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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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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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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Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) offers electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy capabilities through the EMSL User Program.
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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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Liquid State NMR for Metabolomics
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) offers liquid state nuclear magnetic resonance capabilities for metabolomics research through the EMSL User Program.
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Liquid State NMR for Organic Matter/Complex Mixtures
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's liquid state nuclear magnetic resonance capabilities for studying mixtures or pure compounds.
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Liquid State NMR for Structural Biology
Liquid state nuclear magnetic resonance at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory can be used to investigate nucleic acids, peptides, and heterogeneous cell-wall biopolymers, such as lignin and oligosaccharides.
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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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Solid State NMR
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) has five solid state nuclear magnetic spectrometers that utilize high-field superconducting magnets.
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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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Non-invasive Automated Root Imager
EMSL’s Non-invasive Automated Root Imager (NARI) is used for phenotyping root traits by rapid acquisition of high-quality images of plants grown in transparent (gel-based) growth medium. The system…
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Controlled Combustion System
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's controlled combustion system mimics real-life combustion conditions around aerosols produced and improves understanding of aerosol formation, properties, and the effects on ecosystem.
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Size and Time-Resolved Aerosol Collector
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory’s multifunctional size and time-resolved aerosol collector (STAC) is used to investigate how aerosol physicochemical properties evolve.
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