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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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Characterization of the tumor cell lamellipodia phosphoproteome

Lead Institution
University of California, San Diego
Principal Investigator
Richard Klemke
Project type
Exploratory Research
This new collaborative project under PNNL’s NCRR Biomedical Technology Resource Center is to initiate the characterization of the tumor cell lamellipodia phosphoproteome leading to publication and…

Oxidation state of technetium electrodeposited on platinum

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mark Engelmann
Project type
Exploratory Research
The method of thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) is being developed for the highly sensitive determination of technetium. The technetium is deposited on the platinum mass spectrometer…

AR coatings

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Wendy Bennett
Project type
Exploratory Research
Custom anti-reflection coatings, which also perform as barrier layers, need to be deposited on chalcogenide glass substrates. LWIR (long wavelength infrared)AR coatings require materials that need…

Characterization of oxide nanoparticles

Lead Institution
Brown University
Principal Investigator
Li-Qiong Wang
Project type
Exploratory Research
In this preliminary studies, we will explore the novel methods to synthesize oxide nanocrystals with well-controlled shapes and sizes and correlate them with their physical and chemical properties. …

TPD study of SrTiO3

Lead Institution
Brown University
Principal Investigator
Li-Qiong Wang
Project type
Exploratory Research

XPS study of CeO2 and CeZrO2

Lead Institution
Brown University
Principal Investigator
Li-Qiong Wang
Project type
Exploratory Research
XPS study of oxidized and reduced CeO2 and CeZrO2

Application Optical Spectroscopy to Interfacial Processes

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Calvin Ainsworth
Project type
Exploratory Research
Use of laser induced time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy to study Surface Reactions of Salicylate on Al2O3, as well as, Europium uptake and partioning in oat roots.

Novel biosensor based on nanomaterials (Scope # 45409)

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Guodong Liu
Project type
Exploratory Research
Carbon nanotube and polypyrrole will be used to prepare novel enzyme and immunosensor. The structure of electrode surface will be studied using SEM, TEM.

Surface analysis of functional carbons

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Yongsoon Shin
Project type
Exploratory Research
Study spontaneous structural formation processes in nanocomposite materials that involve molecular-level mixing, biological templating, or nanoscale organization that occur in solutions, polymers,…

Ion-Beam Synthesis of Materials for Hydrogen Storage

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Weilin Jiang
Project type
Exploratory Research
Energetic ion beams will be used for synthesis of novel materials for hydrogen storage. Ion-beam analysis, including RBS, ERDA and NRA, will be performed at varied temperatures to study hydrogen…

Steam Reforming of Bio-mass

Lead Institution
Yonsei University
Principal Investigator
Hyun-seog Roh
Project type
Exploratory Research
EtOH steam reforming was done over supported Rh catalysts. XPS analyses will be done to characterize surface properties of the catalysts.