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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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Structure-function correlations of proteins in enamel formation

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Wendy Shaw
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Heterogeneous nucleation is important in the development of biominerals such as bone, teeth and mollusk shells, but often, initial nucleation events are not understood at a mechanistic level. It is…

Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy on Radioactive Samples with Microcoils

Lead Institution
CEA Saclay
Principal Investigator
Dimitris Sakellariou
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The first phase of this project will be concerned with the development of a novel NMR detector based on the microcoil designs of the CEA-Saclay solid-state NMR group. The successful implementation…

Mixed Oxide Films for gas sensing and photo-catalytic applications

Lead Institution
Wayne State University
Principal Investigator
Karur Padmanabhan
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The proposed research is a joint effort between WSU and EMSL laboratory at PNNL to study mixing between specific oxide-oxide systems and understand the mixing mechanisms under 2 different…

Local structure in zirconia-based nuclear fuels and transmutation targets

Lead Institution
University of Cambridge
Principal Investigator
Ian Farnan
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
A programme of work is proposed to understand local ordering in inert matrix nuclear fuels based on yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ). This information is unobtainable using diffraction techniques…

Electrochemical studies of fluorinated polymers

Lead Institution
International Isotopes Inc.
Principal Investigator
Bamidele Omotowa
Project type
Exploratory Research
The compounds I hope we can look at aredendrimers terminating in multiple units of either of CF2CF2OCF2CF2SO2Fof CF2CF2OCF2CF2SO2NPyrr (NPyrr = pyrrole). The sulfonylfluoride and sulfonamide…

TEM Investigation of Anorthite Used in Weathering Experiments

Lead Institution
Rice University
Principal Investigator
Andreas Luttge
Project type
Exploratory Research
We haveperformed weathering experiments on anorthite (An98) from Miyake-jima, Tokyo, Japan. Samples [(010) and (001) surfaces] were treated up to 168 hours in 0.001 N perchloric acid. The pristine…

Lithium Aluminate Characterization

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Larry Bagaasen
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective of this project is to support the development of a production process for lithium aluminate pellets. EMSL has SEM capabilities that generally are not available in the commercial arena…

STORAGE PERFORMANCE OF CARBON NANOTUBES

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Xiaoyi Gong
Project type
Exploratory Research
TO EXPLORE THE CARBON NANOTUBE'S POTENTIAL IN STORAGE CAPABILITIES OF HYDROGEN, METHANE AND OTHER FUELS. NEED TO USE THE ADSORPTION TESTING INSTRUMENT OF MARI LOU BALMER.

materials for automotive sensor developement

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Greg Coffey
Project type
Exploratory Research
investigation of electrodes, ionic conduction, protective mechanisms, posining mechanisms, morphological concideratios

materials for automotive sensor developement

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Greg Coffey
Project type
Exploratory Research
investigation of electrodes, ionic conduction, protective mechanisms, posining mechanisms, morphological concideratios

Characterize fruit samples

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Timothy Stewart
Project type
Exploratory Research
Characterize fruit samples using SPEX fluorometer.

Determination of Fluorescence Lifetime of Natural Oganic Matter

Lead Institution
University of Maine
Principal Investigator
Tsutomu Ohno
Project type
Exploratory Research
Our current work is utilizing excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy combined with the multi-way Parallel Factor Analysis (PARAFAC) to decompose the fluorescence landscape of natural…

Scientist-Student-Teacher Research Program

Lead Institution
Hanford High School
Principal Investigator
Brian Palmer
Project type
Exploratory Research
Establish remote access to Axis 165 Multiprobe from Hanford High School. Conduct research for the Laboratory from the Scientific Research Class at Hanford High School.

Quorum Sensing in a Dissimilatory Metal Reducing Bacterium

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Michael Hochella
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Quorum sensing is a versatile regulatory mechanism exhibited by several members of Bacteria. Even though this area of research is a rapidly growing field with clear environmental applications, it…

Raman Capability for EMSL Users

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Nancy Hess
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Currently users of the EMSL facility do not have access to a to a dedicated Raman system. The objective of this proposal is to establish a usage agreement between the Environmental Spectroscopy…

Finite Element Modeling of Bubbles in Yield Stress Materials

Lead Institution
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Benjamin Liu
Project type
Exploratory Research
This research seeks to examine the interactions of bubbles in yield stress, or visco-plastic materials. Such materials include paints, foodstuffs, waste sludges and slurries, fermentation broths, and…