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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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Local structure in zirconia-based nuclear fuels and transmutation targets

Lead Institution
University of Cambridge
Principal Investigator
Ian Farnan
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
A programme of work is proposed to understand local ordering in inert matrix nuclear fuels based on yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ). This information is unobtainable using diffraction techniques…

Electrochemical studies of fluorinated polymers

Lead Institution
International Isotopes Inc.
Principal Investigator
Bamidele Omotowa
Project type
Exploratory Research
The compounds I hope we can look at aredendrimers terminating in multiple units of either of CF2CF2OCF2CF2SO2Fof CF2CF2OCF2CF2SO2NPyrr (NPyrr = pyrrole). The sulfonylfluoride and sulfonamide…

TEM Investigation of Anorthite Used in Weathering Experiments

Lead Institution
Rice University
Principal Investigator
Andreas Luttge
Project type
Exploratory Research
We haveperformed weathering experiments on anorthite (An98) from Miyake-jima, Tokyo, Japan. Samples [(010) and (001) surfaces] were treated up to 168 hours in 0.001 N perchloric acid. The pristine…

Lithium Aluminate Characterization

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Larry Bagaasen
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective of this project is to support the development of a production process for lithium aluminate pellets. EMSL has SEM capabilities that generally are not available in the commercial arena…

STORAGE PERFORMANCE OF CARBON NANOTUBES

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Xiaoyi Gong
Project type
Exploratory Research
TO EXPLORE THE CARBON NANOTUBE'S POTENTIAL IN STORAGE CAPABILITIES OF HYDROGEN, METHANE AND OTHER FUELS. NEED TO USE THE ADSORPTION TESTING INSTRUMENT OF MARI LOU BALMER.

materials for automotive sensor developement

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Greg Coffey
Project type
Exploratory Research
investigation of electrodes, ionic conduction, protective mechanisms, posining mechanisms, morphological concideratios

materials for automotive sensor developement

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Greg Coffey
Project type
Exploratory Research
investigation of electrodes, ionic conduction, protective mechanisms, posining mechanisms, morphological concideratios

Characterize fruit samples

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Timothy Stewart
Project type
Exploratory Research
Characterize fruit samples using SPEX fluorometer.

Determination of Fluorescence Lifetime of Natural Oganic Matter

Lead Institution
University of Maine
Principal Investigator
Tsutomu Ohno
Project type
Exploratory Research
Our current work is utilizing excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy combined with the multi-way Parallel Factor Analysis (PARAFAC) to decompose the fluorescence landscape of natural…

Scientist-Student-Teacher Research Program

Lead Institution
Hanford High School
Principal Investigator
Brian Palmer
Project type
Exploratory Research
Establish remote access to Axis 165 Multiprobe from Hanford High School. Conduct research for the Laboratory from the Scientific Research Class at Hanford High School.

Quorum Sensing in a Dissimilatory Metal Reducing Bacterium

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Michael Hochella
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Quorum sensing is a versatile regulatory mechanism exhibited by several members of Bacteria. Even though this area of research is a rapidly growing field with clear environmental applications, it…

Raman Capability for EMSL Users

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Nancy Hess
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Currently users of the EMSL facility do not have access to a to a dedicated Raman system. The objective of this proposal is to establish a usage agreement between the Environmental Spectroscopy…

Finite Element Modeling of Bubbles in Yield Stress Materials

Lead Institution
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Benjamin Liu
Project type
Exploratory Research
This research seeks to examine the interactions of bubbles in yield stress, or visco-plastic materials. Such materials include paints, foodstuffs, waste sludges and slurries, fermentation broths, and…

Genomic dissection of copper metabolism in S. cerevisiae

Lead Institution
University of Florida
Principal Investigator
Chris Vulpe
Project type
Exploratory Research
Copper is an essential yet potentially toxic in cells and organisms because. Because copper ions readily gain and lose electrons they are cofactor of enzymes involved in the utilization of oxygen by…

Studies on drug release from biodegradable hydrogels

Lead Institution
Advanced Imaging Technologies
Principal Investigator
Anna Gutowska
Project type
Exploratory Research
HPLC analysis on released drug from the hydrogel This project is preparation of in-situ gelling polymer and applications to the drug delivery and tissue engineering. To analyze released drug from…

Surface Structural Determination of SrTiO3(100) surface using AR-MSRI

Lead Institution
Brown University
Principal Investigator
Li-Qiong Wang
Project type
Exploratory Research
This proposal involves using angle-resolved mass-spectroscopy of recoiled ions (AR-MSRI) to investigate the surface structure of SrTiO3(100). A stoichiometric SrTiO3(100) surface has two possible…