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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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Computer Simulation of Defects and Interfaces in Nuclear Fuel Materials

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Ram Devanathan
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective of this proposal is to simulate the synergistic effects of radiation damage, elevated temperature and stress on microstructural evolution and fission gas bubble evolution in nuclear…

A proteomic perspective of biodiversity

Lead Institution
National Ecological Observatory Network
Principal Investigator
John Parnell
Project type
Exploratory Research
- The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem stability has become a central focus for ecologists, particularly in the face of environmental stresses and global climate change. Although…

Material Interactions at Interfaces in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
John Hardy
Project type
Exploratory Research
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are multicomponent devices that operate at high temperatures (>700C) to efficiently convert chemical energy to electrical energy. Because the components of an SOFC…

Investigating Post-translational modifications of kinesin

Lead Institution
University of California, Irvine
Principal Investigator
Steven Gross
Project type
Exploratory Research
Molecular motor-based transport is essential for numerous cellular functions, and much of it is carried out by the molecular motor kinesin. Impaired or altered kinesin function is implicated in many…

Breast Cancer Biomarkers in Nipple Aspirate Fluid

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Richard Zangar
Project type
Exploratory Research
Breast cancer is responsible for ~43,000 deaths per year, a number which could be reduced dramatically by early detection of the disease. Currently, detection of breast cancer relies primarily on…

Microsampling Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer Development

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Helen Kreuzer
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are using a combination of laser ablation, catalytic reactor technology, and systems engineering to develop a novel device that converts the O and H in solid organic samples to CO and H2,…

Characterizing biofilm development of a bacterial biological control agent

Lead Institution
Oregon State University
Principal Investigator
Walter Mahaffee
Project type
Exploratory Research
There is increasing economic and political pressure for the implementation of sustainable practices for management of agro-ecosystems. The use of biocontrol agents to manage plant diseases has been…

Preparation of Stoichiometric TiO2(110)-(1x1) Surface.

Lead Institution
Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Principal Investigator
Alex Bondarchuk
Project type
Exploratory Research
Driving force for investigations of single-crystalline TiO2 surfaces is the wide range of its applications from photocatalysis to degradation of organic pollutants. Rutile TiO2 (110) surface is a…

Structure and Bonding in Actinide Oxides

Lead Institution
SOLEIL Synchrotron
Principal Investigator
Steven Conradson
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are studying structure and bonding in actinide oxides, which are critical materials in nuclear fuels, actinide corrosion, actinide waste forms and storage, actinide environmental chemistry, and…

Self-assembly and phase transitions in nanofibers and liposomes

Lead Institution
Northwestern University
Principal Investigator
George Schatz
Project type
Exploratory Research
Nanoscale organic and biological materials are of increasing interest for a variety of purposes, from organic electronics to drug delivery, but their structures and self-organization patterns are not…

Seattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Diseases

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Garry Buchko
Project type
Exploratory Research
The Seattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease (SSGCID) is a consortium of four institutions (Seattle Biomedical Research Institue (SBRI), deCODE biostructures, University of…

Spin valve with perpendicular anisotropy for spin torque experiments

Lead Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Kannan Krishnan
Project type
Exploratory Research
We propose a research project directed at the study of spin torque effects in multilayer spin valves with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for magnetic random access memory applications. The spin…