Projects

Uncovering the phosphoproteome of arbuscular mycorrhizal roots

Lead Institution

Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research

Principal Investigator

Maria Harrison

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

During the endosymbiotic association of plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, the fungus inhabits the root cortical cells where it delivers mineral nutrients to its plant host, and in return…

Modeling Solvent Effects in Mixed-Solvent Environments for Improved Biomass Conversion

Lead Institution

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Principal Investigator

Reid Van Lehn

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The conversion of lignocellulosic biomass is a promising method to produce biofuels and chemicals for further microbial conversion from a renewable carbon resource via liquid-phase, acid-catalyzed…

Integrated experimental and modeling study to investigate vertical profile of atmospheric particles via tethered balloon system

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Fan Mei

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose a combined experimental and modeling study to characterize the vertical profile of atmospheric aerosol collected via a tethered balloon system using multi-modal micro-spectroscopy…

Coupling spectral techniques; Molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter across the major soils and ecosystems of the United States using fluorescence spectroscopy and Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectroscopy

Lead Institution

University of Colorado at Boulder

Principal Investigator

Michael Sanclements

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This User proposal will facilitate the completion of data analysis central to the broader research effort investigating soil organic matter (SOM) stabilization and vulnerability using a multi-scale…

Computational Studies of Nanoparticle Formation and Bulk Properties for Biomineralization

Lead Institution

University of Alabama

Principal Investigator

David Dixon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

There is a critical need to develop an understanding of nanoparticle and mineral formation in systems that contain H2O, metal ions and CO2 as carbonation and hydrolysis reactions are important for…

Atomic Resolution of the Structure and Fungal Degradation of Wood Secondary Cell Walls

Lead Institution

Michigan State University

Principal Investigator

Tuo Wang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed research aims at obtaining atomic-level information to construct four structural models that reflect the supramolecular architecture of plant secondary cell walls in hardwoods and…

Aerosol-Ice Formation Closure Study Applying Ambient Aerosol Particles

Lead Institution

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Principal Investigator

Daniel Knopf

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Atmospheric ice nucleation represents one of the least understood atmospheric processes, hampering prediction of cloud processes and climate. Whereas the aerosol community has widely conducted…

Structural characterization of nodule-specific cysteine-rich antifungal peptides and their phospholipid receptors for elucidation of their modes of action

Lead Institution

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Principal Investigator

Dilip Shah

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a major component of innate immunity against infectious diseases in animals and plants [2]. A feature prominent in many families of AMPs, such as defensins (Figure 1…

Coupling Measurements and Modeling to Understand the Lifecycle of Secondary Organic Aerosol over Local to Regional Scales

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Fast

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Our hypothesis is that a better understanding of fast-reacting processes, such as the chemistry of volatile organic compounds associated with isoprene having a lifetime of ~minutes, is needed to make…

Micro-dimension Calibration

Lead Institution

XL Science & Technology

Principal Investigator

Y Peng

Project type

Exploratory Research

Precision microfabraicated parts can not be calibrated even with best optical microscope. SEM (FESEM) can provide the depth of field for the ultimate micro-de=imension calibration.

Template-based growth of V2O5 nanorods by electrodeposition and/or sol electrophoresis

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Steven Limmer

Project type

Exploratory Research

Template-based growth of single crystal V2O5 nanorods by either electrochemical or electrophoretic deposition was studied. Specifically, standard electrochemical deposition from VOSO4 solution,…

STM Tip Analysis by TEM

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Zdenek Dohnalek

Project type

Exploratory Research

This is a proof of principle study. The goal is to determine whether the TEM instrumentation can be used to analyze the sharpness and oxidation of the tips used in scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)…

Identifying particulate organic matter in X-ray Computed Tomography images of soil aggregates with a deep learning approach.

Lead Institution

United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service

Principal Investigator

Devin Rippner

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) allows for the visualization of the interior of objects that are opaque to visible light. Historically, X-ray CT has been widely used to identify pores and solids…

Incorporating hydrologic perturbation and microbial processes into carbon budgets from coastal wetland soils

Lead Institution

Colorado State University

Principal Investigator

Kelly Wrighton

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Despite their relatively small land coverage, wetlands represent the largest natural source of atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas. However, variations in these wetland emission budgets are…

Reliable Computational Studies of the Role of Metal Dications in Organic Complexation and Mineral Formation and the Formation of Atmospheric Acid Gases

Lead Institution

University of Alabama

Principal Investigator

David Dixon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed research has two major components. The first component will be to study the interaction of metal dications with organic materials, which is very important in geochemical and…

Biogeochemical consequences of microbial trait tradeoffs under drought, wildfire, and nitrogen addition

Lead Institution

University of California, Irvine

Principal Investigator

Steven Allison

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Environmental perturbations such as drought, nitrogen deposition, and wildfire are becoming increasingly frequent and severe in the western United States. These disturbances are expected to alter…

Investigation of the Aerosol Impact on the Surface-Atmosphere Interactions

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Alexander Laskin

Project type

FICUS Research

This project will provide a physicochemical description of individual atmospheric particles collected in the SAIL experiment, where we will conduct systematic studies of composition and physical…

Chemical Imaging of Particles from TRACER field study

Lead Institution

Washington University in St. Louis

Principal Investigator

Rajan Chakrabarty

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This project will provide a physico-chemical description of individual atmospheric particles collected during the TRACER campaign, during which we will conduct systematic studies of composition and…

Understanding the genetic and structural bases of hornworts' carbon-concentrating mechanism

Lead Institution

Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research

Principal Investigator

Fay-Wei Li

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Photosynthesis is the source of energy for almost every life on earth. Through evolution, some organisms have evolved ingenious ways to make photosynthesis much better than others - learning how they…

The effect of acyclic terpene emissions on secondary organic aerosol properties

Lead Institution

University of California, Irvine

Principal Investigator

Celia Faiola

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Acyclic terpenes are commonly emitted by plants, and have frequently been linked to plant stress volatile emissions. These compounds are more reactive than the more commonly studied cyclic terpenes…