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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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Proteomic Analysis of Model Metal-reducing Microbial Communities

Lead Institution
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Dwayne Elias
Project type
Exploratory Research
The sulfate- and Fe(III)- reducing bacteria (SRB and IRB) are primarily responsible for metals and radionuclide immobilization in porous subsurface sediments. Desulfovibrio vulgaris and Geobacter…

Study of Catalytic Properties of Atomic Gold in Polyaniline

Lead Institution
Georgia Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator
Miraslawa Josowicz
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Study of Catalytic Properties of Atomic Gold in Polyaniline Project Lead: Mira Josowicz, Ph.D Project Lead Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech Research Corporation Abstract…

Develop fundamental surface science characterization data for use in improving mixed alcohol synthesis catalysts via Computational Investigation of Ethanol Synthesis from Biomass-derived Syngas Using Rh-based Catalysts

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Shawn Kathmann
Project type
Exploratory Research
Novel catalyst design is essential and combined experimental and theoretical/computational catalysis can provide the essential mechanisms, influence of promoters, energetics, selectivity, and…

Surface-Induced Dissociation of Large Molecules in Mass Spectrometry

Lead Institution
Purdue University
Principal Investigator
Julia Laskin
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The general objective of our research is to achieve a fundamental understanding of the reaction kinetics and dynamics of activating and dissociating complex molecular ions, develop molecular level…

Assembly of the mRNA 3'-end processing machinery

Lead Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Gabriele Varani
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
We propose to use NMR to study the structural basis for the assembly of the protein complex responsible for the formation of mature 3'-ends of mRNAs by cleavage and polyadenylation, and the…

Ab initio calculations of GTP hydrolysis by using NWChem and TAO components

Lead Institution
Iowa State University
Principal Investigator
Theresa Windus
Project type
Exploratory Research
As part of the Common Component Architecture (CCA) project funded by the U. S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) under the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) program, we are developing…

Image iron oxide nanoparticles

Lead Institution
Harvard University
Principal Investigator
Gary Holtom
Project type
Exploratory Research
Small particles (50-300 nm) particles of various iron oxides have been synthesized. These tend to aggregate and we would like to learn the size distribution of the particles and, if possible, if…

DC-1 Molecular & Bio imprinting

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Xiaohong Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
Employ whole cells (bacterial) as templates to create complementary polymer surface. Prepare polymer beads with spatially-defined, highly functional patches of size and shape corresponding exactly…

Local motions in protein structures

Lead Institution
Technische Universität München
Principal Investigator
Edward Schlag
Project type
Exploratory Research
For some years we have been involved in the question of a model for charge transport in peptides. We obtained unusual results for which we have proposed a new theory in 1995 which assigns special…

Hi-resolution infrared spectroscopy of nitrogen dioxide and water.

Lead Institution
NASA Langley Research Center
Principal Investigator
Mary Smith
Project type
Exploratory Research
Perform hi-resolution infrared spectroscopy of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) using a short path cell (1, 10, or 20 cm) and the Bruker IFS 120HR Fourier transform spectrometer located in EMSL 1130. …

High resolution infrared spectroscopy of methane.

Lead Institution
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Linda Brown
Project type
Exploratory Research
Conduct hi-resolution infrared spectroscopy of methane using the 200 meter White cell and the Bruker IFS 120HR Fourier transform spectrometer located in EMSL 1130. Rotationally resolved spectra of…

Mechanisms of sulfur poisoning of NOx adsorber materials

Lead Institution
University of Toronto
Principal Investigator
Ya-huei (Cathy) Chin
Project type
Exploratory Research
The program is in support of DOE?s FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies program. One of the most promising approaches to reduce NO in the presence of excess oxygen is based on the concept of NO…