Javier Vela, DOE/Ames Laboratory (IMAGE) DOE/Ames National Laboratory Caption This is Javier Vela, scientist with the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and assistant professor of chemistry at Iowa State University. Credit U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.