Projects

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.™

Simultaneous Optical & Chemical Measurements of Aerosols as a Function of Relative Humidity: Bridging Laboratory and Field Measurements to Models

Lead Institution

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Manvendra Dubey

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Interactions of anthropogenic aerosols with solar radiation and clouds and are the largest source of uncertainty in climate change science. The key science gap is a lack of process-level knowledge…

The Influence of different Fe(III) Phases and the Effect of Sulfate Reduction on the Simultaneous Bioreduction of Iron and Uranium

Lead Institution

Princeton University

Principal Investigator

Peter Jaffe

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Biostimulation of Fe(III) and/or sulfate reducing microorganisms by addition of acetate can effectively reduce U(VI). However, U(VI) removal from groundwater was hindered in field trials at the…

Probing the Reactivity of Organic Particles Using Ion Soft-Landing

Lead Institution

University of California, Irvine

Principal Investigator

Sergey Nizkorodov

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Formation and atmospheric processing of particulate matter is one of the focus areas emphasized by EMSL. Organic coatings on atmospheric aerosols determine the surface chemistry that particles…

Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy of Grape Berry Shrivel

Lead Institution

Washington State University Tri-Cities

Principal Investigator

Bhaskar Bondada

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The state of Washington is the second largest producer of premium wine in the nation and is ranked among the worlds top wine regions. Washington wines are found nationally in all 50 states and…

Proteomic-based analysis of components involved in Human cytomegalovirus US28-induced cellular migration

Lead Institution

Oregon Health & Science University

Principal Investigator

Daniel Streblow

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Our goal is to identify the molecular mechanisms involved in Pyk2 signaling in response to activation by the Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)-encoded chemokine receptor US28. We propose to utilize…

Fundamental Studies of Nitrogen Oxide Surface Chemistry: A Model System Approach Combining Experiments and Theory

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Janos Szanyi

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This program is aimed at the development of a fundamental understanding of catalytic nitrogen oxide (NOx) chemistry on base metal oxide surfaces. Special emphasis is on identifying new and unique…

Modeling charge transport and interfacial chemistry at the nanoscale

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Ram Devanathan

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Understanding charge transfer, charge transport and molecular transport in nanomaterials and interfaces in solids (such as grain boundaries, interfaces in multilayer materials, and hydrophilic…

Investigations into the Protein-Mineral Interface

Lead Institution

The Ohio State University

Principal Investigator

Steven Lower

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose to use a combination of experimental and computational techniques to investigate the protein-mineral interface. Namely, we will use atomic force microscopy to measure nano-scale forces…

SEM and SIMS analysis of organic semiconductor films
grown using liquid crystal solvents

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

David Patrick

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to use EMSL facilities to perform scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) analysis of approximately 10 ? 20 samples consisting of thin films of the…

Membrane Introduction Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry

Lead Institution

University of Innsbruck

Principal Investigator

Elena Boscaini

Project type

Exploratory Research

We will be using the EMSL PTR-MS to study the interaction of a range of volatile organic compounds with several types of polymer membranes.

Determination of the structure and properties of NaAlH4 Hydrogen Storage Materials

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Anter El-azab

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of this project is to relate the structure of NaAlH4 materials to the hydrogen storage capacity and reversibility. Specific objectives will be to examine the location and chemical form…

Characterization of heat treated Silicon Carbide specimens using Scaning Electron Microscopy.

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Maxime Guinel

Project type

Exploratory Research

A number of SiC solid specimens (about 15mm square in size and 2mm thick) have been heat treated at temperatures of 1000 degrees Celcius for a duration of one hour and let to cool down to room…

XPS Characterization of the passive film/corrosion products formed on Carbon steel and Ni-base alloy in YM repository Environment

Lead Institution

University of Nevada, Reno

Principal Investigator

Venugopal Arjunan

Project type

Exploratory Research

We are performing research on Corrosion Behavior of Rock Bolt Carbon Steels and Ni-base alloys for the Yucca Mountain (YM) project. We found some interesting corrosion behavior of the above rock…

Characterizing Metal Nanoparticle Nanoassemblies

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

Steven Emory

Project type

Exploratory Research

Raman spectroscopy is capable of providing highly resolved vibrational information at room temperature and does not suffer from rapid photobleaching. However, Raman scattering is an extremely…

Elechemical Sensor for environmental monitoring of Pesticides and toxic metals

Lead Institution

Jilin University

Principal Investigator

Lihua Bi

Project type

Exploratory Research

Development of nanostructured electrochemical sensors for environmental monitoring of pesticides and toxic metals

Novel Strucutres in Nanocrystalline Ceramic Materials

Lead Institution

University of Colorado

Principal Investigator

Guodong Zhan

Project type

Exploratory Research

The exceptional mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNs) have prompted intense research into a wide range of applications in materials, electronics,…

Mexico City Municipal Area Air pollution Study, 2003

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Cowin

Project type

Exploratory Research

This study is part of a larger international monitoring effort, to take place for 6 weeks, in and near Mexico City. The project is to examine air pollution factors, including particulates and trace…

High-resolution transmission electron microscopic evidences of stacking faults in zeolitic minerals formed in Hanford sediments reacted with simulated tank waste solutions.

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Youjun Deng

Project type

Exploratory Research

High-level radioactive waste solutions stored in the underground tanks at Hanford sites have leaked into the vadose zone. The waste tank supernatants are known to consist of solutions with high pH (9…

Microbial Biosignatures in Ocean Basalts

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Martin Fisk

Project type

Exploratory Research

Substantial evidence supports the view that microorganisms can effect widespread geochemical changes in the lithosphere. The alteration of basalts to palagonite was once viewed as a chemical process…

Diffusion study of a-Fe2O3/a-Cr2O3(0001) Superlattice

Lead Institution

University of Oregon

Principal Investigator

David Johnson

Project type

Exploratory Research

The heterojunction between &#61537;-Fe2O3/&#61537;-Cr2O3(0001) grown by oxygen-plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (OPA-MBE) has been shown to be a good candidate for interfacial diffusion…

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