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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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Investigation of hydrogen tunneling in tropolone

Lead Institution
Texas Technical University
Principal Investigator
Richard Redington
Project type
Exploratory Research
The purpose of the proposed high resolution study is to determine how much detail occures at 0.0015 cm-1 resolution and what it means concerning the several vibrational transitions underlying most …

Investigation of hydrogen tunneling in tropolone

Lead Institution
Texas Technical University
Principal Investigator
Richard Redington
Project type
Exploratory Research
The purpose of the proposed high resolution study is to determine how much detail occures at 0.0015 cm-1 resolution and what it means concerning the several vibrational transitions underlying most …

Proposal to use the FS66 FTIR to test an optical switch

Lead Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Robert MacDonald
Project type
Exploratory Research
Our objective is to use the FS66 FTIR to test an optical switch. The switch will be fabricated at the University of Washington. Because the switch is a MEMS device with a small apurture (less than…

Proteomic Characterization of subprotomes of Shewanella oneidensis

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Margaret Romine
Project type
Exploratory Research
Scientists have extensively investigated the biogeochemical processes controlling the reduction of multivalent-metals, including solid phase Fe and Mn oxides, by metal-reducing Shewanella. Yet,…

Accuate size measurement of bacterium SAR-11

Lead Institution
Oregon State University
Principal Investigator
Stephen Giovannoni
Project type
Exploratory Research
SAR-11 appears to be the dominant microorganism in the upper ocean, and is one of the smallest bacteria. The objective is to obtain an exact measurement of its size, without producing artifacts…

Material Characterization of Fluid-loaded Lycopodium Membran

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Janet Jones-Oliveira
Project type
Exploratory Research
This work is to provide the experimental component for an applied mathematics research proposal, which is being submitted to DOE/MICS. The title of that proposal is, Fluid-Solid Interaction for…

Polymer Characterization

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Linda Sapochak
Project type
Exploratory Research
The proposed work will involve characterization of cured and/or partially cured monomer mixtures. The study will investigate the effect of using different photoinitiators to promote the…

Functional Genomics and Proteomics of Mitochondria

Lead Institution
Stanford University
Principal Investigator
Wenzhong Xiao
Project type
Exploratory Research
Despite the progress made in deciphering the genetics of the more than one hundred known mitochondrial disease, many cases remain unexplained mostly due to the fact that only 40-50% of the presumed…

Mass Determination of Cyclic Siloxane

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
David Nelson
Project type
Exploratory Research
A presumed cyclic siloxane has been isolated from the polymerization of a phenolic diallyl compound and silane hydride under catalytic hydrosilylation conditions. This type of cyclic component is…

Determination of Metal Dispersion Values

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
David King
Project type
Exploratory Research
Project objective is to look at alternate methods of adding active metals to catalyst supports. The purpose for the project is to determine the best method in terms of maximizing exposed metal…

High pressure VLS synthesis of silicon nanowires

Lead Institution
Portland State University
Principal Investigator
Joo Chan
Project type
Exploratory Research
Silicon nanowires synthesized via supercritical cyclohexane solvent at a high temperature of 450C and pressures of 200bar will be studied. Doping of the silicon nanowires with p- and n- dopant during…

High pressure VLS synthesis of silicon nanowires

Lead Institution
Portland State University
Principal Investigator
Joo Chan
Project type
Exploratory Research
Silicon nanowires synthesized via supercritical cyclohexane solvent at a high temperature of 450C and pressures of 200bar will be studied. Doping of the silicon nanowires with p- and n- dopant during…

Fabrication of MIP Filaments

Lead Institution
Portland State University
Principal Investigator
Jennifer Brazier
Project type
Exploratory Research
I am currently working on a project for Dr. Yan of Portland State University. This project involves making molecularly imprinted polymers for use as optical detectors. In specific, I want to make…