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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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Chemical Discovery Through Advanced Computing

Lead Institution
University of Tennessee
Principal Investigator
Robert Harrison
Project type
Exploratory Research
We plan to model using classical and quantum approaches the novel electronic and optical properties of single molecule PPV (MPV) systems on glass substrates. This is in collaboration with…

size selected gas-phase soot aerosol oxidation

Lead Institution
University of Maryland, College Park
Principal Investigator
Michael Zachariah
Project type
Exploratory Research
We have been doing size selected gas-phase soot aerosol oxidation studies where we electrostatically separate soot particles extracted from a combustion source. We then measure the kinetics of…

Photon-Stimulated Desorption of Cations from Ionic Solutions

Lead Institution
Georgia Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator
Janine Captain (Herring)
Project type
Exploratory Research
The most basic task in understanding heterogeneous reactions is to understand the states of the reactants that take part in the proposed reactions. Ionized or solvated species (Cl-) will behave much…

Arabidopsis thaliana

Lead Institution
Max-Planck-Institut fur Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Phys
Principal Investigator
Martina Schad
Project type
Exploratory Research
Arabidopsis is a full sequenced organism which is favored used for plant research. Since the vascular bundle is an organ of vitally importance in plants, not only for the transport of water and…

Proteomics of Mitochondria

Lead Institution
University of Regensburg
Principal Investigator
Peter Oefner
Project type
Exploratory Research
The mitochondrial organelle originated when aerobic bacteria colonized primordial anaerobic eukaryotic cells, and then evolved to effectively generate cellular energy via aerobic glycolysis…

NMR for Catalyst Studies

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Charles Peden
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
A detailed understanding of the mechanisms involved in a catalytic reaction requires that we identify the nature of the active sites and of reaction intermediates, and that we probe dynamic processes…

SEM image of microparticles

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Richard Ozanich
Project type
Exploratory Research
obtain SEM images of 4-5 different microparticles in 1-10 micron diameter size range. Interested in surface smoothness/roughness/features

photoinhibition of photosynthesis

Lead Institution
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Principal Investigator
Harvey Jian-Min Hou
Project type
Exploratory Research
Photosynthesis is a highly efficient biological process that converts sunlight into chemical energy which supports life on earth. While light is the source energy for photosynthesis, too much light…

Physical Chemistry of Heterogeneous Processes

Lead Institution
University of Iowa
Principal Investigator
Eric Brown
Project type
Exploratory Research
Benchmarking -- Please find on the following pages a statement of our intent to submit a ?Grand Challenge Application? entitled ?Ions at the Air/Water Interface? for the pur- pose of obtaining a…

Implementation of Systems Toxicology for an Animal Emphysema Model

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Joel Pounds
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective of this study is to establish a procedure on how to best incorporate the comprehensive systems toxicology database in a prototype lung disease model, the elastase-induced emphysema…

Chrome Volatility

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Gary Maupin
Project type
Exploratory Research
Determine the volalitility of Cr in Fuel Cell Systems

Liquid Product Analysis by GC and MS

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Jianli Hu
Project type
Exploratory Research
Products produced from CO2 hydrogenation will be anlyzed. It contains MeOH and EtOH

Tungsten analysis as a surrogate for Uranium in ash.

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Andrew Schmidt
Project type
Exploratory Research
Research in support of K-basin sludge processing. Simulated sludge is processed using tungsten as a surrogate uranium. The process show tungsten separation and concentration. To eventually allow…

ICP analysis of metal ions

Lead Institution
Oregon Health & Science University
Principal Investigator
Wassana Yantasee
Project type
Exploratory Research
The ICP analysis is required for measure metal ion concentration in aqueous phase before and after adsorption experiments to determine the adsorption capacity of adsorbent materials.

New materials as sulfur absorbents

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liyu Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
There are several important environmental problems in the world. One of them is acid rain caused by SOx and NOx in combustion waste gases from thermal power plants, factories, and on-road vehicles,…

Structure and Performance of DNA Biosensors

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Cindy Bruckner-Lea
Project type
Exploratory Research
Biosensors typically rely on designing a surface that is functionalized with biomolecules that specifically bind analytes of interest. These surfaces often include specific oligonucleotide sequences…

Surface Analysis of IAQ VOC sensors

Lead Institution
AirAdvice Inc.
Principal Investigator
Meindert Kleefstra
Project type
Exploratory Research
IAQ sensors are used to detect low levels of volatile organic compounds in air. The sensors use an meatl oxide semiconductor later with a WO3 catalysts on an alumina substrate. The conductivity of…