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As a scientific user facility, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (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 EMSL user projects, visit Science Central™.

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Evaluation of multicomponent proous oxide films

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Xiaohong Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective is to understand processing-microstructure relationships in multicomponent oxide films prepared by evaporative deposition of solution precursors

Evaluation of multicomponent proous oxide films

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Xiaohong Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective is to understand processing-microstructure relationships in multicomponent oxide films prepared by evaporative deposition of solution precursors

Pathogen strain detection based on changes in expressed proteins

Lead Institution
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Principal Investigator
Alvin Fox
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
To demonstrate improvements in real-time recognition of protein sequence changes in intact proteins: a) improved coverage (e.g. using electron capture dissociation (ECD) and/or electron transfer…

Computational Investigation of Metal Clusters on Doped Carbon Supports

Lead Institution
University of Alabama
Principal Investigator
Christoffer Turner
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Many electronic, chemical, and physical properties are known to depend upon system size, especially when the length scale approaches nanometer or sub-nanometer dimensions. With regards to catalysis…

Laser Desorption from Metal Oxides

Lead Institution
University College London
Principal Investigator
Alexander Shlyuger
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
This proposal is a continuation of research under EMSL User Proposal #21794. Laser ablation and desorption techniques form the basis of unique methods for producing novel materials, performing…

Subunit structures of Arabidopsis RNA Polymerase IV complexes

Lead Institution
Indiana University - Bloomington
Principal Investigator
Craig Pikaard
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
All eukaryotes have three conventional nuclear DNA-dependent RNA polymerases, abbreviated as Pol I, Pol II and Pol III. Pol I transcribe 45S pre-rRNA, pol II transcribes mRNAs and pol III…

Interfacial Excited State Dynamics on TiO2

Lead Institution
Osaka University
Principal Investigator
Katsumi Tanimura
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Interfacial excited state dynamics (ESD) plays an important role in many chemical and biological processes. Specifically, interfacial ESD in TiO2-based materials, is critical to solar energy…

Composition Analysis of Surface-Bound Nanoparticle Monolayers

Lead Institution
University of Oregon
Principal Investigator
James Hutchison
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The unique size-dependent optical and electronic properties of metal nanoparticles have generated significant interest in methods to reliably assemble these materials on surfaces. We have previously…

Non-Thermal Reactions in Thin Aqueous Films

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Gregory Kimmel
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
This proposal is a continuation of research under EMSL User Proposal #21797. Energetic processes at surfaces and interfaces are important in fields such as radiation chemistry, radiation biology,…

Non-Thermal Reactions in Water Adsorbed on Anion-Doped TiO2(110)

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Gregory Kimmel
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
This proposal is a continuation of research under EMSL User Proposal #18397. Development of new energy sources and alternative fuels, such as hydrogen, are major needs for the 21st century. In the…

Functional Interfaces at the Nanoscale

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…

Radiation Induced Defects in Nanostructured Polymer-Derived Ceramics

Lead Institution
University of Central Florida
Principal Investigator
Linan An
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The objective of the proposed research is to fundamentally investigate the interaction of radiation induced defects with unique nanostructures of polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs). A multifaceted…

Inelastic Electron Scattering Cross Section Measurements in Liquid Water

Lead Institution
Wadsworth Center
Principal Investigator
Craig Brown
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
This proposal is a continuation of research under EMSL User Proposal #21891. An understanding of electron-initiated processes in aqueous systems is significant not only in fundamental research but…

Understanding and Development of Novel NanoMaterials for Frequency Upconversion

Lead Institution
The University of Texas at Arlington
Principal Investigator
Wei Chen
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The use of luminescence spectroscopy to study the upconversion luminescence in various semiconductor and doped nanomaterials is proposed. By controlling key parameters such as surface modification,…

Assembly of the mRNA 3'-end processing machinery

Lead Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Gabriele Varani
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
We propose to use NMR to study the structural basis for the assembly of the protein complex responsible for the formation of mature 3'-ends of mRNAs by cleavage and polyadenylation, and the…