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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. 

Projects displayed below reflect information and abstracts that were published before April 30, 2024. To review current EMSL user projects, visit Science Central™.

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Proteomics of Burkholderia mallei

Lead Institution
University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School
Principal Investigator
Steven Schutzer
Project type
Exploratory Research
Burkholderia mallei is the cause of glanders. There is no rapid discriminating diagnostic assay, no vaccine, and reliable therapy. Gaps in our understanding and rapid diagnostics for the microbe can…

Depth Profiles of Isotopic Oxygen in Cerium Oxide Catalysts

Lead Institution
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Principal Investigator
David Berry
Project type
Exploratory Research
The use of oxygen conducting materials like cerium oxide as supports for deposited metal catalyst system have provided improved properties and performance over non-conducting traditional supports…

Post-translational modifications of High Mobility Group proteins

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Raymond Reeves
Project type
Exploratory Research
Use MS to identify sites and types of post-translational modifications of several high mobility grop proteins. Use various tandem mass spec instruments available to precisely identify specific…

XRD Analysis of Indium Tin Oxide Thin Films

Lead Institution
University of Arizona
Principal Investigator
Darren Dunphy
Project type
Exploratory Research
An XRD study of indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films for chemical sensing and organic light emitting diode applications will be undertaken in order to determine any structural differences present…

Atomic force microscope studies of environmental sensitive polymer

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liang Liang
Project type
Exploratory Research
Polymers have been applied successfully in fields such as adhesion, biomaterails, protective coating, friction and wear, composites, microelectronics devices, and thin-film technology. In general,…

Characterization of sputtered ZnO films

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Larry Olsen
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are sputtering films of ZnO with a RF magnetron system, and wish to characterize the thickness uniformity and grain size. Mr. Dunham has suggested the use of an optical profilometer to…

Measurement of specific surface areas

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Paul Gassman
Project type
Exploratory Research
Would like to measure the specific surface areas of two alumina powders (non-hazardous).

Research Experience for Undergraduates: Materials Characterization

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
David Bahr
Project type
Exploratory Research
WSU has created a summer program for undergraduates from the Pacific Northwest to gain exposure to materials characterization methods. This interdisciplinary group of 10 students range from…

The Schizophyllum commune proteome

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Scott Baker
Project type
Exploratory Research
Background The authors, have in parallel with this proposal, submitted a genome sequencing proposal to the DOE Microbial Genome Program (MGP) for Schizophyllum commune (see attached pdf). This…

Norovirus TEM proposal, Straub

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Timothy Straub
Project type
Exploratory Research
Human noroviruses are thought to be the leading cause of non-bacterial gastroenteritis throughout the world. Recent data suggests that the viruse is undergoing mutation leading to increased virulence…

Host Cell Interactions with Human Infectious Diseases, Straub

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Timothy Straub
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Pathogenesis is a complex biological process between the human host and the infectious disease agent. In our previous successful collaboration with EMSL scientists (EMSL Project 16297), which lead…

Rhenium and Technetium Uptake by Iron-Based Materials

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Kenneth Krupka
Project type
Exploratory Research
PNNL is studying uptake of contaminants in corrosion products that will occur after breach of nuclear waste packages for conditions associated with DOE’s Yucca Mountain geologic repository program. …

Near Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Water Vapor

Lead Institution
NASA Ames Research Center
Principal Investigator
Charles Chackerian
Project type
Exploratory Research
We will use the EMSL near-infrared (NIR) laser system to record absorption spectra of water vapor in a long-pass White cell that is located at the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. The…

Profilometry Studies of Printed Electrode Films for Fuel Cell Applications

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Charles Windisch
Project type
Exploratory Research
This study will use profilometry to determine thicknesses of films being deposited on various substrates to be used as electrodes for fuel cell applications. The films are primarily carbon based and…