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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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Characterization of Novel DNA/Semiconductor Nanoconjugates

Lead Institution
California State University, Los Angeles
Principal Investigator
Feimeng Zhou
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The proposed study is to develop a controllable methodology by which the inorganic compounds can be evenly grown along the DNA template at molecular level and investigate the impact of various…

Sequence-specificities of Hydrogen-Bonded Duplexes

Lead Institution
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Principal Investigator
Bing Gong
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project involves the further characterization of a new class of sequence-specific, H-bonded duplexes we described lately (JACS 1999, v.121, 5607-08; 2000, v. 122, 2635-2644). These H…

Characterizations of NiAu bimetallic butane steam reforming catalyst

Lead Institution
University of Toronto
Principal Investigator
Ya-huei (Cathy) Chin
Project type
Exploratory Research
Ni is highly active for steam reforming of hydrocarbon. However, supported Ni catalyst tends to coke rapidly, leading to severe deactivation under steam reforming conditions. Recently, it was found…

Scanning Calorimetry Measurements of Liquid Crystal / Graphite Suspensions

Lead Institution
Western Washington University
Principal Investigator
David Patrick
Project type
Exploratory Research
We would like to perform exploratory measurements using scanning calorimetry to determine phase transition temperatures and enthalpy changes in two liquid crystal (LC) / graphite suspensions. Both…

structure and composition of electrochemically active mixed metal oxides

Lead Institution
Qatar Foundation
Principal Investigator
Larry Pederson
Project type
Exploratory Research
The High Temperature Electrochemistry Center is conducting research on high temperature electronic ceramics, with possible applications in fuel cells, electrolysis, thermoelectrics, and energy…

Response of Radiation Detector Materials to Ions

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Brian Milbrath
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project will provide a fundamental understanding of the physical processes that control the response of materials to ion energy deposition. The goal is to develop fast screening techniques to…

Response of Radiation Detector Materials to Ions

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Brian Milbrath
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
This project will provide a fundamental understanding of the physical processes that control the response of materials to ion energy deposition. The goal is to develop fast screening techniques to…

An Investigation of Oriented Matroids Associated with a Petri Net

Lead Institution
Victoria University of Wellington
Principal Investigator
Colin Bailey
Project type
Exploratory Research
As part of the Silicon Cell project (LDRD:Enabling the Silicon Cell: Development of Models of Cell-Signaling Pathways and Networks.) we have associated a Petri net with a reaction sequence. Petri…

Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Rahul Zaveri
Project type
Exploratory Research
We propose to simultaneously characterize the time evolution of hydrocarbon precursor gases as well as the chemical and physical properties of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) using an existing 8-m3…

High Resolution Infrared and Coherent Raman Studies of Propellane

Lead Institution
Oregon State University
Principal Investigator
Joseph Nibler
Project type
Exploratory Research
Propellane is one of the most exotic of all cyclic hydrocarbon, representing a case of extreme ring strain and the only known molecule with the bridgehead carbon atoms forming four bonds in the same…

ESEM analysis of a bacterial biofilm on plastic

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Steve Bradley
Project type
Exploratory Research
The authors would like to use an ESEM instrument to search for evidence of biofilm formation on the walls of a plastic column used in microbial transport studies. We hope to analyze a section of the…