Projects

High-resolution transmission electron microscopic evidences of stacking faults in zeolitic minerals formed in Hanford sediments reacted with simulated tank waste solutions.

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Youjun Deng

Project type

Exploratory Research

High-level radioactive waste solutions stored in the underground tanks at Hanford sites have leaked into the vadose zone. The waste tank supernatants are known to consist of solutions with high pH (9…

Microbial Biosignatures in Ocean Basalts

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Martin Fisk

Project type

Exploratory Research

Substantial evidence supports the view that microorganisms can effect widespread geochemical changes in the lithosphere. The alteration of basalts to palagonite was once viewed as a chemical process…

Diffusion study of a-Fe2O3/a-Cr2O3(0001) Superlattice

Lead Institution

University of Oregon

Principal Investigator

David Johnson

Project type

Exploratory Research

The heterojunction between &#61537;-Fe2O3/&#61537;-Cr2O3(0001) grown by oxygen-plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (OPA-MBE) has been shown to be a good candidate for interfacial diffusion…

Role of stress in oxide wetting of metal particles in ceria-zirconia-supported Pd catalysts

Lead Institution

University of Michigan

Principal Investigator

Xiaoqing Pan

Project type

Exploratory Research

Metal-support interactions play a significant role in many heterogeneous catalysts, sometimes affecting catalytic performance dramatically. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has…

Probing the origin of the photo-induced hydrophilicity on TiO2

Lead Institution

University of Texas at Austin

Principal Investigator

John White

Project type

Exploratory Research

Conduct studies involving UV photon induced changes in the wetting of water on TiO2(110) surface and the role that organics play in this. Studies on the photo-oxidation of a model organic will also…

NMR and Computational Studies of Chemical Transformations at Complex Interfaces for Catalytic Applications

Lead Institution

University of Alabama

Principal Investigator

David Dixon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Catalysis science is at the core of many of the DOE's programs including its core energy mission. Catalysts, both homogeneous and heterogeneous, facilitate the control of chemical reactions by…

Infrared Detection of Organics in Artificial Aging Experiments

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Christopher Thompson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Aging is an important process in which hydrophobic organic compounds become incorporated into a solid matrix during extended contact times (e.g., decades). Contaminants in aged materials exhibit…

Microelectromagnets

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Glen Dunham

Project type

Exploratory Research

Microfabrication of electromagnets.

(gvl3420)New approach to extract and visualize discontinuities from 2D and 3D Seismic and imagery data sets

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

George He

Project type

Exploratory Research

As energy demand continues to increase around the world, and new oil and gas reservoir become increasingly difficult to find, characterize and drill, more and more emphasis is placed on reservoir…

Differential Anomalous Scattering Determination of Co in Anatase in Co-Doped TiO2

Lead Institution

University of Colorado at Boulder

Principal Investigator

Michael Toney

Project type

Exploratory Research

Diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) are of considerable interest as these materials may be useful for spintronic devices. Co-doped TiO2 is a DMS with a reportedly high Curie temperature, well above…

Nanoclusters, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology - University of Washington/National Science Foundation (Don Baer's UW/NSF's Project - 43598)

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

Project type

Exploratory Research

PNNL/UW's Joint Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is offering a 2-week intensive course on nanotechnology. The course will be taught by PNNL staff and will utilize the equipment in…

Nanoclusters, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology - University of Washington/National Science Foundation (Don Baer's UW/NSF's Project - 43598)

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

Project type

Exploratory Research

PNNL/UW's Joint Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is offering a 2-week intensive course on nanotechnology. The course will be taught by PNNL staff and will utilize the equipment in…

EM analysis of bacterial co-cultures

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Fred Brockman

Project type

Exploratory Research

A co-culture of a sulfur-reducing bacteria sp. Desulfovibrio and methanogenic bacteria sp. Methanosarcina could show synthropic existence of these species. A morphological study on electron…

(gvl3425)Intrusion Detection Video

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Perkins

Project type

Exploratory Research

I will be creating animation clips for a video that deals with protecting our nations plutonium production and storage facities from unwanted intrusion. The video focuses on current weeknesses at at…

(gvl3425)Intrusion Detection Video

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Perkins

Project type

Exploratory Research

I will be creating animation clips for a video that deals with protecting our nations plutonium production and storage facities from unwanted intrusion. The video focuses on current weeknesses at at…

(gvl3426)PNNL Past and Future Grounds Projects

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Perkins

Project type

Exploratory Research

I will be building a 3-D model depicting past and future projects of PNNL grounds. This model will be used to render various images and interactive media to be put on a web site and kiosk. Also the…

On-Line Determination of Selected Vapor-Phase Hoffmann List Compounds by PTR-MS

Lead Institution

Washington State University Tri-Cities

Principal Investigator

Gregory Anderson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Few consumer products have undergone the scrutiny applied to tobacco cigarettes. Selected carcinogenic components found in tobacco smoke are compiled in the Hoffmann List, which presently contains…

Spin Torque Effects in Multilayer Spin Valve with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Kannan Krishnan

Project type

Exploratory Research

The proposed research project is directed at the study of spin torque effects in multilayer spin valves with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Such devices have a potential for higher bit density on…

Probing the Dynamics of a Protein Hydrophobic Core at Low Temperatures

Lead Institution

University of Alaska at Anchorage

Principal Investigator

Liliya Vugmeyster

Project type

Exploratory Research

Hydrophobic cores are found in the interior of globular proteins and are essential for the formation of the folded state. The core represents a complex dynamical medium reflecting the existence of a…

Transport Mechanism and Microstructural Effects on Ag and Cs Diffusion in beta-SiC

Lead Institution

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Principal Investigator

Todd Allen

Project type

Exploratory Research

The Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) has been identified by the Generation IV initiative and by the US Department of Energy's Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) as a promising future…