Projects

Structure, Composition, and Phase Behavior of Mixed Biphenylthiol Self-Assembled Monolayers

Lead Institution

Central Washington University

Principal Investigator

Eric Bullock

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Controlling nanoscale surface and interface properties is of high interest in molecular electronics, sensors, biocompatible materials, and many other fields. One route to such surface…

OCD_Identification of Potential Plasma Biomarkers for Insulin Resistance Using Proteomics

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Joel Pounds

Project type

Exploratory Research

Insulin resistance is a prevalent medical condition that accompanies type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and polycystic ovary disease. The insulin-resistant state has been…

Investigation of Dynamics of Villin Headpiece Subdomain by Solid-State NMR with the Use of Single-Site Labeling.

Lead Institution

University of Alaska at Anchorage

Principal Investigator

Liliya Vugmeyster

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Villin headpiece protein subdomain (HP36) is extensively used as a model system for protein folding. A mutation of F58 residue was shown to rupture the native fold. Yet a double mutant involving two…

Single Particle Laboratory Studies of Heterogeneous Reactions of Trace Atmospheric Gases with Particles Present in the Troposphere

Lead Institution

University of Iowa

Principal Investigator

Vicki Grassian

Project type

Exploratory Research

It is becoming increasingly clear that heterogeneous processes involving particulate matter in the atmosphere can greatly perturb the chemical composition of both the troposphere and the…

Resonant surface excitation of Potassium salts by selective laser desorption

Lead Institution

Mary Baldwin College

Principal Investigator

Margaret Ankney

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of the proposed research is to lead to an understanding of some of the relaxation mechanisms of electronically excited states on ionic surfaces. This will be accomplished through…

TEM study of strontium bismuth niobate ferroelectric ceramics doped with vanadium and tungsten oxides

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Guozhong Cao

Project type

Exploratory Research

Recent we have studied the incorporation of vanadium and tungsten into layer-structured perovskite ferroelectric strontium bismuth niobate ceramics. Our study revealed significantly enhanced remanent…

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Temperature Program Desorption(TPD) studies of Amorphous Solid Water(ASW)as a function of dosing temperature

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Jason Donev

Project type

Exploratory Research

ASW is a metastable phase of water, which forms when depositing water vapor on a substrate below about 130K. ASW deposited at low temperatures (30-88K) on Au forms three-dimensional clusters at the…

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

Characterization of Aluminosilicate Phases forming under low-silica conditions.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Shas Mattigod

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective is to study the formation and transformation of cementitious aluminosilicate phases. SEM with EDX will be used to study the morphology and chemical composition of these solid phases.

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…

Structure and Catalytic Activity of Supported Early Transition Metal Oxide Clusters

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Zdenek Dohnalek

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal is a continuation of research under EMSL User Proposal #22091. Current commercial heterogeneous catalysts are structurally and chemically complex and measurements on them can seldom be…

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…

Characterization of Application-Relevant Biosilica-Precipitating Peptides of a Diatom

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Guri Roesijadi

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

NATURE OF PROPOSAL: Call for proposal- Science Theme Biological Interactions and Dynamics Type of proposal- General Type of Access- Standard Proprietary status- Nonproprietary Diatoms have…

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…