Projects

Modeling Conduction in Organic Solar Cells

Lead Institution

University of California, Los Angeles

Principal Investigator

Daniel Neuhauser

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to model conduction in organic solar cells. Organic solar cells have promise in the manufacturing of efficient, inexpensive solar devices, which are essential to our energy future. A…

Bimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts Based on Copper for the Synthesis of Methanol from CO2 and H2.

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

John Gilbertson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Carbon dioxide is a known greenhouse gas and contributor to global warming, while methanol is a convenient chemical feedstock, H2 storage medium, and alternative fuel. The synthesis of methanol via…

Extending Complementary-Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Technology Into the Future

Lead Institution

Northwestern University

Principal Investigator

David Seidman

Project type

Exploratory Research

With the continuous scaling of microelectronic device dimensions, the variability in MOSFET characteristics, primarily due to the discrete distribution of dopant atoms is a major challenge facing the…

Phenotypic characterization of TCE and PCE degrading Dehalococcoides

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Martin Fisk

Project type

Exploratory Research

We presently have in our laboratory several anaerobic mixed cultures, enriched from contaminated aquifer soils, capable of reductively dechlorinating TCE or PCE fully to ethene in the presence of…

Mass spectrometric analysis of eukaryotic proteosome

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Maxwell

Project type

Exploratory Research

Ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis is catalyzed by the 26S proteasome, a dynamic complex of 32 different proteins whose mode of assembly and mechanism of action is poorly understood. The 26S proteasome…

Degradation of Oxalate Containing Compounds by Soil Microbes

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

David Myrold

Project type

Exploratory Research

Ectomycorrihizal mats are macroscopic structures occurring on the forest floor of the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in the Oregon Cascade Mountains. They can cover up to 25% of the surface area of…

Adsorption of highly functional oxygenates on metal surfaces

Lead Institution

University of Colorado at Boulder

Principal Investigator

James Medlin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal is aimed at conducting computational studies to investigate the surface chemistry of functional alcohols on Pd(111) and related surfaces. Such alcohols are key intermediates in the…

Characterization of Energy Storage Systems Using In Situ and Ex Situ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Fundamental research in stationary battery has been limited and an in-situ NMR method to probe transient electrochemical reactions has yet to be developed. We propose to develop unique in situ NMR…

Correlated Structure and Dynamics of Ions and Water at Mineralogical Solid-Water Interfaces

Lead Institution

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Principal Investigator

Geoffrey Bowers

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this work is to gain new insight into fundamental processes that occur at solid-fluid interfaces by performing a detailed, molecular-scale study of cation and H2O behavior at…

W-band pulsed EPR: a) probing 17O ligands in the Mo(V) site of sulfite oxidases; b) ascertaining the long distance limit in Pulse Dipolar Spectroscopy of Gd(III) labeled macrobiomolecules.

Lead Institution

University of Arizona

Principal Investigator

John Enemark

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Abstract W-band pulsed EPR: a) probing 17O ligands in the Mo(V) site of sulfite oxidases; b) ascertaining the long distance limit in Pulse Dipolar Spectroscopy of Gd(III) labeled macrobiomolecules…

Double Heterojunction Organic Hybrid Electrodes and Interfacial Charge Transfer Characterizations Using Novel Optical Spectroscopy Techniques

Lead Institution

University of Alabama

Principal Investigator

Shanlin Pan

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Hybrid OPVs promise to be efficient and cheap devices to convert solar energy to electricity in comparison with their inorganic and organic counterparts. A hybrid OPV, however, has limited efficiency…

Use of High-Performance Parallel Computing for Large-scale, Fine-resolution analysis of 3D Transient Hydraulic Tomography

Lead Institution

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Principal Investigator

Michael Cardiff

Project type

Exploratory Research

A new type of aquifer-based experiment called Hydraulic Tomography (HT) records the 3-dimensional pressure response within an aquifer (recorded at isolated intervals within wellbores using e.g.,…

Chemical characterization of organic and biogenic atmospheric aerosol particles and their potential to initiate ice crystal formation

Lead Institution

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Principal Investigator

Daniel Knopf

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Atmospheric aerosol particles can affect the environment by changing the global radiative budget, increasing air pollution and impacting air quality with subsequent consequences for health related…

Vegetation Influences on Long-Term Carbon Stabilization in Soils: A Continuation of Previous Research

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Margaret Torn

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This project is a continuation of our previous research that investigates the influence of vegetation on long-term carbon stabilization in soils using molecular level analysis. Previously, we have…

Critical interface properties of metalorganic species of technological and fundamental importance.

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Kerry Hipps

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This project focuses on in depth fundamental understanding of the interfaces of metalorganic films. As a model for porphyrins, phthalocyanines, and other technologically important metalorganics, we…

Solid state NMR investigations of phosphate sequestration by modified clays and inorganic (oxy) hydroxides

Lead Institution

University of Southern Denmark, Odense

Principal Investigator

Ulla Gro Nielsen

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Phosphate, which is extensively used as a fertilizer and a detergent additive, is leached into fresh water bodies causing algae bloom and subsequent oxygen deficiency, especially in lakes. Two of the…

Development of a systems-level model of cellular dynamics in response to different environmental conditions in cyanobacteria

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Louis Sherman

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal will utilize a systems biology approach to develop a knowledgebase of the metabolic and regulatory networks that can ultimately be used for the photobiological production of advanced…

Internalization and Fate of Engineered Nanomaterials in Developing Zebrafish Embryos

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Robert Tanguay

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The growing commerce in micro- and nanotechnology is expected to increase human exposure to submicrometer and nanoscale particles. Adverse effects of these particles on living systems have been…

Cellular Interactions and Fate of Engineered Nanomaterials in Alveolar Epithelial Cells at the Air-Liquid Interface

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Bettye Maddux

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The growing commerce in micro- and nanotechnology is expected to increase human exposure to submicrometer and nanoscale particles. Adverse effects of these particles on living systems have been…

Correlative High-Resolution Imaging and Spectroscopy to Characterize the Structure and Biogeochemical Function of Microbial Biofilms

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Matthew Marshall

Project type

Exploratory Research

This proposal leverages knowledge and experience gained from DOE-funded research to elucidate the mechanisms involved in dissimilatory metal reduction, as well as, microscale imaging and analytical…