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As a scientific user facility, 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 user projects, visit EMSL's Science Central.

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TEM Study of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymer-Derived Ceramic Composites

Lead Institution
University of Central Florida
Principal Investigator
Linan An
Project type
Exploratory Research
Carbon nanotube (CNT), the strongest material has ever been discovered, is very promising as reinforcement for composites applications. However, processing control to achieve uniform nano-scale…

Growth mechanisms of graphene on thin Ni films

Lead Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator
Jing Kong
Project type
Exploratory Research
The growth of single- to few- layer graphene is implemented by ambient pressure CVD on thin Ni films (~500 nm). ToF-SIMS will be used to investigate the growth mechanisms of graphene over the Ni…

Exploring the processes that control uranyl reduction by magnetite and the growth of nanoparticulate surface precipitates by X-ray scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Lead Institution
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Glenn Waychunas
Project type
Exploratory Research
Uranium (U) has been released into the environment through mining operations, nuclear testing, and accidental spills, and is a contaminant in soils, sediments and groundwater at 70% of the Department…

Investigation of Surface Structures on Supported Vanadium Oxide Model Catalysts

Lead Institution
University of California, Berkeley
Principal Investigator
Alexis Bell
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Vanadium oxo clusters supported on a high surface area support constitute an active, selective catalyst for several important reactions, including oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and oxidative…

Rhodobacter sphaerodies

Lead Institution
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Principal Investigator
Timothy Donohue
Project type
Exploratory Research
Rhodobacter sphaerodies 2.4.1. is a-3 purple nonsulfur eubacterium with an extensive metabolic repertoire. Under anaerobic conditions, it is able to grow by photosynthesis, respiration and…

The Secretome of Metal-Reducing Shewanella oneidensis

Lead Institution
Georgia Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator
Thomas DiChristina
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The metabolic reactions catalyzed by metal- and radionuclide-reducing bacteria greatly influence the geochemistry of natural and contaminated environments. One of the more remarkable activities…

NMR Analysis of Bioprocess Samples

Lead Institution
Washington State University Tri-Cities
Principal Investigator
Kathleen McAteer
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The overall project is directed towards utilization of filamentous fungi for conversion of complex biomass to industrial commodity chemicals biofuels, organic acids or chemical feed-stocks for other…

ETA-Photovoltaics materials Interface optimization

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Timothy Droubay
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
We will 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 modification of the…

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…

Characterization of Defects in Yttrium Orthovanadate

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Joel LeBret
Project type
Exploratory Research
A proposal is being submitted to use the high resolution transmission electron microscope at the EMSL facility in a study of yttrium orthovanadate (YVO4) crystals. Like yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG)…

Development of catalyst and membrane systems for fuel processing.

Lead Institution
Innovatek, Inc.
Principal Investigator
Patricia Irving
Project type
Exploratory Research
The ultimate goal of InnovaTek?s research program is to develop fuel processing technology that helps make it possible for fuel cells to replace internal combustion engines as the power sources for…

Neutrino Oscillation Illustration and Animation (gvl3353)

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Michael Perkins
Project type
Exploratory Research
This work will be used to help visually explain what a Oscillating Neutrino from the Sun would look like on it's travel to Earth. The first part of the project will be to create a 3-D…

Membrane rearrangements in dengue virus infected cells

Lead Institution
Purdue University
Principal Investigator
Richard Kuhn
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are requesting Standard Access, Open Call, for this General Access type proposal with Non-Proprietary Status. The objective of this proposal is to use high-resolution mass spectrometry to…