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As a scientific user facility, 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 user projects, visit EMSL's Science Central.

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Single Molecule Studies of Multi-Chromophoric Foldamers

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Alexander Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
Folding is a strategy ubiquitously used by nature to accomplish remarkable functions such as molecular recognition and enzymatic chemical catalysis. Since we are unable to design synthetic polymers…

A proteomic perspective of biodiversity

Lead Institution
National Ecological Observatory Network
Principal Investigator
John Parnell
Project type
Exploratory Research
- The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem stability has become a central focus for ecologists, particularly in the face of environmental stresses and global climate change. Although…

Material Interactions at Interfaces in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
John Hardy
Project type
Exploratory Research
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are multicomponent devices that operate at high temperatures (>700C) to efficiently convert chemical energy to electrical energy. Because the components of an SOFC…

Breast Cancer Biomarkers in Nipple Aspirate Fluid

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Richard Zangar
Project type
Exploratory Research
Breast cancer is responsible for ~43,000 deaths per year, a number which could be reduced dramatically by early detection of the disease. Currently, detection of breast cancer relies primarily on…

Microsampling Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer Development

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Helen Kreuzer
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are using a combination of laser ablation, catalytic reactor technology, and systems engineering to develop a novel device that converts the O and H in solid organic samples to CO and H2,…

Characterizing biofilm development of a bacterial biological control agent

Lead Institution
Oregon State University
Principal Investigator
Walter Mahaffee
Project type
Exploratory Research
There is increasing economic and political pressure for the implementation of sustainable practices for management of agro-ecosystems. The use of biocontrol agents to manage plant diseases has been…

Preparation of Stoichiometric TiO2(110)-(1x1) Surface.

Lead Institution
Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Principal Investigator
Alex Bondarchuk
Project type
Exploratory Research
Driving force for investigations of single-crystalline TiO2 surfaces is the wide range of its applications from photocatalysis to degradation of organic pollutants. Rutile TiO2 (110) surface is a…

Microbiological, Geochemical and Hydrologic Processes Controlling Uranium Mobility: An
Integrated Field-Scale Subsurface Research Challenge Site at Rifle, Colorado

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Ravi Kukkadapu
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The U.S. DOE faces the challenge of cleaning up and/or monitoring large, dilute plumes contaminated by metals, such as U, Tc and Cr, whose mobility and solubility change with redox status. At the…