Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)

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

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

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

Join us for the "Introduction to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)" EMSL LEARN webinar: 📅 June 24 ⏰ 12–1 p.m. PDT This free webinar will introduce RAG, an emerging design pattern of large language model (LLM) based development. Learn more ⤵️ bit.ly/4gmIsMj

Check out how Niaz Bahar Chowdhury, a data scientist focused on genome-scale metabolic modeling, kicks off each day.

Are you an early-career scientist, postdoc, or grad student interested in the biogeochemistry of critical minerals and materials (CMMs)? If so, attend EMSL 2026 Summer School virtually! 📅 July 27–31, 2026 Register now! bit.ly/3PSUAK4

Researchers are invited to submit letters of intent (LOI) to the FY27 Exploratory Research call. ➡️ bit.ly/4fShJXC LOIs are due by 5 p.m. PDT on July 1.

Beginning June 3, researchers are invited to submit sampling proposals for two FY27 Community Science Campaigns: 🌱 Rhizosphere Critical ➡️ bit.ly/3PTVWEm 🪨 Unconventional Critical ➡️ bit.ly/4wT1kZ4 Proposals for both are due by 5 p.m. PDT on July 1.

Researchers recently used a new approach to measure thousands of proteins from single plant cells experiencing water deficit stress, revealing new insights into cell-type specific impacts and driving innovations. ⤵️ bit.ly/4ttAwvz

Check out a microfluidic sample preparation platform called nanoPOTS with EMSL chemist Sarai Williams.

Congratulations to senior data scientist Aivett Bilbao for serving as a Presidential AI Challenge judge! 🏆 Learn more about this initiative and how it aims to equip youth with skills necessary to thrive in an increasingly digital society: ➡️ bit.ly/48PsBkZ

Special thanks to the 75 researchers, staff, and students who joined us for the Molecular Observation Network (MONet): Connect and Learn 2026 Meeting! 🌱🤖📊 Attendees explored how machine learning tools can extract predictive insights from MONet datasets: bit.ly/49EaNsJ

Was fortunate to ribbon-cut the first Autonomous Lab as part of the Genesis Mission with @SecretaryWright. Scientists should direct autonomous labs to do their lab work 24/7 in our national labs! This is how the US keeps our lead in science - amazing leadership from @ENERGY, @mkratsios47, @ScienceUnderSec, and @sriramk 🇺🇸 Excited to see how the autonomous labs program expands!

What if we could automate experiments to speed the discovery of new medicines and advanced materials? The Genesis Mission is making this a reality by building AI-driven labs to help scientists accelerate breakthroughs.

We're proud to support the Orchestrated Platform for Autonomous Laboratories (OPAL) project at @ENERGY. Learn how the Anaerobic Microbial Phenotyping Platform (AMP2) at EMSL plays a pivotal role in OPAL's efforts.

Congratulations to Scott Baker for receiving the Charles D. Scott Award from @SIMB_Microbio! 🎉 Scott is the microbial molecular phenotyping leader at EMSL and @PNNLab. This award recognizes his work related to the production of fuels and chemicals. 📲 bit.ly/480rgY3

Is there a faster, less resource‑intensive way of making reliable predictions about soil microbial communities at a continental scale? 🦠 Perhaps! Check out promising findings from a @uwmadison research team. 📲 bit.ly/3PW4TNl

Congrats to Margaret Cheung on being named a @aaas fellow! "I feel honored. I strive to use science to benefit society and serve humanity," she says. "It's a significant part of my work, and this is a recognition of those efforts by my peers." 📲 bit.ly/4uRN95L

The inaugural 2026 EMSL-@jgi Joint User Meeting was a success! 🎉 Check out this video featuring scenes of attendees gathered in rooms big and small to listen to speakers, take part in collaborative discussions, explore research posters, and network.

Join us for an EMSL LEARN webinar and learn how to optimize your biological and omics studies through robust experimental design, from foundational statistical principles to scalable automation. 📅 March 25 🕛 Noon – 1 p.m. PDT 📲 Register: bit.ly/4cFRQsE