Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)@EMSLscience

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, sponsored by the Biological and Environmental Research Program.

 Richland, WA
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Joined June 2011
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Postdocs bring new questions, specialized expertise, and fresh approaches to our fundamental scientific research—helping shape where our work goes next. This National Postdoc Appreciation Week, six researchers share their experiences at EMSL: bit.ly/4Ay8ZhA
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Basic functional annotation and genome-scale metabolic modeling 🧬 Amy Zimmerman, computational biologist at @PNNLab, discussed gene calling, general functional annotation, and construction of genome-scale metabolic models at EMSL 2026 Summer School. ⤵️ piped.video/1VVXyy00C5g?si=k8IY…

Basic Functional Annotation and Genome-scale Metabolic Modeling

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The Anaerobic Microbial Phenotyping Platform (AMP2) at EMSL won a 2026 R&D 100 Award from @RandDWorld! AMP2 is an AI-enabled autonomous platform developed by researchers and engineers at @PNNLab in partnership with @Ginkgo. Learn more: bit.ly/4h9SbEK
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Video description: Scenes from a tour of AMP2 including rows of oxygen-free chambers, robotic arms, and containers moving along tracks.
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Join chemist Jeremy Bougoure on the EMSL Virtual Tour to learn about Nanoscale Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (NanoSIMS), how it works, and how it can elevate users' research: 🎥 bit.ly/4iNGKok
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All recorded presentations from EMSL 2026 Summer School are available to watch on our YouTube channel! Join researchers as they explore methods utilized to uncover the molecular properties and behavior of critical minerals and materials. 📺 bit.ly/4qCHONW
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EMSL and @UHouston researchers have developed a physics-informed machine learning framework that predicts how fluids and chemicals move underground, helping guide future critical mineral extraction strategies: bit.ly/4hFX1va
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Congrats to the FY27 FICUS Research call awardees! 🎊 10 PIs and colleagues will utilize resources at multiple user facilities to conduct research focused on the bioeconomy and biomanufacturing, critical minerals and materials, and hydrobiogeochemistry: bit.ly/3Szu21S
Composite graphic with the words Fiscal Year 2027 Research Proposal Call project awardees, principal investigators. Also included are headshots and names of 10 researchers. Finally, logos are featured for the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, Argonne National Laboratory Advanced Photon Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Center for Structural Molecular Biology (CSMB), the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), and the Joint Genome Institute (JGI).

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Check out scenes from EMSL 2026 Summer School 📸 This week-long event brought together grad students, early-career researchers, speakers from academia, and EMSL and @PNNLab experts to explore advanced methods for understanding critical minerals and materials biogeochemistry.
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AMP2 is a precursor to @EMSLscience's M2PC, a planned large-scale, AI-enabled “self-driving” biology laboratory to be located at and operated by PNNL. Learn more: bit.ly/45iP7AC

Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability (M2PC)

Located at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, the Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability (M2PC) is designed to offer an integrated suite of automated phenotyping instrumentation and...

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We are thrilled to hear our newest capability, the Anaerobic Microbial Phenotyping Platform (AMP2), won a 2026 R&D 100 Award! 🎉 Check out the announcement: bit.ly/4pYYhf7 👩‍🔬🔬🖥️ Haven't heard of AMP2? Learn all about it on our website: bit.ly/4wM2SUt
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A team of researchers from @PNNLab and EMSL recently demonstrated how a modular fluorogenic library can be used to functionally map unannotated, promiscuous amide hydrolases directly within native bacterial populations: bit.ly/4wBAunI
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Happy National Intern Day! 🎉 Hear five current and former interns share how working alongside EMSL researchers has helped shape their career path: bit.ly/44SpqGT
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Check out scenes from Day 1 of EMSL 2026 Summer School! 📷 👨‍🏫👩‍🔬 It's not too late to join us virtually. Attend and learn about advanced methods for understanding critical minerals and materials biogeochemistry. Register: bit.ly/4fDXGL4
Photo of researcher presenting to EMSL 2026 Summer School attendees in auditorium. Presentation slide is titled the following. What does Nano SIMS analyze?

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A multi-institutional team recently demonstrated that machine learning could be used to successfully reproduce complex subsurface chemical behavior while requiring less computational effort than that used by conventional simulation methods. Learn more: bit.ly/44LTIuU
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Congratulations to the 25 graduate students and early-career researchers selected to attend EMSL 2026 Summer School in person! 🎊 Meet the participants: bit.ly/4ft33N0
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Join us July 17 at Community Science Campaign Meetings and discuss our Computing, Analytics, and Modeling Science Area work! ➡️ Bridging Soil Scales ➡️ Mass Spec Molecular Annotation and Simulation ➡️ Pathway Discovery and Metabolic Modeling Register: bit.ly/4vdIERQ
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EMSL uses state-of-the-art nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) instruments to study the molecular composition and behavior of complex environmental and biological systems. Join chemist Liz Eder on the EMSL Virtual Tour and check out our NMR capabilities: bit.ly/4vAsiUt
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Divergent Molecular Mechanisms for Fungal Plant Biomass Conversion 🌱 A multi-institutional team of researchers recently analyzed the molecular response of five fungi to two plant residues at the transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome levels: bit.ly/4voDd3m
Diagram depicting the process by which scientists recently evaluated divergent molecular mechanisms for fungal plant biomass conversion. Three levels of study are highlighted: transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome.

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