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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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The synthesis of Au nanoclusters

Lead Institution
Washington State University Tri-Cities
Principal Investigator
Hai-Feng Zhang
Project type
Exploratory Research
The synthesis of the Au clusters with varieties of ligand attracted great attentions from chemist and materials scientist in decades. The discovery of the Au catalyst stimulated a great deal of…

A proteomic approach to the study of Neurospora crassa ribosomal dynamics

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Scott Baker
Project type
Exploratory Research
We propose to apply the LC/MS/MS global proteomics approach to study eukaryotic ribosome dynamics using the model filamentous fungal organism, Neurospora crassa. The experimental tractability and…

Proteomic analysis of Fusarium graminearum sexual development

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Scott Baker
Project type
Exploratory Research
Fusarium graminearum is a major pathogen and the cause of mycotoxin contamination of cereal crops including corn, wheat and barley. The economic impact of F. graminearum infection of these crops is…

Advanced Sorbent Deployment

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Michael Perkins
Project type
Exploratory Research
I am supporting PNNL researcher Shas Mittigod and his project dealing with Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Silica (SAMMS) I will be creating animation and graphics to be included in his…

1000 Soils Research Campaign

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Nancy Hess
Project type
MONet
To more fully understand the cycling of carbon, carbon-based nutrients and key elements from the molecular to basin scale across variations in soil chemistry, the Environmental Molecular Sciences…

Model systems for understanding potassium transformations in fungal biomass

Lead Institution
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Principal Investigator
Ritimukta Sarangi
Project type
Exploratory Research
Soil biota plays an important role in nutrient cycling processes through breakdown of nutrients from soil minerals or organic matter and rebuilding new nutrient structures for storage within their…

Rhodospirillum rubrum metabolic state during conversion of CO2 to ethylene

Lead Institution
The Ohio State University
Principal Investigator
Justin North
Project type
Exploratory Research
Ethylene (C2H4) is an essential plant hormone and is the chemical building block for nearly all plastics, detergents, and coolants. More ethylene is synthesized than any other industrial compound (…

Novel X-ray Interferometry Imaging of Plant Root Systems

Lead Institution
Louisiana State University
Principal Investigator
Joyoni Dey
Project type
Exploratory Research
Plants have mechanisms to overcome abiotic and biotic stresses. One of the main plant parts to adjust to available resources for growth are roots. Observing the changes in distribution of roots (RSA)…

Microbial control of mineral-bound carbon

Lead Institution
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Marie Kroeger
Project type
Exploratory Research
The formation of organo-mineral complexes, particularly in the deep soil horizons is a key process in the long-term stabilization and therefore persistence of carbon in soils. However, there is…

Probing Iron Oxide Mineral Aggregation Behavior with Soil Organic Matters

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Xin Zhang
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The goal of this project is to develop a fundamental understanding of iron oxide nanoparticle (NPs) aggregation mechanisms with soil organic matters (SOM). Heteroaggregation is a ubiquitous but…