@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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We broke ground on the Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability (M2PC), a first-of-its-kind autonomous lab! 🎉 Located at @PNNLab, M2PC will decrease experimental timeframes from years to months or even just weeks. Learn more: bit.ly/3TPFTK5
Photo from EMSL's Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability (M2PC) facility groundbreaking in which the following people are standing side-by-side, shovels in hand, flinging soil into the air. Douglas Mans, Randy Hansen, Deb Gracio, Dorothy Koch, Corey Low, Ashley Morris, and Scott Tingey.

ALT Photo from EMSL's Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability (M2PC) facility groundbreaking in which the following people are standing side-by-side, shovels in hand, flinging soil into the air. Douglas Mans, Randy Hansen, Deb Gracio, Dorothy Koch, Corey Low, Ashley Morris, and Scott Tingey.

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Autumn at EMSL 🍁
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Photo of brick pathway outside EMSL building, lined with trees whose leaves are changing color for the fall.

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Congrats to Lisa Bramer, Kelly Stratton, and Yuri Corilo who, with first author David Degnan and colleagues from @PNNLab, published a 2024 article recognized by @WileyAnalytical as one of the top 10 percent most-read papers from that year! 🎉 Learn more: bit.ly/3TI07VK
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Congrats to the FY27 FICUS EMSL-ARM call awardees! Three PIs and colleagues will utilize equipment and resources from both user facilities to study terrestrial–atmosphere processes and microphysical processes underlying cloud formation and precipitation: bit.ly/4hlOPQi
Composite graphic with the words Fiscal Year 2027 EMSL-ARM Proposal Call project awardees, principal investigators. Also included are headshots and names of three researchers. Finally, logos are featured for the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), and the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility.

ALT Composite graphic with the words Fiscal Year 2027 EMSL-ARM Proposal Call project awardees, principal investigators. Also included are headshots and names of three researchers. Finally, logos are featured for the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), and the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility.

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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. ⤵️ youtu.be/1VVXyy00C5g?si=k8IY…
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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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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
Screenshot from EMSL virtual tour of chemist Jeremy Bougoure speaking directly to the camera. Above him are the words Nanoscale Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry.

ALT Screenshot from EMSL virtual tour of chemist Jeremy Bougoure speaking directly to the camera. Above him are the words Nanoscale Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry.

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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).

ALT 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)

EMSL's Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability (M2PC) is a first-of-its-kind, autonomous laboratory designed to accelerate microbial discoveries and build the future of programmable biology.

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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?

ALT 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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ALT Illustration featuring aboveground industrial facilities, electric grid, and geothermal energy. Below ground level are labels including subsurface, mining, reactive transport, fluid injection, and hot rock. A subsurface cutout features dots and the words multiphase flow and reactive transport of critical minerals. An arrow points from the latter to additional graphics with labels including reacting fluids and product fluids.

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