Projects

Fundamental Studies of Water-Polymer Interactions

Lead Institution

Sandia National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Bruce Bunker

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this proposal is to obtain a molecular level understanding of the mechanisms of proton and water transport in polymer-based materials as a function of membrane chemistry, morphology,…

Respiratory U6+ reduction and U4+ nanoparticle formation in Geobacter lovleyi and Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans

Lead Institution

University of Tennessee

Principal Investigator

Frank Loeffler

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

situ bioremediation strategy at U-contaminated DOE sites. U4+ nanoparticles generated by resting cells (i.e., representing artificial non-growth conditions) of metal-reducing bacteria have been…

Development of Monte-Carlo simulation method for quantitative analysis of radiation damage in irradiated crystals.

Lead Institution

Institute for Electronic Materials Technology

Principal Investigator

Jacek Jagielski

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

A complex approach for the analysis of radiation damage in irradiated crystals including: structural analysis of defects, reproduction of a given defect structure for Monte Carlo simulations of…

Surface stoichiometry and reactivity of La1-xSrxCoyFe1-yO3 surface from First-Principles Calculations

Lead Institution

University of Florida

Principal Investigator

Susan Sinnott

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of the proposed work is to investigate the surface of mixed conducting solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathodes. In detail, the effect of the dopants on oxygen stoichiometry of LaFeO3 (LFO…

Environmental Chemistry of Nitrogen-Containing Organic Compounds in Biomass Burning Aerosols

Lead Institution

University of Montana

Principal Investigator

Robert Yokelson

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of the proposed research is to advance fundamental understanding of environmental chemistry of NOC present in BBA - the major sources of organic aerosols in the atmosphere. The…

Community proteomics of oxic-anoxic cycling in the Great Salt Lake, Utah

Lead Institution

National Ecological Observatory Network

Principal Investigator

John Parnell

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Extreme environments generally contain stable low-complexity microbial communities making them good targets for community proteomic studies. Often the caveat for low-complexity communities is the…

ab initio Quantum Calculations of 195Pt Knight Shifts in Pt-based Bimetallic Nanoparticles

Lead Institution

Georgetown University

Principal Investigator

YuYe Tong

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Nanoscale catalysts are of considerable importance in a number of industrially and environmentally applications of heterogeneous catalysis. Platinum-based bimetallic nanoparticles are the most…

Surface-Induced Dissociation of Complex Ions on an LTQ/Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Julia Laskin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Mass spectrometry is unique among instrumental analysis techniques in terms of its extraordinary sensitivity, molecular specificity and utility for addressing key questions in a broad range of…

Targeted identification of epigenetic determinants of T cell memory

Lead Institution

University of Tennessee

Principal Investigator

Heather Smallwood

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The ability to recognize previously encountered pathogens and rapidly eliminate them is critical to the immune system, as well as vaccine efficacy. A minute fraction of the millions of T cells…

Microscale Metabolic, Redox and Abiotic Reactions in Hanford 300 Area Subsurface Sediments

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Haluk Beyenal

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal is the NMR component of a funded DOE/ERSP program project in which we proposed to use the Hanford 300 Area as a site for identifying microscale metabolic, abiotic and redox reactions in…

Rapidly Deployable Sensor Network

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Elizabeth Jurrus

Project type

Exploratory Research

Project Background Emerging networking technology provides unique opportunities for the rapid deployment and operation of clusters of sensor systems. The Rapidly Deployable Sensor Network (RDSN)…

PTR-MS Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Preconcentrators for Trace Chemical Signature Detection

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Feng Zheng

Project type

Exploratory Research

Nanoscience and technology has tremendous potential in the preparation of high surface area solids and chemically selective materials. Characterization of the uptake of chemicals for separations and…

Pore-Scale Investigation of the Impacts of Solution Chemistry on Mixing-Induced Mineral Precipitation in Silicon-Based Micromodels

Lead Institution

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering

Principal Investigator

Changyong Zhang

Project type

Exploratory Research

CO2 sequestration in geologic formations is increasingly being studied as a strategy for limiting CO2 emission to the atmosphere, but there are potentials for geochemical reactions in the reservoirs…

Study of Kinetics of Oxide Scale Formation in air on Nicrofer-6025HT for Clean Coal Energy Delivery and other High Temperature Applications using XPS

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jens Darsell

Project type

Exploratory Research

Oxygen separation membranes for clean coal energy delivery in advanced coal based power plants rely on use of solid state electronic and ionic conductors which operate at temperatures in the range…

Microscale Spectroscopic Analyses of Cellulose Degradation and
Uptake by a Microbial Community

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nancy Hess

Project type

Exploratory Research

We seek to describe the acquisition and incorporation of cellulose-derived C into a complex microbial community that was been enriched from soil. In doing so at batch culture scales we will further…

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Technology Assistance Program

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Gary Spanner

Project type

Exploratory Research

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandates that the United States' national laboratories offer technology assistance to small businesses. The Technology Assistance Program (TAP) operated by the…

Design of plasmonic probe tips to control light on the nanoscale for imaging and spectroscopy with ultrahigh spatial and temporal resolution

Lead Institution

University of Colorado at Boulder

Principal Investigator

Bernd Raschke

Project type

Exploratory Research

The optical probing of matter with simultaneous nanometer spatial and femtosecond temporal resolution has remained a great challenge. Here, using focused ion beam milling we will tune the optical…

Elucidation of Structure-Activity Relationship in Nanoparticle Inhalation Toxicology

Lead Institution

Battelle Columbus

Principal Investigator

Amit Gupta

Project type

Exploratory Research

Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT) are of great commercial interest. However, with increasing applications and production capacities of MWCNT, they are coming under intense scrutiny by the…

VEGETATION INFLUENCES ON LONG-TERM CARBON STABILIZATION IN SOILS, VIA PLANT ALLOCATION, TISSUE CHEMISTRY,
AND SOIL DEPTH EFFECTS

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Margaret Torn

Project type

Exploratory Research

Soil organic matter is a major reservoir of carbon within the biosphere and has a fundamental impact on soil properties, and therefore on ecosystem functioning and sustainability. We are proposing to…

Impacts of Pore Scale Heterogeneity on Nanoparticle Motility and Transport: A Micromodel Study

Lead Institution

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering

Principal Investigator

Changyong Zhang

Project type

Exploratory Research

The increasing production, application and disposal of functionalized nanomaterials will inevitably lead to wide environmental impacts. Motility and transport of nanoparticles in the subsurface…