Projects

Probing the Dynamics of a Protein Hydrophobic Core at Low Temperatures

Lead Institution

University of Alaska at Anchorage

Principal Investigator

Liliya Vugmeyster

Project type

Exploratory Research

Hydrophobic cores are found in the interior of globular proteins and are essential for the formation of the folded state. The core represents a complex dynamical medium reflecting the existence of a…

Transport Mechanism and Microstructural Effects on Ag and Cs Diffusion in beta-SiC

Lead Institution

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Principal Investigator

Todd Allen

Project type

Exploratory Research

The Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) has been identified by the Generation IV initiative and by the US Department of Energy's Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) as a promising future…

Comparative study of protein profiles of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20 under different metabolism conditions

Lead Institution

University of Oklahoma

Principal Investigator

Lee Krumholz

Project type

Exploratory Research

Abstract: Desulfovibrio has very diversified metabolism styles. It can grow by fermentation using pyruvate, by respiration of organic substrates or hydrogen coupled to sulfate reduction or by…

material modification by dense electronic excitations

Lead Institution

CNRS

Principal Investigator

Marcel Toulemonde

Project type

Exploratory Research

Material modifications by dense electronic excitations Proposal 34315 by M. Toulemonde from CIMAP-GANIL, Caen, France. EMSL User Proposal Motivation: When penetrating a solid, energetic ions…

High-k oxides and their mixed oxide systems

Lead Institution

University of Texas at El Paso

Principal Investigator

Chintalapalle Ramana

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The miniaturization of silicon (Si) electronic devices is forcing silicon oxide (SiO2), the conventional gate dielectric, to face its size-limits where its leakage current and reliability are of…

Characterization of Mercury Reduction by Fe(II) Minerals

Lead Institution

Rutgers University

Principal Investigator

Nathan Yee

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Mercury is a key contaminant of concern found in Department of Energy sites. Because the chemical form of Hg strongly affects its toxicity and subsurface transport, there is significant interest in…

Combat Service Support Automated Information Systems Interface (CAISI)(GVL3040)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Perkins

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project will provide online e-Training to Army Management Information System users. It is designed to replace most of the instructor classroom training. My task is to model and render…

Functional Materials for Separation and Sensing

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jay Grate

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

A large number of mission areas of the US. DOE demand functional materials that will meet the operational requirements of targeted applications. Indeed, innovative solutions to pressing national…

Visualization of a Pt-Co(111) catalyst: a scanning tunneling microscopy study

Lead Institution

Texas A&M University

Principal Investigator

Fan Yang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The goal of this project is to investigate the surface structures of Pt3Co(111) in order to achieve an atomic understanding of the Pt-based alloy catalysts and facilitate a rational design of cathode…

Study of the electronic structure of ditechnetium heptaoxide (Tc2O7) by solid-state NMR spectroscopy and ab initio computational methods.

Lead Institution

Argonne National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Alfred Sattelberger

Project type

Exploratory Research

The electronic structure of ditechnetium heptaoxide (Tc2O7) will be studied by solid-state NMR spectroscopy in combination with ab initio computational methods. Electric field gradient and shielding…

Determination of Cr and O diffusion coefficients in (Co,Mn)3O4 coatings for IT-SOFC Steel Interconnects

Lead Institution

Montana State University

Principal Investigator

Richard Smith

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The long term performance and performance stability of the intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFC) are closely connected to the corrosion resistance and thermal stability of the…

DNA methylation-dependent patterns of histone post-translational modification

Lead Institution

Indiana University - Bloomington

Principal Investigator

Craig Pikaard

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

In eukaryotes, chromosomal DNA does not exist as a naked molecule, but is complexed with proteins to form chromatin. As a first step in chromatin formation, 167 bp of DNA is wrapped around a histone…

Advanced Diagnostic Studies of Lithium Ion Batteries Using In Situ and Ex Situ NMR Spectroscopies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Energy shortage is a critical problem in the 21th century. Developing highly efficient and high capacity energy storage device such as lithium iron battery is of considerable interest to the nation…

Nano- and Atomic-Level Engineered Adsorbent, Catalyst, and Membrane Materials for Energy and Environmental Application

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Wei Liu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal is to gain access to EMSL resources for processing and characterization of highly-engineered solid adsorbent, catalyst and membrane materials, and to develop correlation of their…

Photoswitchable Dyes and Nanoparticles Enable High Resolution and Accurate Fluorescent Probes for Cell Imaging

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Alexander Li

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We have developed photoswitchable dyes and nanoparticles for high-resolution and high-accuracy cell imaging. Upon photoactivation, the fluorescent molecules switch either emission colors or between…

Mapping of H2O potential in the ice-like medium

Lead Institution

University of Warsaw

Principal Investigator

Joanna Sadlej

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to study the effect of the local environment on the intramolecular properties of water in an ice-like medium. We will use hierarchical descriptions of the intermolecular interactions…

Development and Applications of Novel Approaches for Analysis of Organic Aerosols using High-resolution Mass Spectrometry.

Lead Institution

Fudan University

Principal Investigator

Xin Yang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of the proposed research is to develop and apply new approaches for detailed, molecular-level characterization of the chemical composition of organic aerosols using atmospheric pressure…

Linking Microscopic to Macroscopic Adsorption/Desorption Behavior for Uranium on Environmental Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kevin Rosso

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This Science Theme proposal requests EMSL access for a subtask on an existing funded project at PNNL. The task is focused on determination of molecular-scale adsorption, desorption, and…

A Metabolomic Approach For Characterizing Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Mutations And Possible Outcomes For The Treatment of Related Diseases

Lead Institution

Washington State University Tri-Cities

Principal Investigator

Kathleen McAteer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

N5,N10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a flavoprotein that catalyzes the conversion of N5,N10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to N5-methyltetrahydrofolate. This reaction is required for the…

Diffusion Measurements in Polymers and Their Composites

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Lloyd Smith

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Moisture can play a significant role in influencing the mechanical behavior and long-term durability of composites. The current proposal aims to understand the basic concepts of moisture transport in…