Projects

X-ray tomography to incorporate redox conditions into soil carbon turnover models

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Markus Kleber

Project type

Exploratory Research

We suggest that X-ray tomography can be successfully employed to generate numerical values of a) total pore space, b) pore geometry, c) pore size distribution and d) pore connectivity at relevant…

Characterization of chemisorption products from CO2 and amine bearing polymers via solid-state NMR

Lead Institution

Washington University in St. Louis

Principal Investigator

Sophia Hayes

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of this proposed work is to characterize the chemisorption products of CO2 interacting with solid-supported amine materials. The aim is to use these materials to capture CO2 from flue…

First-Principles Calculations of Excited-State Processes in Scintillator Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sebastien Kerisit

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of the proposed research is to enhance our understanding of and ability to simulate excited states in wide-bandgap materials with the specific goal of predicting the luminescence…

Plant Biotic Defense Dynamics

Lead Institution

Rice University

Principal Investigator

Janet Braam

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Plant survival strategies include balancing resource allocation to growth versus defense against biotic stress. Despite the importance of this balance for plant productivity, measured as biomass and…

Pre-equilibrium in-situ solvated ion/molecular adsorption processes and events on solid substrates in aqueous environments: Adsorption discretization, surface adsorption waves and repulsive forces

Lead Institution

Guangzhou University

Principal Investigator

Mario Gomez

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The purpose of the proposed work is to image and analyze chemically at the micro-nano scale pre-equilibrium adsorption processes and events hypothesized to occur (adsorption discretization, surface…

Computational Studies of Catalyzed Chemical Transformations of Biomass-Derived Intermediates

Lead Institution

University of Alabama

Principal Investigator

David Dixon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

There is a critical need to develop new, renewable sources of energy as well as feedstocks for the chemical industry. Biomass is a carbon neutral source of energy and can also address issues related…

In Situ and Ex Situ NMR Investigation of the Electrochemistry in Lithium Batteries

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Li-metal is an ideal anode material for rechargeable batteries. However, dendritic Li growth and limited Coulombic efficiency (CE) during repeated Li deposition/stripping processes have prevented the…

Studies to Improve the Representation of Ice Nucleation in Models of the Arctic Climate

Lead Institution

University of British Columbia

Principal Investigator

Allan Bertram

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The Arctic region has been shown to be especially sensitive to climate change. Ice and mixed-phase clouds play an important role in climate in this region. Nevertheless, regional and global climate…

Modeling fundamental properties of Metal-organic Species at Solvent and Non-solvent Mediated Interfaces

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Kerry Hipps

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed research will focus on investigating interfacial processes and properties of metal-organic films in solvent and non-solvent mediated interfaces. The goal is to understand the kinetics…

Physicochemical Analysis and Ice Nucleation Potential of Particles from a Tropical Terrestrial Biosphere Impacted by Anthropogenic Emissions

Lead Institution

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Principal Investigator

Daniel Knopf

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The Amazonian region has been documented to be a source of a wide range of aerosol particle types including biogenic secondary organic aerosol (SOA) and salts, primary biological aerosol particles,…

Holistic Interactions of Shallow Clouds, Aerosols, and Land-Ecosystems (HI-SCALE)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Fast

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed HI-SCALE field campaign to be conducted in the vicinity of the Southern Great Plains (SGP) "megasite" in Oklahoma during 2016 will utilize unique observational tools available…

Understanding NOx SCR Mechanisms and Activity on Cu/Chabazite Structures throughout the Catalyst Life Cycle

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Jean-Sabin McEwen

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposed EMSL use will enable research that has been recently funded at PNNL by the Department of Energy (DOE), and at the remainder of the partner institutions by a joint DOE/National Science…

Effect of Relative Humidity and Cloud Processing on Biogenic and Anthropogenically-Influenced Organic Aerosols - A Combined Laboratory and Modeling Approach

Lead Institution

University of California, Irvine

Principal Investigator

Sergey Nizkorodov

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Recent advances in understanding aerosol chemistry strongly suggest that atmospheric water vapor and liquid water have strong influence of the composition and properties of biogenic and anthropogenic…

Advancing Heterogeneous Catalysis of Routes for the Conversion of Complex Biogenic Feedstocks in Aqueous and Apolar Solvents

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Camaioni

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal aims to provide molecular insight into elementary reaction steps and their kinetics in condensed phases at an atomic and molecular level, which rivals the currently possible insight…

Behavior of Ions and H2O at NOM, Clay, and Clay-NOM Interfaces with Supercritical Fluids

Lead Institution

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Principal Investigator

Geoffrey Bowers

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Our research program strives to provide new insight into the fundamental molecular-scale dynamics, energetics, and reactivity of geochemically relevant solid-fluid interfaces through combined…

Biosystem dynamics and analysis of Rhodobacter sphaeroides strains with increased lipid accumulation

Lead Institution

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Principal Investigator

Timothy Donohue

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We are requesting access to EMSL microscopy, including ETEM and STEM electron microscopes and the helium ion microscope, as well as the super resolution structured illumination fluorescence and multi…

Developing Metal Alloy Catalysts for Fuel Cell Electro-Oxidation of Ethanol from First Principles

Lead Institution

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Principal Investigator

Nathaniel Deskins

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed work will advance the development of ethanol oxidation catalysts for use in direct ethanol fuel cells. Fuel cells convert chemical energy stored in fuels directly to electrical energy,…

Expressing the Cryptic Genome: Identification of Feedstocks After Removal of Histone Modifications

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Michael Freitag

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Responses to external (environmental) or internal (cellular) stimuli require space- and time-dependent transcription of genes in the context of chromatin, an assembly of DNA and proteins that…

Molecular identification of non-proteinaceous biological particles towards nucleating ice

Lead Institution

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Ottmar Mohler

Project type

Exploratory Research

A small number of atmospheric ice-nucleating particles (INPs) can induce freezing of supercooled droplets in tropospheric clouds and conceivably influence precipitation and the planet’s climate…

Deciphering the Chemical Language of Organic-Mineral Interactions to Develop New Biodesign Strategies and Improve Climate Records

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Alexander Gagnon

Project type

Exploratory Research

The shape and pace of skeletal growth in shells and bones are controlled though a complex set of interactions between biologically produced organic compounds and the growing mineral. If we could…