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Projects

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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Facility Planning at Battelle

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Michael Perkins
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project will be used to provide 3-d architectural renderings and animations of planned facilities at Battelle sites. Early phases of the project include conceptual renderings of lab expansions…

Changes of surface area of diesel soot as a function of oxidation

Lead Institution
Seoul National University
Principal Investigator
Do Heui Kim
Project type
Exploratory Research
Soot is unwanted product from diesel engine emission. In order to remove the soot by combustion effectively, information about its characteristics are required. Among those, the changes of surface…

Proteomic Characterization of Yersinia pestis

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mary Lipton
Project type
Exploratory Research
Proteomic profiling of pathogenic microbes: Expand the knowledge base of the threat to enable better intervention and treatment after exposure. This project will: 1) Leverage the state of the art…

Deinococcus radiodurans

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mary Lipton
Project type
Exploratory Research
The most significant defining characteristic of D. radiodurans is its ability to resist the lethal effects of DNA damaging agents such as ionizing radiation, UV radiation, hydrogen peroxide and…

Shewanella oneidensis

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mary Lipton
Project type
Exploratory Research
Bacterial strains such as Shewanella oneidensis strain MR-1 are key organisms in the bioremediation of metals due to their ability to enzymatically reduce and precipitate a diverse range of heavy…

Low Dose

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mary Lipton
Project type
Exploratory Research
Although it is clear that understanding the protein complement of the cell is extremely important in understanding the function of the cell, the next stop in the further interpretion of pathways…

Catalyst development for microreactors

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Daniel Palo
Project type
Exploratory Research
Catalyst development for microreactors.

Electrochemical Sensors for Pesticides and Toxic Metals

Lead Institution
InTec Science, Inc.
Principal Investigator
Fang Lu
Project type
Exploratory Research
The research will involve the development of electrochemical sensors for detection of pesticides and toxic metals in environmental and biological samples.

Investigation of the Electronic Structure of Fe-S Clusters

Lead Institution
John Innes Centre
Principal Investigator
Chris Pickett
Project type
Exploratory Research
In this user proposal, we combine a variety of experimental and synthetic techniques to study the electronic structure of Fe-S clusters and complexes, which are important active centers in Fe-S…

Investigation of Zwitterions in the Gas Phase

Lead Institution
University of Minnesota
Principal Investigator
Steven Kass
Project type
Exploratory Research
In this user proposal, we combine experimental studies and theoretical calculations to probe the electronic structure and electrostatic interactions in a series of zwitterions, containing a positive…

Investigation of the Electronic Structure of Fe-S Clusters

Lead Institution
Georgetown University
Principal Investigator
Toshiko Ichiye
Project type
Exploratory Research
In this proposal, we combine experimental studies and theoretical calculations to probe the electronic structure of Fe-S clusters and complexes, which are important active centers in Fe-S proteins as…

Material Interface Optimization in ETA-Photovoltaics

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Timothy Droubay
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project aims to provide a fundamental scientific foundation to understand the charge transport in novel oxide-based solar cells, and to tailor the transport by doping and/or interface…