We've been fortunate over the years to work with some of the world's leading scientists – and two of those were recently named Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Congratulations to Sue Clark of Washington State University, a member of our Science Advisory Committee; and to Angela Wilson of the University of North Texas, a member of our User Executive Committee. It's heartening to see our colleagues recognized for their high caliber of research.
Collaboration is a cornerstone to EMSL's and our users' success. In this issue, you'll have a chance to read about two important collaborations – one with Markus Raschke in a partner proposal to develop a new scanning near-field optical microscope and a second with scientists at University of Puget Sound and Northwestern University that makes use of our new one-of-a-kind high-resolution sum frequency generator.
If you'd like to take advantage of these new instruments or collaborate with us, don't miss the deadline to submit a proposal in our annual call. The call closes on Friday. We're looking forward to seeing your ideas for how we can collaborate and enhance your research.
- Allison
Have you taken the tour – EMSL's virtual tour of its capabilities? Virtually visit four labs and learn about 12 instruments in subsurface science, mass spectrometry, cell isolation and NMR using your computer or mobile device. Find out more or just take the tour.
AAAS session highlights EMSL imaging capabilities. Don Baer organized the "Watching Atoms Move" symposium at the AAAS Annual Meeting. Read more.
2013 calls for proposals. EMSL's annual call for proposals closes March 1. The letters of intent for the EMSL/Joint Genome Institute call for exploratory collaborations are due by April 8.
Laskin named Wiley Research Fellow. EMSL recognized Julia Laskin for her important contributions to the user facility. Read more.
EMSL's new supercomputer, to be among the world's fastest, is coming this summer to support research of energy, environment and basic science missions important to DOE. Read more.
Watch EMSL on YouTube. Catch the latest iDirector with EMSL Director Allison Campbell interviewing 2012 William Wiley Postdoctoral Fellow Patrick Reardon about his NMR research at EMSL. Also, check out our new playlists with more than 40 videos.
To learn about EMSL's achievements, visit our News Center.
See the light
After a four-year collaboration, EMSL user Markus Raschke, a professor at University of Colorado at Boulder, and EMSL staff have developed the infrared scattering type scanning near-field microscope. The IR s-SNOM delivers imaging capabilities with near single-molecule sensitivity. Read the full story.
It still smells a lot like – Christmas?
University of Puget Sound Assistant Professor Amanda Mifflin was part of a team that used EMSL's new high-resolution sum frequency generation spectrometer to study alpha-pinene, an organic compound emitted by trees. The team wanted to understand more about the compound and its impact on air quality and climate to improve global climate models. Read the full story.
Science highlights
Check out EMSL's Science Highlights. Here are some recent write-ups:
- Protein probes – EMSL's new probes and proteomics tools help scientists find the best microbial enzymes for biomass-to-biofuel production. Participants: PNNL
- The great repression – New studies provide insight about genetic and biochemical processes relevant to biomass-to-biofuel production. Participants: Indiana University, Washington University and PNNL.
If you have feedback – ideas, suggestions, questions – about EMSL's The Molecular Bond, please address those to EMSL Communications team at emslcom@pnnl.gov.
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