Projects

Ionic Transport of Hydrogen in Structured Soft Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Cowin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We will explore how the motion of hydrogen in the form of hydronium is controlled in a nanometer-sculpted multilayer composite water/hydrocarbon film, and how the motion of the ion alters the…

Cryo-TEM investigation of polyketide synthase megacomplexes in Candidatus Endobugula sertula and Teredinibacter turnerae

Lead Institution

Oregon Health & Science University

Principal Investigator

Margo Haygood

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This Biological and Life Sciences, Biological Interactions and Interfaces Theme, Standard, General, Non-Proprietary project proposal for use of the EMSL cryo-TEM and tomography facility will focus on…

Imaging Of Water and Gas Distribution in PEM Fuel Cell Stacks and Cells

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kevin Minard

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The overall objective of this project is to develop three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for in-situ, real-time monitoring of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell…

Benchmark modeling of aerosol-cloud interactions

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Konstantin Ovchinnikov

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal requests computing resources from the Molecular Science Computation Facilities (MSCF) to support two projects of the PNNL Aerosol-Climate Initiative: "Benchmark Modeling of the…

Experimental Investigation of Strontium Mass Transfer in a Dynamic Vadose Zone - Aquifer - River System

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Steven Yabusaki

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

At a number of DOE sites, groundwater flowing through contaminated sediments before discharging to a river is being relied on to meet regulatory standards. This natural flushing (i.e., monitored…

Development of a Scalable Solution-based Catalyst Fabrication Process using Microreaction Technology

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Chih-hung Chang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Nanoscale heterogeneous catalysts require structural control over several scales of dimensions. A rigorous approach is to use a combination of physical vapor deposition (e.g. molecular beam epitaxy,…

Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Amonette

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

One of the approaches to minimizing the possible effects of climate change stemming from the recent increases in atmospheric CO2 levels involves storing C as biomass in terrestrial ecosystems. Of…

Structural investigation of human small heat shock proteins alpha-beta-crystallin and HSP27.

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Rachel Klevit

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

In response to stress, the family of proteins known collectively as small heat shock proteins (sHsp) may comprise as much as 1% of the total cellular protein. Found in all organisms from bacteria to…

Studies on 1,2,3-trichloropropane (TCP) and its derivatives

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Eric Bylaska

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The widespread use of 1,2,3-trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP) as solvents in paint and varnish removal, cleaning and degreasing, etc. has resulted in it becoming an emerging pollutant in the environment …

Benchmark non-Born--Oppenheimer calculations on small molecules

Lead Institution

University of Arizona

Principal Investigator

Ludwik Adamowicz

Project type

Exploratory Research

The proposed research addresses the development and tests theoretical methods that allow very accurate variational calculations of atomic and molecular systems without using the Born--Oppenheimer…

TEM study of interfacial layers in Nb-clad stainless steel

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jung-pyung Choi

Project type

Exploratory Research

Nb-clad 304L stainless steel manufactured by cold rolling is currently under consideration for use as a bipolar plate material in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stacks. To make the…

High Resolution TEM of Doped Ceria System

Lead Institution

University of Florida

Principal Investigator

Juan Nino

Project type

Exploratory Research

Higher ionic conductive solid oxide electrolyte is critical for the realization of portable device based on solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). Doped ceria materials show promise owing to their higher…

Oxygen isotope fractionation in phosphate during iron oxide-phosphate interaction

Lead Institution

University of Delaware

Principal Investigator

Deb Jaisi

Project type

Exploratory Research

Measurements of 18O/16O ratio of organic and inorganic PO4 in laboratory experiments have found that microbial metabolism of PO4 is accompanied by specific oxygen isotope fractionations. More…

Hydrolytic Stability and Susceptibility of Transition Metal Diolate Complexes and Applications to Green Oxidation

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Kevin Gable

Project type

Exploratory Research

A series of LReO3 complexes will be prepared and reductively cyclized with vicinal diola. The hydrolysis of these compounds will be examined by NMR and UV spectroscopies under a variety of pH…

Characterization of Aerosol Organics by LC-MSn

Lead Institution

Desert Research Institute

Principal Investigator

Barbara Zielinska

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

In summer, 2009, a comprehensive field study is planned to characterize the effect of organics on the water activity of atmospheric particles under sub- and supersaturated conditions at the Desert…

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

Lead Institution

Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Principal Investigator

Hans-joachim Freund

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL 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…

A model system to obtain structural information from the bacterial-mineral interface by neutron reflectometry

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Alexander Johs

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Electron transfer to insoluble electron acceptors by dissimilatory metal-reducing bacteria is facilitated by a pool of c-type cytochromes associated with the bacterial outer membrane. Recent studies…

Uncovering proteogenomic patterns on an evolutionary gradient of termite gut Verrucomicrobia isolates.

Lead Institution

University of California, Davis

Principal Investigator

Jorge Rodrigues

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Cellulositic biomass for biofuel conversion is inexpensive and abundant, but efficient biotransformation is still a challenge. Wood-feeding termites harbor a microbial community dedicated to degrade…

Soybean Proteomics

Lead Institution

University of Missouri - Columbia

Principal Investigator

Gary Stacey

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Soybean is the major source of vegetable oil and, therefore, a major source for biodiesel production. In recognition of this fact, the Department of Energy-Joint Genome Institute recently completed a…

Coupling Experiments with Theory: Effect of Size and Topography on Structural Dynamics and Energetic Reactions of Metal Oxides

Lead Institution

CNRS

Principal Investigator

Slavica Stankic

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Metal oxides represent various and fascinating classes of material that are widely applied and cover the entire range from insulators to semiconductors. Their surfaces play a crucial role in an…