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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. 

Projects displayed below reflect information and abstracts that were published before April 30, 2024. To review current EMSL user projects, visit Science Central™.

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The use of FESEM

Lead Institution
University of South Carolina
Principal Investigator
Xiao-dong Zhou
Project type
Exploratory Research
It is the intent of this proposal to apply for the access of FESEM. FESEM will be used to characterize the grain size, film thickness and surface morphology of thin films, which are fabricated at…

Ion Beam Modification of Advanced Titanium Alloys

Lead Institution
Colorado School of Mines
Principal Investigator
Kip Findley
Project type
Exploratory Research
The Navy is constantly seeking new materials or new processing methods to improve the life of components used in underwater structural applications such as submarines and ships. Advanced titanium…

Control of Hydrogen Release and Uptake in Condensed Phases (Scope #48587)

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Thomas Autrey
Project type
Exploratory Research
Theoretical and experimental methods will be used to study hydrogen release and uptake from selected hydrogen-rich materials. Hydrogen-rich materials deposited in mesoporous templates will be…

Center of Excellence for Chemical Hydrogen Storage (scope #46385)

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Thomas Autrey
Project type
Exploratory Research
Characterization of novel materials and the measurement of enthalpy of reaction and determination of activation barriers, determination of thermodynamics of substituted compounds, synthesis of B,N,C…

Personal Samplers for Traffic-Related Particle Exposures in NYC

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
James Cowin
Project type
Exploratory Research
The goal is to develop and test air samplers for personal use that are smaller, quieter, "smarter" (see below), and longer-lived (10 to 100 days) than currently available. To be monitored…

Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteome

Lead Institution
University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School
Principal Investigator
Steven Schutzer
Project type
Exploratory Research
The exact cause of many neurologic diseases remains unknown. Consequently there are no effective treatments. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a liquid extension of the brain and is likely to contain…

Plasma Functionalization of electroactive polymers

Lead Institution
Novellus
Principal Investigator
Johanes Sukamto
Project type
Exploratory Research
The proposed research will provide the basis for using electroactive ion exchange materials to remove anionic contaminants from HLW wastes and process streams. An ion exchange process using…

SEM/EDS of Al Corrosion Samples

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Charles Windisch
Project type
Exploratory Research
This work supports the DOE-BES funded program entitled Fundamental Studies of Stress Corrosion Cracking, managed by Russ Jones at PNNL. Collaborators include other PNNL staff members: Don Baer (EMSL…

XRD Analysis of Inorganic Chemicals

Lead Institution
Battelle Columbus
Principal Investigator
Lori Reed
Project type
Exploratory Research
XRD analysis of sodium arsenite and sodium arsenate heptahydrate

XRD Analysis of Inorganic Chemicals

Lead Institution
Battelle Columbus
Principal Investigator
Lori Reed
Project type
Exploratory Research
XRD analysis of inorganic slids for toxicology studies

XPS Analysis of Irradiated Soot Samples

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Robert Disselkamp
Project type
Exploratory Research
XPS will be used to determine elemental composition of irradiated soot samples exposed to HCl and water vapor. Carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and chlorine species will be quantified. In addition, the…

Lysis Experiments

Lead Institution
Meso-Systems Technology, Inc.
Principal Investigator
Vanessa Kenning
Project type
Exploratory Research
We would like to obtain SEM images of plasma treated samples of spores to get a qualitative idea of the effect of the treatment at various treatment times.

Reflectance Modelling of Surfaces from Scanning Electron Microscope Data

Lead Institution
Washington State University Tri-Cities
Principal Investigator
Robert Lewis
Project type
Exploratory Research
One of the underlying themes of computer graphics is photorealistic imagery: creating synthetic images that are indistinguishable from real photographs. A current manifestation of this theme is…

Spin Polarized Studies of Iron Oxide Films

Lead Institution
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
James Tobin
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are presently studying Fe3O4 films using spin polarized photoelectron spectroscopy at the Advanced Light Source. We see initial indications of half-metallic, ferromagnetic behavior. (Half…