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Projects

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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The Study of Atomic Gold Clusters in Polyaniline

Lead Institution
Georgia Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator
Miraslawa Josowicz
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Previous reserch done in our Group in collaboration with the PNNL scientists, Don Baer and Mark Engelhard, has shown that polyaniline (PANI) can be used as a matrix for formation of Au clusters. By a…

Field emission SEM of anode supported YSZ fuel cells poisoned by Cr

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Steven Simner
Project type
Exploratory Research
Cr voltatilization from SOFC alloy interconnects causes rapid degradation of SOFC catrhodes. We have purposefully doped cathodes with different Cr-containing compounds (relevant to SOFCs) to…

Iron Oxide Films

Lead Institution
Argonne National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Paul Fenter
Project type
Exploratory Research

Mossbauer Spectroscopic Study of Iron Redox in Silicate Glasses

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Hong Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective of this study is to determine iron redox (Fe2+/Fe3+) in silicate based glasses prepared under reducing conditions. Recent reviews which have dealt with critical issues regarding the…

NTP Nox Catalyst

Lead Institution
General Motors Corp./Delphi-E
Principal Investigator
Thomas Silvis
Project type
Exploratory Research

Gas Phase Reactions of Fe-S Clusters

Lead Institution
Washington State University Tri-Cities
Principal Investigator
You-jun Fu
Project type
Exploratory Research
FTICR mass spectrometer will be used to study the gas phase reaction of Fe-S clusters with small molecular compounds, O2, NO, CO, NH3. The results will contribute to the understanding of the O2…

Surface and interface study of contacts to carbon-based films

Lead Institution
Carnegie Mellon University
Principal Investigator
Lisa Porter
Project type
Exploratory Research
The proposed research consists of two projects, each of which pertains to different materials for electronic applications. The first project is part of a Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team …

Proteomic Analysis of the HMEC Mitogenic Response

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Brian Thrall
Project type
Exploratory Research
This EMSL User Proposal is for a collaborative effort with the PNNL Proteomic National Center for Research Resources. Recent studies from our and others’ laboratories have demonstrated that the…

Oxide Surfaces

Lead Institution
Fort Lewis College
Principal Investigator
Ashley Shultz
Project type
Exploratory Research