Projects

Characterizing primary biological aerosol particles during TRACER

Lead Institution

University of Michigan

Principal Investigator

Allison Steiner

Project type

FICUS Research

Atmospheric organic aerosols represent a large fraction of the total aerosol in the atmosphere and can derive from primary sources emitted directly from natural or anthropogenic processes or be…

Metabolic exchange between Spartina alterniflora and sulfur chemosymbionts of the plant's root microbiome

Lead Institution

Georgia Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Joel Kostka

Project type

FICUS Research

Vegetated coastal ecosystems are among the most intense carbon sinks in the biosphere, storing large amounts of carbon in their soils. Despite the fact that the root zone of coastal wetland plants…

Deep-Proteome Analysis of Bioremediation Cultures Containing Dehalococcoides: from Gene Network Elucidation to Biomarker Quantification in Field Samples

Lead Institution

Cornell University

Principal Investigator

Ruth Richardson

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The prevalence of chlorinated organic compounds as environmental pollutants, in addition to their potential detoxification through biological pathways, has led to the development of bioremediation…

Carbon Nanotube - Intestinal Barrier Cell Interactions and Absorption

Lead Institution

Indiana University School of Medicine

Principal Investigator

Frank Witzmann

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are important components of the rapidly expanding nanotechnology field. We hypothesize that engineered, water dispersible CNTs, when exposed to gastrointestinal (GI) tract…

Structure and Reactivity of Sub-3 nm Ammonium/Aminium Sulfate Clusters Relevant to Tropospheric New Particle Formation

Lead Institution

University of Delaware

Principal Investigator

Murray Johnston

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

New particle formation (NPF) occurs when gas-phase species condense to form new particles in the low-nanometer size range. These particles can subsequently grow to diameters of about 100 nm, at which…

Fully In Silico Calibration Of Empirical Predictive Models For Environmental Fate Properties Of Novel Munitions Compounds

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kurt Glaesemann

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Predicting chemical properties is a long-standing challenge that has received extensive study for many applications (chemical engineering, green chemistry, environmental chemistry, toxicology,…

Thermochemical Kinetics of Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Biodiesel for Predictive Combustion Modeling

Lead Institution

Princeton University

Principal Investigator

Emily Carter

Project type

Exploratory Research

The increasing sensitivity in the U.S. over the dependence on foreign sources of crude oil for energy production, as well as the need to limit the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, is…

Understanding Biomass Conversion within Thermophilic Communities and Isolates

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Steven Singer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Efficient deconstruction of lignocellulose into monomeric sugars is a key step in the development of renewable and sustainable liquid transportation fuels from biomass. The DOE Joint BioEnergy…

Experimental Studies of Fundamental Molecule-Particle Interactions and Reactions on Iron Metal and Oxide Surfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

R. Smith

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We will employ a novel 'atom-dropping' approach to explore the reactivity Fe and Fe oxides with environmentally relevant species. Iron oxides will be deposited directly via evaporation or…

Environmental Chemistry of Soot Particles

Lead Institution

Stanford University

Principal Investigator

Hai Wang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose to examine molecular composition of laboratory-generated and aircraft engine soot using complementary methods of chemical analysis. First, soot will be examined using IR spectroscopy in a…

Fracture Size Controls on Diffusion Rate Into Micro-Fractures

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Markus Flury

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Dissolution of uranium minerals within fractures has been found to be a diffusion rate limited process; thus, diffusive mass transfer in sediment micro-factures significantly affects the fate and…

Unraveling Cellular Controls on the Diversity of Mn Oxides Formed By Fungi

Lead Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Principal Investigator

Colleen Hansel

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Mn(III/IV) oxides are potent scavengers and oxidants of numerous nutrients and contaminants within the environment. The oxidation and sorption capacity of Mn oxide phases, however, is highly…

The Physical and Chemical Properties of Exhaust Particulates Generated by New-Generation Engines

Lead Institution

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Principal Investigator

David Foster

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Customers and governments are demanding greater fuel efficiency in light duty engine applications. Since the majority of light duty engines in North America are fueled by gasoline, gasoline engine…

The Chemistry of Hanford Sediments Reacted with Simulated Tank Waste Leachates: High-Resolution 27Al MAS and MQMAS NMR Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karl Mueller

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

At sites such as Hanford, a former US Department of Energy (DOE) plutonium production facility, caustic nuclear waste (containing Cs-137 and Sr-90) has leaked from underground waste storage tanks…

Quantitative Characterization of Surface Plasmon-Enhanced Electromagnetic Fields on Ag Nanostructures by Two-photon Photoemission Electron Microscopy

Lead Institution

University of Florida

Principal Investigator

Wei Wei

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Achieving a precise correlation between the localized optical properties and the local geometry of nanostructures will significantly advance the understanding of the nature and origin of nano…

Correlation of Composition, Microstructure, and Strain at InGaN/GaN Interfaces with Optoelectronic Properties of III-Nitride-Based Light-Emitting Diodes

Lead Institution

Carnegie Mellon University

Principal Investigator

Lisa Porter

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

In the proposed research we seek to address critical materials issues in GaN-based light emitting diodes (LEDs) for future solid-state lighting applications. Solid-state lighting has enormous…

Designing Nanomaterials for Fuel Cells Electrocatalysts

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Yuehe Lin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Fuel cells are very important in addressing the issues with environment and global climate change. The main challenges for developing fuel cells are the prohibitive production cost and poor…

Toxoplasma Gondii Developmental Biology: A Correlative Transcriptome Proteome Approach

Lead Institution

Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Principal Investigator

Louis Weiss

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The Apicomplexa include most of the major protozoan pathogens of humans and animals, such as Plasmodia (malaria), Babesia, Theileria, Cryptosporidia, Cyclospora, Neospora, Eimeria, and Isospora. Of…

Membrane Receptor-Directed Nanomaterial-Cell Interactions

Lead Institution

University of Montana

Principal Investigator

Andrij Holian

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The global market for nanotechnology is expected to grow to ~$3 trillion by 2015 and with the increased fabrication and usage of nanomaterials the potential for exposure of nanotechnology workers and…

A Joint Experimental and Computational Investigations of U(VI) Excited States in Uranyl Compounds Relevant to U(VI) Remediation At DOE Sites

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Zheming Wang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Actinides widely exist in natural resources such as mines, atmosphere, and underground water, and in man-made radioactive nuclear wastes from nuclear power plants and weapons production. Particularly…