High Resolution SEM/FIB with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory offers a scanning electron microscope with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX) detector to conduct surface analysis with high resolution imaging to study biogeochemical transformation processes in soils and to understand interactions in environmental systems.
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Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope and Focused Ion Beam
The environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) is used to image, analyze, and perform sample manipulations under controlled environments. It has the advantage of performing analysis at…
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Confocal Raman Spectrometry
Confocal Raman spectroscopy resources are available to researchers through the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's open calls for proposals.
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Atom Probe Tomography
Atom proble tomography is a material analysis technique available at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) through the EMSL User Program.
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Elemental Analysis
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) offers instrumentation for measuring elements in solid and liquid samples. These resources are available to researchers through the EMSL User Program's open calls for proposals.
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Fluorescence Spectroscopy
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory offers fluorescence spectroscopy resources for studying nutrient dynamics, characterizing plant phenotypes, and for investigating chemical compounds as they move and change in the environment.
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Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer is available to researchers through the EMSL User Program. The spectrometer can be used for all research areas that require the analysis of trace metals within liquid samples at low concentrations.
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Ion Chromatography
EMSL’s ion chromatography capability includes an ICS-3000 chromatography system and allows for a fully automated separation and analysis of anions, organic acids, inorganic cations, ammonium, amines,…
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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Microscopy
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory offers Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometry instrumentation for studying atmospheric chemistry, biological processes, and bioenergy production. This resource is available through the EMSL User Program.
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Atomic Force Microscopy
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's atomic force microscopy provides three-dimensional topographic imaging of surfaces. This resource is available to the scientific community through the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's open calls for proposals.
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Cryogenic Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy
The cryogenic focused ion beam-scanning electron microscope (cryo-FIB-SEM) is a semi-automated instrument that provides pseudo-three-dimensional imaging of thick samples with ~10-nm resolution or…
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Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy for Environmental Microbiology
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's cryogenic transmission electron microscopy suite supports the fundamental understanding of environmental and biological systems. This resource is available to users through open calls for proposals.
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Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy for Structural Biology
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) is home to the Atomic Resolution Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy suite, which includes high-resolution imaging, morphological studies, and structural determination for research related to environmental and biological systems. These resources are available to EMSL users through open calls for proposals.
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Helium Ion Microscopy
Biological and environmental research often requires high-resolution inspection of surface details, such as soil organic matter (SOM)-mineral interactions, ice nucleation in aerosols, and microbial…
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Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory offers access and use of isotope ratio mass spectrometry resources through the EMSL User Program.
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Mossbauer Spectroscopy
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) offers a variety of Mössbauer spectroscopy resources for researchers to use through the EMSL User Program.
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Nanoscale Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Nanoscale Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (nano-FTIR) is a high-resolution chemical imaging system, which combines the nanoscale spatial resolution of atomic force microscopy with the…
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Optical Coherence Tomography
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-destructive tomographic imaging platform used to image soil, plant tissues, and a wide variety of other materials. The system leverages an incoherent…
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Raman Atomic Force Microscopy
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's Raman atomic force microscopy resources are available to the scientific community through open calls for proposals.
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X-ray Computed Tomography
Researchers can access X-ray computed tomography resources through the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) User Program's open calls for proposals.
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