly
Project type
Exploratory Research
We will use the moderate and hi-resolution Fourier transform infrared spectrometers located in EMSL 1130 to characterize several pulsed and cw, infrared quantum cascade lasers.

Chemically-selective Sensor Film Characterization

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Zheming Wang
Project type
Exploratory Research
A new film material comprised of quaternized poly(4-vinylpyridine) cross-linked with 1,10-diiododecane (herein QPVP) has been developed for possible use in the spectroelectrochemical sensor for…

Computer Simulation of Optical Spectroscopy

Lead Institution
Bowling Green State University
Principal Investigator
H. Peter Lu
Project type
Exploratory Research
Using theoretical model and numerical simulation software to calculate the Raman spectral frequency and chemical bonding identification, as well as related molecular structures.

Unraveling the Molecular Biology of Host-Pathogen Interactions

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liang Shi
Project type
Exploratory Research
Macrophages play an important role in the pathogenesis of Salmonella infection. Critical to the ability of macrophages to kill the Salmonella is the activity of the divalent metal ion transporter…

Peptide Observation Model

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Lars Kangas
Project type
Exploratory Research
Washington State University (WSU) student Luning Wang will model the probability of peptides being identified in spectrometry as a part of PNNL's effort in increasing identification confidence…

Photoreflectivity in Ge/Si thin films

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Kenneth Beck
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are measuring the photoreflectivity at 750-800 nm in specially prepared Ge thin films deposited on Si/SiN substrates. The measurements will allow us to estimate the actual free carrier lifetime…

Analytical Chemestry

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Meiling Gong
Project type
Exploratory Research