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Projects

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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Mobilities of Ions at High Temperature

Lead Institution
University of Maine
Principal Investigator
Jay Rasaiah
Project type
Exploratory Research
Molecular dynamics simulation is used to study the ion mobilities.

Eignesolver

Lead Institution
IBM
Principal Investigator
Fred Gustavson
Project type
Exploratory Research
Information Exchange

Glass Simulation

Lead Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator
Michael Brenner
Project type
Exploratory Research

Separation Science Project

Lead Institution
Indiana State University
Principal Investigator
Eric Glendening
Project type
Exploratory Research
To examine chemical systems of interest to the separations science project

Interface Chemistry and electronics of ZnSe and ZnS upon Culn2Se3

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Peter Eschbach
Project type
Exploratory Research
We plan to examine the interface chemistry and electronics of ZnSe and ZnS upon Culn2Se3. Copper indium selenide films have become one of the most promising materials for low cost, high efficeincy …

Modeling of Heterogenous Atmospheric Processes

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Nels Laulainen
Project type
Exploratory Research
Development of a fundamental understanding of nucleation in multicomponent systems.

Spectroscopic and Microscopic Characterization of Graphite

Lead Institution
UCAR Carbon Company Inc.
Principal Investigator
Samina Azad
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Majority of the energy requirement of many industrial processes is met through utilization of reactions of carbon and carbonaceous materials with oxygen, steam, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The…

High-resolution interfacial studies of nano-scale oxide films

Lead Institution
Harvard University
Principal Investigator
Shriram Ramanathan
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Thin film transition metal-oxides are of great interest to a number of areas ranging from nano-electronic devices to alternate energy technologies. We propose to use the unique ion beam facilities at…

Infrared Spectra of HCN at Low Temperatures

Lead Institution
NASA Langley Research Center
Principal Investigator
Mary Smith
Project type
Exploratory Research
The scientific return from Cassini and other missions to the outer planets will be enhanced by improving fundamental knowledge of the spectroscopic parameters in the 14-μm bands of hydrogen…