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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. 

EMSL projects displayed on the EMSL web site project page reflect project abstracts and information migrated to this page before April 30, 2024. To review current and past EMSL user projects, visit EMSL Science Central.™ 

 

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Characterizations of NiAu bimetallic butane steam reforming catalyst

Lead Institution
University of Toronto
Principal Investigator
Ya-huei (Cathy) Chin
Project type
Exploratory Research
Ni is highly active for steam reforming of hydrocarbon. However, supported Ni catalyst tends to coke rapidly, leading to severe deactivation under steam reforming conditions. Recently, it was found…

Scanning Calorimetry Measurements of Liquid Crystal / Graphite Suspensions

Lead Institution
Western Washington University
Principal Investigator
David Patrick
Project type
Exploratory Research
We would like to perform exploratory measurements using scanning calorimetry to determine phase transition temperatures and enthalpy changes in two liquid crystal (LC) / graphite suspensions. Both…

structure and composition of electrochemically active mixed metal oxides

Lead Institution
Qatar Foundation
Principal Investigator
Larry Pederson
Project type
Exploratory Research
The High Temperature Electrochemistry Center is conducting research on high temperature electronic ceramics, with possible applications in fuel cells, electrolysis, thermoelectrics, and energy…

Response of Radiation Detector Materials to Ions

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Brian Milbrath
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project will provide a fundamental understanding of the physical processes that control the response of materials to ion energy deposition. The goal is to develop fast screening techniques to…

Response of Radiation Detector Materials to Ions

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Brian Milbrath
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
This project will provide a fundamental understanding of the physical processes that control the response of materials to ion energy deposition. The goal is to develop fast screening techniques to…

Enhancing C Sequestration in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Linking C and N cycling in soils (Part of Center for Research on Carbon Sequestration in the Terrestrial...., PNNL SCOPE # 30929).

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Vanessa Bailey
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective of this research was to determine how N can control the C cycle in soils. We incubated soils from 5 different ecotypes with varying amounts of N and a fixed amount of C. At…

Use of SEM/TEM for analysis of MR-1 biofilms grown for EMSL NMR micrscopy

Lead Institution
Oregon State University
Principal Investigator
Brian Wood
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are proposing for some SEM/TEM time to image biofilms of S. putrefaciens MR-1 grown on a porous media as part of a separate EMSL user proposal (Use of NMR Microscopy to examine the dynamic sub…

Gold Hollow Nanostructures: Synthesis and Optical Properties

Lead Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Younan Xia
Project type
Exploratory Research
Nanostructures of noble metals have received considerable attention in recent years due to their wide range of applications, including catalysis, optics, biological imaging, and surface-enhanced…

DNA- Protein Kinase Complex: Defining the participants

Lead Institution
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Steven Yannone
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are primarily interested in looking for novel and known DNA-PK associated proteins. We plan to use purified monoclonal antibodies that recognize either Ku80 or DNA-PKcs and make small affinity…

High resolution spectra of phosphine in the 1370-800 wavenumber region

Lead Institution
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Linda Brown
Project type
Exploratory Research
The absolute cross sections of the rotational-vibrational lines of phosphine in the 1370-800 wavenumber region will be studied for identification in planetary atmospheres. The use of the PNNL high…

High Resolution Spectra of Phosphine in the 1370-800 Wavenumber Region

Lead Institution
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Linda Brown
Project type
Exploratory Research
The absolute cross sections of the rotational-vibrational lines of phosphine in the 1370-800 wavenumber region will be studied for identification in planetary atmospheres. The use of the PNNL high…

Lattice Boltzmann development (csei1)

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
David Rector
Project type
Exploratory Research
The lattice Boltzmann simulation method for modeling flow, energy and transport in fluid systems will be enhanced by the addition of new physical models and computational methods.

Preparation of a Langmuir-Blodgett film of lipopolysaccharide

Lead Institution
Oregon State University
Principal Investigator
Brian Wood
Project type
Exploratory Research
Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are amphiphilic macromolecules that form part of the exterior surface of gram-negative microorganisms. These macromolecules can be important in adhesion, and can extend…