Projects

Structure and reactivity of thin aqueous films

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Gregory Kimmel

Project type

Exploratory Research

Energetic processes at surfaces and interfaces are important in fields such as radiation chemistry, radiation biology, waste processing, and advanced materials synthesis. Low-energy electrons (&lt…

Interactive Effect of Erosion and Fire History on Stability of Soil Organic Matter

Lead Institution

University of California, Merced

Principal Investigator

Asmeret Berhe

Project type

Exploratory Research

The proposed research aims to use 13C-NMR spectroscopy to determine the amount of black carbon (BC) present in soil and to study the biochemical composition of soil organic matter (SOM) to answer…

Radiation-induced Property Changes in Magnetic Materials

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

John McCloy

Project type

Exploratory Research

The execution of this proposal will advance the state of science regarding the effects of ionizing radiation on the magnetic structure of nanoparticle, granular nanocluster film, and spin glass…

Template Synthesis of Ordered Nanostructured Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Yongsoon Shin

Project type

Exploratory Research

Both porous and anisotropic nanoarchitectures are generated using an array of solution templated growth and post growth modification approaches that invoke chemical control of molecular self-assembly…

Atomistic Mechanisms of Radiation Interaction with Nanostructured Ceramics

Lead Institution

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Principal Investigator

Jie Lian

Project type

Exploratory Research

This EMSL user proposal aims to elucidate atomistic mechanisms of radiation interaction at the nanoscale in order to achieve a scientific understanding of the synergistic effects of temperature and…

Interfacial Properties of Ion-Irradiated SiC/C and SiC/Si Composites

Lead Institution

Northwestern Polytechnical University

Principal Investigator

Yiguang Wang

Project type

Exploratory Research

Disordering behavior of silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics under irradiation has attracted extensive studies due to its great potential for applications in nuclear industry. SiC has been considered as a…

Theoretical Studies of Enhanced Optical Properties of Molecule-Metal Clusters

Lead Institution

Pennsylvania State University

Principal Investigator

Lasse Jensen

Project type

Exploratory Research

The interactions between molecules and metal clusters often lead to new enhanced optical properties which are of great interest for chemical and biological sensing. Understanding the optical…

Cluster Model Studies of Condensed Phase Phenomena Using Temperature-Controlled Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xuebin Wang

Project type

Exploratory Research

This program is aimed at obtaining a microscopic understanding of solution chemistry and solvation of negatively charged ions using cluster models in the gas phase. Our primary experimental technique…

Optical and structural properties of doped ZnO nanocrystals

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Matthew Mccluskey

Project type

Exploratory Research

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a semiconductor that has attracted resurgent interest as an electronic material for energy applications. With a direct gap of 3.4 eV at room temperature, ZnO is a wide band gap…

Soybean Proteomics

Lead Institution

University of Missouri - Columbia

Principal Investigator

Gary Stacey

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The USA is the world's largest producer of soybean (Glycine max) according to the UN food and agriculture organization with a production of 83.9 million metric tons per year. Soybean is an…

Three-dimensional Imaging of Anatase Planes in TiO2 Nanotubes by Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Jeanne McHale

Project type

Exploratory Research

Anodization of titanium foils in fluoride containing electrolytes results in ordered anatase TiO2 nanotubes with wall thickness from 10-40 nm, diameter of 100-200 nm. These nanotubes can be grown up…

Investigation of the structure of bi- and tri-metallic alloys for electrooxidation of alcohols

Lead Institution

University of New Mexico

Principal Investigator

Kateryna Artyushkova

Project type

Exploratory Research

The main objective of this research project is to develop non-PGM multimetallic catalysts for electro-oxidation of ethanol in Alkaline media, and to understand the contributions of different…

Molecular simulation of microbial membrane proteins and protein-DNA complexes

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

T. Straatsma

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Two biochemical systems that are crucial for the integrity of microbial cells in complex environments are studied using molecular dynamics simulations. The first system is the homologous…

Microstructures and Their Stability of Ion-implanted Energy and Storage Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Weilin Jiang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Two parallel studies, respectively funded by Office of Basic Energy Sciences and Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, will be performed under this user proposal. The objectives of the…

Dynamics of Mineral Precipitation Reaction Fronts In Porous Media

Lead Institution

Idaho National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

George Redden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Two projects at INL will be significantly enhanced through access to EMSL facilities. Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Scientific Focus Area (SFA), sponsored by DOE's Subsurface Biogeochemistry…

Development of Ion-Bombardment Surface Treatments for Suppression of Secondary Electron Emission in Accelerator Vacuum Chambers and Other Structures

Lead Institution

Cornell University

Principal Investigator

Mark Palmer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Particle accelerators have become an increasingly essential tool for basic and applied research. Charged particle beams in accelerators can be adversely affected by the build-up of clouds of…

Dirigent Protein Structure and Mechanism

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Norman Lewis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The biochemistry of vascular plants has evolved in such a way as to rely extensively upon unique phenoxy radical coupling reactions thereby generating substances for structural support, for formation…

Understanding microbial dynamics in a biostimulated aquifer using combined Omics approaches

Lead Institution

University of California, Berkeley

Principal Investigator

Jillian Banfield

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

At the Rifle Integrated Field Research Challenge (IFRC) site in Colorado, carbon amendments to the subsurface are used to stimulate growth of the indigenous microbial community. The microbial…

Investigation of role of lanthanum oxide in cobalt/cobalt carbide active cobalt-based catalyst for higher alcohol synthesis from biomass derived syngas

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Vanessa Dagle

Project type

Exploratory Research

With the depletion of petroleum reserves and increasing concern about the global climate change, catalytic conversion of coal and biomass derived syngas into mixed alcohols may play an important role…

Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Nanoscale Structure-Activity Relationships for Fuel Cell Applications

Lead Institution

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Principal Investigator

Thomas Allison

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed work will advance the understanding of metallic nanoparticle catalysts through direct comparison of experimental data and the results of quantum chemistry calculations. This will be…