Projects

As a scientific user facility, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) provides expertise, instrumentation, and resources to 250 projects each year.

EMSL projects displayed on the EMSL web site project page reflect project abstracts and information migrated to this page before April 30, 2024. To review current and past EMSL user projects, visit EMSL Science Central.™

Development of Novel Photo-Catalysts Using Interfacial

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

John Daschbach

Project type

Exploratory Research

Luminescence liftimes of multilayer

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

John Daschbach

Project type

Exploratory Research

ICP Analysis of Aluminum Welds semiconductor samples

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Richard Davies

Project type

Exploratory Research

X-ray Photoelectron Difraction of MgO(111)-(1x1)

Lead Institution

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Principal Investigator

Marija Gajdardziska-josifovska

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of this study is to collect preliminary data to experimentally distinguish between two recently proposed mechanisms for the stabilization of the polar MgO(111)-(1x1) surface termination…

Electrochemical and TEM characterization of Metal Nanoparticles
Deposited in Carbon Nanotubes

Lead Institution

University of Idaho

Principal Investigator

Chien Wai

Project type

Exploratory Research

The nanoparticles/carbon nanotubes synthesized at the UI will be characterized with electrochemical instrument for fuel cell applications. The nanoparticles/CNTs composites will also be …

Formation of iron(II) secondary minerals after iron(III) bioreduction in humid tropical forest soils.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Tetyana Peretyazhko

Project type

Exploratory Research

In natural environments, Fe(III) (hydr)oxide reduction is mainly biotic and commonly related to the activity of dissimilatory iron-reducing bacteria (DIRB). These bacteria can reduce Fe(III) oxides…

Surface analytical study of atmospheric aerosols

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Disselkamp

Project type

Exploratory Research

Characteristics of Aluminum TWB

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Richard Davies

Project type

Exploratory Research

TEM study of mesoporous Titania and Zirconia

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Elder

Project type

Exploratory Research

Initial catalyst analysis

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Douglas Elliott

Project type

Exploratory Research

Characterization of the tumor cell lamellipodia phosphoproteome

Lead Institution

University of California, San Diego

Principal Investigator

Richard Klemke

Project type

Exploratory Research

This new collaborative project under PNNL’s NCRR Biomedical Technology Resource Center is to initiate the characterization of the tumor cell lamellipodia phosphoproteome leading to publication and…

Chemical characterization of sub-micrometer mineral phases in extraterrestrial materials that have previously been characterized by NanoSIMS isotope imaging

Lead Institution

Washington University in St. Louis

Principal Investigator

Frank Stadermann

Project type

Exploratory Research

see attached proposal PDF file

Mossbauer analysis for goethite reacted with Fe(II) and membrane fraction of Shewanella oneidensis

Lead Institution

Pennsylvania State University

Principal Investigator

Je-hun Jang

Project type

Exploratory Research

Based on literatures, we expect that goethite will transform, to some extent, into other iron minerals in the presence of Fe(II). We prepared goethite samples that were incubated with either Fe(II)…

Characterization of Quantum Cascade Lasers

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Kelly

Project type

Exploratory Research

We will use the moderate and hi-resolution Fourier transform infrared spectrometers located in EMSL 1130 to characterize several pulsed and cw, infrared quantum cascade lasers.

Chemically-selective Sensor Film Characterization

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Zheming Wang

Project type

Exploratory Research

A new film material comprised of quaternized poly(4-vinylpyridine) cross-linked with 1,10-diiododecane (herein QPVP) has been developed for possible use in the spectroelectrochemical sensor for…