Projects

Deployment of EMSL Instruments during the 2010 Carbonaceous Aerosol and Radiative Effects Study (CARES)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Rahul Zaveri

Project type

Exploratory Research

The Carbonaceous Aerosol and Radiative Effects Study (CARES) will be conducted during summer 2010 in order to investigate the evolution of carbonaceous aerosols of different types and their optical…

Preliminary work on the Proteomes of Brains and Dissected Brains Obtained from Control Mice and Treated Mice Simulating Parkinson?s Disease

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Camp

Project type

Exploratory Research

Research on the three-dimensional transcriptome of voxelated mice brains has demonstrated that significant RNA expression differences are detectable when comparing the brain transcriptomes of…

Modeling complex bacterial cell systems through development of segregated models with spatial localization

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Brian Wood

Project type

Exploratory Research

Systems of cells can exhibit behavior that is more complex than is expressed by individuals within the population. An example here might the be the formation of biofilms on surfaces. Because of the…

Single Molecule Dymanics of Protein DNA Interactions

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Alexander Li

Project type

Exploratory Research

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and protein interactions are ubiquitous biological systems and their interactions play critical roles in controlling functional cellular systems and abnormal cell…

Using the environmental scanning electron microscope for studying the atmospheric transformations of organic and inorganic particles

Lead Institution

Weizmann Institute

Principal Investigator

Yinon Rudich

Project type

Exploratory Research

Atmospheric aerosols are widely recognized as key elements in many environmental issues ranging from global climate change and visibility, through modification of the hydrological cycle to adverse…

Fluorescence Imaging of Cellular Protein Dynamics

Lead Institution

Brigham Young University

Principal Investigator

Gretchen Carr

Project type

Exploratory Research

Advance fluorescence advanced technology will be used to study the interactions of proteins at the cell membrane and within the cytoplasm to better understand the molecular cascades underlying…

Protein dynamics with multiple-structural transitions: Investigation with single-molecule FRET

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Wen-Ji Dong

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Dynamics of protein conformational changes and protein-protein interactions play critical roles in biological systems. In response to a specific signal stimulus, the functions of multi-components…

Thin Film Characterization by Rutherford Backscattering (RBS) as a Strong Complement to Our Current Research Efforts (Science Theme)

Lead Institution

Brigham Young University

Principal Investigator

Matthew Linford

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

In my group at BYU and through my past research we have a great deal of experience in modification of substrates with thin films, including monolayers, polymeric coatings, and sputtered films. We…

Electron Transfer Mechanisms in Biofilms

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Haluk Beyenal

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Although interactions of microorganisms with electrodes have been studied in the literature, the mechanisms of electron transfer are still poorly understood. The goal of this proposal is to…

Immunodominance hierarchies in influenza specific CD8+ T cell responses

Lead Institution

University of Tennessee

Principal Investigator

Heather Smallwood

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The phenomenon of immunodominance has been observed in B cell, CD4+ T cell and CD8+ T cell antigen-specific responses in virtually all types of infection and in tumor immunity model. It is still…

electron induced low-dose hypersensetivity

Lead Institution

Wayne State University

Principal Investigator

Michael Joiner

Project type

Exploratory Research

Following very low acute radiation exposures, an increase in radiosensitivity has been detected at doses below 1 Gy in a number of cell lines in vitro. This phenomenon is termed ?low-dose hyper…

Electron Induced Genomic Instability

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

William Morgan

Project type

Exploratory Research

Electron induced genomic instability will be investigated using the PNNL microbeam and cho transfected gfp reporter constructs.

A Grid-Based Exact or High-Accuracy Solution of The Electronic Schr?dinger Equation

Lead Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Principal Investigator

So Hirata

Project type

Exploratory Research

The orthodox technique of handling the electron-correlation problem in molecular orbital theory has been to expand an n-electron wave function by a superposition of products (determinants) of one…

Regional Scale Atmospheric Modeling

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Fast

Project type

Exploratory Research

To study metrological and atmospheric chemistry modeling for DOE-BER atmospheric science projects including DOE atmospheric chemistry program and vertical transport and mixing program. Test and…

Triplet Decay Pathways of the Electrically Conducting Polymer Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene]

Lead Institution

Central Washington University

Principal Investigator

David Laman

Project type

Exploratory Research

Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) is an electrically conductive polymer that is under active investigation for use as a photoinduced electron transfer donor in…

Development of Noble Metal Phosphide Hydrotreating Catalysts

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

Mark Bussell

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

High impurity levels in heavy and unconventional crude oils present major challenges to the petroleum industry at a time that environmental regulations in the United States, Japan and in many…

Plasmonics Based Harsh Environment Compatible Chemical Sensor: Using Au nanoparticles as Optical Beacons

Lead Institution

Research Foundation of SUNY

Principal Investigator

Michael Carpenter

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The development of novel harsh environment compatible chemical sensing technologies is of critical need for optimal control of future zero and low emission power production as current sensor…

Evolution of Defects and Interfaces in Ceramics under Irradiation

Lead Institution

University of Tennessee

Principal Investigator

William Weber

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed work is to develop atomic-level understanding of the production and evolution of defects and interfaces in ceramics under ion and electron irradiation. Research will also focus on the…

The chemistry and mineralogy of variable charge soils

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nikolla Qafoku

Project type

Exploratory Research

I received an invitation to write a review paper (chapter) for the Journal: Advances in Agronomy, which is a well established and highly regarded serial publication (ranked #1 in Agriculture). In…

Signal transduction pathways regulating genetic exchange

Lead Institution

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Principal Investigator

Andrew Lang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The alphaproteobacterium R. capsulatus is a model organism for studying photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, and hydrogen production. R. capsulatus also produces a virus-like particle called the &quot…