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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. 

EMSL projects displayed on the EMSL web site project page reflect project abstracts and information migrated to this page before April 30, 2024. To review current and past EMSL user projects, visit EMSL Science Central.™ 

 

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ETD LDRD project for Uranium sensor test

Lead Institution
Oregon Health & Science University
Principal Investigator
Wassana Yantasee
Project type
Exploratory Research
The lab space in EMSL 1410 is needed for testing chemically modified electrodes as Uranium sensors.

Modification and Characterization of Radiation Behaviour of Zircon (ZrSiO4)

Lead Institution
University of Cambridge
Principal Investigator
Ming Zhang
Project type
Exploratory Research
Zircon (ZrSiO4) is of great interest in the field of materials science, mineralogy and geochemistry, and it is also widely used in ceramic, foundry, welding rod coatings, refractory industries and U…

Microscopic Mass Transfer of U and Tc in Subsurface Sediments

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Chongxuan Liu
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project will investigate microscopic mass transfer process and its influence on and coupling with geochemical and biogeochemical reactions in subsurface sediments. The research will focus on…

Changes of surface area of diesel soot as a function of oxidation

Lead Institution
Seoul National University
Principal Investigator
Do Heui Kim
Project type
Exploratory Research
Soot is unwanted product from diesel engine emission. In order to remove the soot by combustion effectively, information about its characteristics are required. Among those, the changes of surface…

Proteomic Characterization of Yersinia pestis

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mary Lipton
Project type
Exploratory Research
Proteomic profiling of pathogenic microbes: Expand the knowledge base of the threat to enable better intervention and treatment after exposure. This project will: 1) Leverage the state of the art…

Deinococcus radiodurans

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mary Lipton
Project type
Exploratory Research
The most significant defining characteristic of D. radiodurans is its ability to resist the lethal effects of DNA damaging agents such as ionizing radiation, UV radiation, hydrogen peroxide and…

Shewanella oneidensis

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mary Lipton
Project type
Exploratory Research
Bacterial strains such as Shewanella oneidensis strain MR-1 are key organisms in the bioremediation of metals due to their ability to enzymatically reduce and precipitate a diverse range of heavy…

Low Dose

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mary Lipton
Project type
Exploratory Research
Although it is clear that understanding the protein complement of the cell is extremely important in understanding the function of the cell, the next stop in the further interpretion of pathways…

Catalyst development for microreactors

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Daniel Palo
Project type
Exploratory Research
Catalyst development for microreactors.