Projects

Fundamental Studies of the Interaction of Pd and Rh Particles with Ceria and Ceria-Zirconia Surfaces in Model Planar atalysts

Lead Institution

University of Michigan

Principal Investigator

Xiaoqing Pan

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Ceria and ceria-based oxides have been widely investigated as electronic promoters of activity, selectivity, and thermal stability in a variety of catalysts. Pd on ceria-based supports is an…

Molecular Interactions and Dynamics at Solid Electrolyte Interfaces

Lead Institution

State University of New York at Binghamton

Principal Investigator

Howard Wang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We will carry out a systematic study on molecular interactions and dynamics at solid electrolyte interfaces (SEIs) of Li-ion batteries using primarily in situ quantitative nonlinear optical…

Molecular-level Investigation of Dissolved and Stabilized Organic Carbon in Soil

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Amonette

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Soils contain large amounts of organic carbon (OC) and serve as both sources and sinks for atmospheric C. However, little is known about the structural chemistry of stabilized soil OC or the…

Biomineralization and Biosequestration Mechanisms at Lifes Upper Temperatures: A Reappraisal using Novel CryoEM Techniques

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sherry Cady

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Given that (i) hyperthermophilic and thermophilic biofilms were some of the earliest microbial communities to inhabit our planet, (ii) such communities evolved and thrived in heavy metal-rich…

Looking for Partners in Crime: Identification of Protein Complexes and Post-Translational Modifications Associated with Drug-Resistance in Breast Cancer

Lead Institution

Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam

Principal Investigator

Arzu Umar

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Drug resistance of metastatic tumor cells is the major cause of death in breast cancer patients. Through a previous EMSL collaboration, EMMPRIN (extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer) was…

Phosphoproteomics of Nuclear Pore Disassembly and Reassembly during Mitosis

Lead Institution

The Ohio State University

Principal Investigator

Stephen Osmani

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Eukaryotic cells segregate DNA equally to daughter cells during mitosis. Although mitosis is well characterized, its regulation is still poorly understood. The most extensive and least understood…

Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation following ionizing radiation exposure in a skin model system

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Stenoien

Project type

Exploratory Research

Dynamic post-translational modifications (PTMs) occurring on histones play essential roles in regulating transcription of specific target genes and in the epigenetic reprogramming occurring during…

Modeling Conduction in Organic Solar Cells

Lead Institution

University of California, Los Angeles

Principal Investigator

Daniel Neuhauser

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to model conduction in organic solar cells. Organic solar cells have promise in the manufacturing of efficient, inexpensive solar devices, which are essential to our energy future. A…

Bimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts Based on Copper for the Synthesis of Methanol from CO2 and H2.

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

John Gilbertson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Carbon dioxide is a known greenhouse gas and contributor to global warming, while methanol is a convenient chemical feedstock, H2 storage medium, and alternative fuel. The synthesis of methanol via…

Extending Complementary-Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Technology Into the Future

Lead Institution

Northwestern University

Principal Investigator

David Seidman

Project type

Exploratory Research

With the continuous scaling of microelectronic device dimensions, the variability in MOSFET characteristics, primarily due to the discrete distribution of dopant atoms is a major challenge facing the…

Phenotypic characterization of TCE and PCE degrading Dehalococcoides

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Martin Fisk

Project type

Exploratory Research

We presently have in our laboratory several anaerobic mixed cultures, enriched from contaminated aquifer soils, capable of reductively dechlorinating TCE or PCE fully to ethene in the presence of…

Mass spectrometric analysis of eukaryotic proteosome

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Maxwell

Project type

Exploratory Research

Ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis is catalyzed by the 26S proteasome, a dynamic complex of 32 different proteins whose mode of assembly and mechanism of action is poorly understood. The 26S proteasome…

Degradation of Oxalate Containing Compounds by Soil Microbes

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

David Myrold

Project type

Exploratory Research

Ectomycorrihizal mats are macroscopic structures occurring on the forest floor of the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in the Oregon Cascade Mountains. They can cover up to 25% of the surface area of…

Using the Atmosphere as a Kinetics Laboratory: Investigation of Rapid Exhaust Plume Chemistry using Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry

Lead Institution

Montana State University

Principal Investigator

Walter Knighton

Project type

Exploratory Research

Using an array of real time instrumentation we will characterize atmospheric chemical kinetics taking place within an exhaust plume of jet aircraft engine. This research will elucidate plume scale…

Isotopic Measurements for MAJORANA

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Richard Kouzes

Project type

Exploratory Research

The current focal point of PNNL's nuclear physics program is the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, and the follow-on 1-tonne scale experiment, a large array of ultra-low background high-purity germanium…

Designing a Spectroelectrochemical Sensor for Pertechnetate Applicable to Hanford and Other DOE Sites

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Samuel Bryan

Project type

Exploratory Research

The general aim of our work currently funded by DOE (formerly by EMSP) is the design and implementation of a new sensor technology that offers unprecedented levels of specificity needed for …

Interface study of the conjugates of magnetic nanoparticles with actinide chelator for nuclear waste separation

Lead Institution

University of Idaho

Principal Investigator

You Qiang

Project type

Exploratory Research

Magnetic separation of actinide radionuclide waste can be achieved by utilizing magnetic nanoparticle-chelator (MNP-Che) conjugates. This novel separation method for used nuclear fuel attracts lots…

Computational support to the program 'Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Solution species, Nanoparticles, and Geochemical Interfaces Under Extreme Conditions'.

Lead Institution

University of California, San Diego

Principal Investigator

John Weare

Project type

Exploratory Research

A grand challenge research need in geosciences is the predictions of the interaction of geochemical fluids containing solutes with minerals, nanoparticles, and colloids under extreme near surface…

Defects in Transparent Conductive beta-Ga2O3 Single Crystals

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Marjorie Olmstead

Project type

Exploratory Research

In this proposal we motivate and describe a series of ion beam experiments and density functional theory calculations to be conducted at EMSL, which will answer fundamental questions about the origin…

Exploring the crick-tip mechanisms driving environmental degradation of alloys through controlled oxidation study of alloyed nanoparticles

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chongmin Wang

Project type

Exploratory Research

Nanoparticles offer a unique way to observe the formation of small voids produced by vacancy injection during early stages of oxidation without sample cutting or polishing. Recent work at PNNL on…