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As a scientific user facility, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) provides expertise, instrumentation, and resources to 250 projects each year. Current and past projects supported through a variety of EMSL user proposal avenues are publicly searchable on the EMSL website.  

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Determination of Valance Band Offset in Sr2TiO4/SrTiO3 heterostructures

Lead Institution
Pennsylvania State University
Principal Investigator
Jeff Haeni
Project type
Exploratory Research
The ultimate goal of this research is the creation of a 2D electron gas in heterostructures comprised of members of the Sr-Ti-O Ruddlesden Popper homologous series. An understanding of the…

Biomineralization peptides structure and function

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Wendy Shaw
Project type
Exploratory Research
My work includes looking at biomineralization peptides on inorganic surfaces to determine their structure and relate that to function. In order to do this, I must confirm that I have a pure peptide…

Measurement of Absolute Infrared Absorption Cross Sections of Nitric Acid

Lead Institution
NASA Ames Research Center
Principal Investigator
Charles Chackerian
Project type
Exploratory Research
We will use EMSL's Bruker IFS 120 high resolution infrared spectrometer to measure the absolute infrared absorption cross sections of nitric acid in the mid and far infrared regions.

High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of Boron Trifluoride

Lead Institution
Private (Maki)
Principal Investigator
Arthur Maki
Project type
Exploratory Research
We will use EMSL's Bruker high resolution infrared spectrometer to measure the rotationally resolved spectrum of several isotopic species of boron trifluoride in the mid and near infrared…

High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of Boron Trifluoride

Lead Institution
Private (Maki)
Principal Investigator
Arthur Maki
Project type
Exploratory Research
We will use EMSL's Bruker high resolution infrared spectrometer to measure the rotationally resolved spectrum of several isotopic species of boron trifluoride in the mid and near infrared…

Nanomaterials for Chelation Therapies and Sensing Applications

Lead Institution
Oregon Health & Science University
Principal Investigator
Wassana Yantasee
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The self-assembled monolayer on mesoporous support (SAMMS) materials, functionalized magnetic nanoparticles, and carbon nanotubes are three emerging important nanomaterials that have many promising…

Platelet proteome for normal and type-2 diabetics

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
David Springer
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Abstract Our proposal entitled "Platelet proteome for normal and type-2 diabetics" is funded by NIH through an R21 grant. The research is designed to characterize the proteome from human…

Instrument Testing and Deployment for the DOE CHAPS Field Campaign

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Carl Berkowitz
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
We are requesting support for EMSL participation in DOEs Cumulus Humilis Aerosol Plume Study, CHAPS. This campaign is being organized by DOEs Atmospheric Sciences Program (ASP) with support from NOAA…

Collaborative Research Projects Supported by the NCRR P41 Resource Center

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
David Camp
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The Proteomics Resource Center for Integrative Biology at PNNL was established in 2003 and builds on the unique instrumentation and the infrastructure provided by PNNLs EMSL facility. The mission of…

Vegetable characterization

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Albert Mendoza
Project type
Exploratory Research
check the fluorscence of vegetables

Investigation of Oxidation State of Elements in Natural Brannerites

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Edgar Buck
Project type
Exploratory Research
Any strategy for disposing nuclear waste in a geologic repository must involve the long-term behavior of the primary containment system, the waste-form itself. One method of confirming the…

Investigation of Oxidation State of Elements in Natural Brannerites

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Edgar Buck
Project type
Exploratory Research
Any strategy for disposing nuclear waste in a geologic repository must involve the long-term behavior of the primary containment system, the waste-form itself. One method of confirming the…

computational strategies for proteomics

Lead Institution
University of Colorado
Principal Investigator
Katheryn Resing
Project type
Exploratory Research
We would like to visit for two days, to acquaint ourselves with the computational approaches that PNL is using for proteomics analyses, particularly in regards to exploiting the higher mass accuracy…

Pathogen strain detection based on changes in expressed proteins

Lead Institution
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Principal Investigator
Alvin Fox
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
To demonstrate improvements in real-time recognition of protein sequence changes in intact proteins: a) improved coverage (e.g. using electron capture dissociation (ECD) and/or electron transfer…