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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. 

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.™ 

 

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Low temperature Si device fabrication

Lead Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Scott Dunham
Project type
Exploratory Research
There is a demand for high performance semiconductor devices which are thin and flexible, for applications where high frequency operation, light weight, and conforming to a curved surface is…

The Microstructural Influence on Fatigue Crack Growth in Rene 88DT

Lead Institution
Colorado School of Mines
Principal Investigator
Kip Findley
Project type
Exploratory Research
In order to reduce materials development time in superalloy applications, it is necessary to develop physically-based models to predict the alloy's properties. Fatigue is a life-limiting…

Analysis of the composition of Cu films

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
David Field
Project type
Exploratory Research
Microstructure of Cu films used in modern integrated circuit interconnect lines is important in controlling both manufacturability and reliability of the in-service chip. The microstructure as it…

Design and Synthesis of Tailored Band-Gap SiGe(C) Detectors

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Charles Henager
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project will discover new materials based on Si-Ge-C for use as efficient, high resolution, large-area radiation detectors. Si-Ge-C alloys have been developed as active semiconductor devices…

Proteomics of Burkholderia mallei

Lead Institution
University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School
Principal Investigator
Steven Schutzer
Project type
Exploratory Research
Burkholderia mallei is the cause of glanders. There is no rapid discriminating diagnostic assay, no vaccine, and reliable therapy. Gaps in our understanding and rapid diagnostics for the microbe can…

Depth Profiles of Isotopic Oxygen in Cerium Oxide Catalysts

Lead Institution
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Principal Investigator
David Berry
Project type
Exploratory Research
The use of oxygen conducting materials like cerium oxide as supports for deposited metal catalyst system have provided improved properties and performance over non-conducting traditional supports…

Post-translational modifications of High Mobility Group proteins

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Raymond Reeves
Project type
Exploratory Research
Use MS to identify sites and types of post-translational modifications of several high mobility grop proteins. Use various tandem mass spec instruments available to precisely identify specific…

Application of Tunable, Ultrafast Lasers to Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometry

Lead Institution
Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator
Richard Haglund
Project type
Exploratory Research
We propose to use ion-trap mass spectrometry, capitalizing on the asymmetric trap design developed by Dr. Alexander, to study ion and neutral atom and molecule emission under laser irradiation in the…

Non-stoichiometric precipitation of phase-pure hydrotalcite-like compounds

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Ravi Kukkadapu
Project type
Exploratory Research
Hydrotalcite-like compounds (HTLCs), brucite-like materials, are used as gaseous adsorbents (e.g., CO2, NOx, SOx, etc.), anion exchangers, catalyst precursors, and catalyst supports. The general…

The Location of M(IV) Dopants in Hematite

Lead Institution
Lewis and Clark College
Principal Investigator
Barbara Balko
Project type
Exploratory Research
Redox reactions that occur on iron oxides are critical in biogeochemical cycles and are potentially important in controlling corrosion at iron surfaces and for degrading organic pollutants. The…

Characterization of Secondary Phases forming from Weathering of Waste Glasses

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Shas Mattigod
Project type
Exploratory Research
A performance assessment is underway to evaluate the suitability of the unsaturated sediments at the Hanford Site for long-term disposal of vitrified low-activity waste. Previous analyses show…