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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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Fabrication of MIP Filaments

Lead Institution
Portland State University
Principal Investigator
Jennifer Brazier
Project type
Exploratory Research
I am currently working on a project for Dr. Yan of Portland State University. This project involves making molecularly imprinted polymers for use as optical detectors. In specific, I want to make…

The Measurement of Low Energy Ion Sputtering Yields Utilizing RBS

Lead Institution
NASA Glenn Research Center
Principal Investigator
Maris Mantenieks
Project type
Exploratory Research
Sputtering, a process by which a target is removed by an impinging ion, has been studied in great detail since the early sixties. Despite this, the need exists for accurate sputtering yield…

Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Group VI transition Metal oxygen clusters

Lead Institution
Washington State University Tri-Cities
Principal Investigator
Tom Waters
Project type
Exploratory Research
This proposal outlines possible experiments to be carried out during a visit by Tom Waters (Melbourne University, Australia) to PNNL during November 2001 to work with Professor Lei-Sheng Wang. This…

Single-molecule imaging at LB bilayers

Lead Institution
Bowling Green State University
Principal Investigator
H. Peter Lu
Project type
Exploratory Research
The proposed experiments with the LB trough are to create lipid bi-layer membranes with low concentrations of either fluorescence labeled lipids and/or low concentrations of fluorescence labeled…

Infrared Analysis of Nafion 424 membrane for carboxylate presence

Lead Institution
CerOx Corporation
Principal Investigator
Norvell Nelson
Project type
Exploratory Research
The supporting grid in Nafion 424 membrance can, if overheated, release HF. Since the pitting corrosion appears to match the mesh grid, this could explain the observed corrosion in CerOx materials. …

cells and mineral surfaces

Lead Institution
The Ohio State University
Principal Investigator
Steven Lower
Project type
Exploratory Research
use atomic force microscopy to measure pico- to nano-scale forces between bacterium and mineral surface in solution

Fate and transport of titanium dioxide through freshwater ecosystems

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Ann Miracle
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project will identify and quantify titanium dioxide (titania, TiO2) nanoparticles and its subsequent mass balance in environmental media (i.e., water, sediment and benthic/sediment dwelling…

Fate and transport of titanium dioxide through freshwater ecosystems

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Ann Miracle
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
This project will identify and quantify titanium dioxide (titania, TiO2) nanoparticles and its subsequent mass balance in environmental media (i.e., water, sediment and benthic/sediment dwelling…

Interaction of Calcium Ions with Bacterial Polysaccharides (fsd3)

Lead Institution
Kansas State University
Principal Investigator
Paul Smith
Project type
Exploratory Research
I have attched the project description as a Word file because although it was only 2300 characters and I am allowed 4000, the web page would not accept more than 2000

Electron field emission properties of carbon nanotubes

Lead Institution
Portland State University
Principal Investigator
Jun Jiao
Project type
Exploratory Research
Objectives: Characterize a single isolated carbon nanotube emitter for application to electron beam instruments, such as TEM, SEM and ebeam lithography systems. Approach: In one location, , create…

Real Time Study of Phase Transformation of In2Se3 Thin Films by PEEM

Lead Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Fumio Ohuchi
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project is to apply photoelectron emission microscopy (PEEM) for an investigation of the phase and domain transformation of In2Se3 induced by electrical field and/or thermal energy PEEM…

Auto Glass

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Albert Mendoza
Project type
Exploratory Research
I need data from a glass sample

Accumulation of chromium in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Sridhar Viamajala
Project type
Exploratory Research
Objective : The objective of this project is to look at the final products obtained after biotransformation of chromate. We hypothesize that chromate is reduced to insoluble chromium hydroxide and…

Influence of Calcium Carbonate Coatings on Contaminant Reactivity

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Timothy Droubay
Project type
Exploratory Research
Determine the effects of carbonate coatings on electron transfer reactions responsible for the reduction of chromate with iron oxides. This program utilizes the following methods or techniques:1)…