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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Tianyi Yu

Louisiana State University

Department of Chemistry

232 Choppin Hall
Baton Rouge , LA  70803  

tyu7@lsu.edu

Project List:

The Design of Synergistic Dispersant and Herding Systems using Tubular Clay Structures and Gel Phase Materials

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3

2019

Yu, T., Swientoniewski, L. T., Omarova, M., Li, M. - C., Negulescu, I. I., Jiang, N., et al. (2019). Investigation of Amphiphilic Polypeptoid-Functionalized Halloysite Nanotubes as Emulsion Stabilizer for Oil Spill Remediation. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11(31), 27944–27953.

2018

Omarova, M., Swientoniewski, L. T., Tsengam, I. K. M., Panchal, A., Yu, T., Blake, D. A., et al. (2018). Engineered Clays as Sustainable Oil Dispersants in the Presence of Model Hydrocarbon Degrading Bacteria: The Role of Bacterial Sequestration and Biofilm Formation. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 6(11), 14143–14153.
Panchal, A., Swientoniewski, L. T., Omarova, M., Yu, T., Zhang, D., Blake, D. A., et al. (2018). Bacterial proliferation on clay nanotube Pickering emulsions for oil spill bioremediation. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 164, 27–33.

Conference Presentations - 17

2019

Omarova, M., Tsengam, I., Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Yu, T., Lvov, Y., et al. (2019). A nanoscale understanding of MOSSFA events at the oil-water interface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Panchal, A., Tsengam, I., Swientoniewski, L., Omarova, M., Yu, T., Lvov, Y., et al. (2019). Converting Halloysite clay Pickering microdroplets into liquid marbles for synergistic oil spill remediation with delivery of encapsulated bacteria. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Swientoniewski, L., Blake, D., Omarova, M., Panchal, A., Yu, T., Tsengam, I., et al. (2019). In situ spectroscopy of Cycloclasticus pugetti to monitor degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Swientoniewski, L., Blake, R. C., Omarova, M., Panchal, A., Yu, T., Zhang, D., et al. (2019). Cycloclasticus pugetii Produces novel colored spectral intermediates when intact bacterium are exposed to different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. In ASM Microbe 2019. San Francisco, CA : 06/20/19-06/24/19.

2018

Panchal, A., Swientoniewski, L., Omarova, M., Yu, T., John, V., Zhang, D., et al. (2018). Bacterial proliferation on clay nanotube Pickering emulsions for oil spill bioremediation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Panchal, A., Swientoniewski, L., Omarova, M., Yu, T., John, V., Zhang, D., et al. (2018). Clay nanotube-bacteria liquid marbles for oil spill remediation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Tsengam, I., Yu, T., John, V., et al. (2018). Exopolymer produced in the marine environment enhances the stability of oil in water emulsions under saline conditions. In 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. New Orleans, LA : 03/18/18-03/22/18.
Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Tsengam, I., Yu, T., John, V., et al. (2018). Time Evolution of Surface Oil Layers and Surfactant Stabilized Droplets â?? Bacterial Colonization, Biofilm Generation and Biodegradation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Yu, T., John, V., Zhang, D., et al. (2018). Aluminosilicate microstructured dispersants stimulate proliferation of ubiquitous marine bacteria and production of biosurfactant. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Yu, T., John, V., Zhang, D., et al. (2018). Bacterial proliferation on clay nanotube Pickering emulsions for oil spill bioremediation. In 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. New Orleans, LA : 03/18/18-03/22/18.
Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Yu, T., John, V., Zhang, D., et al. (2018). Clay based microstructures as alternatives to chemical dispersants in bioremediation of crude oil: Studies with model marine organisms. In 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. New Orleans, LA : 03/18/18-03/22/18.
Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Yu, T., John, V., Zhang, D., et al. (2018). Flat-sheet clays sequester oil-degrading bacteria and stabilize oil dispersions providing insights on marine snow and oil-mineral aggregates. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Yu, T., John, V., Zhang, D., et al. (2018). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation by cycloclasticus, as measured by a novel immunoassay, correlates with increased cell proliferation. In 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. New Orleans, LA : 03/18/18-03/22/18.
Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Yu, T., John, V., Zhang, D., et al. (2018). Synthesis and investigation of amphiphile polypeptoid functionalized halloysite nanotubes as stabilizer towards oil spill remediation. In 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. New Orleans, LA : 03/18/18-03/22/18.
Zhang, S., Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Tsengam, I., Yu, T., et al. (2018). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation by Marine Bacteria. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Omarova, M., Swientoniewski, L., Yu, T., Panchal, A., Lvov, Y., Blake, D., et al. (2017). The Role of Bacterial Biofilm in Particle-Stabilized Oil-in-Water Emulsions: Implications to the Biodegradation of Oil Spills. In 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN : 10/29/17-11/03/17.
Yu, T., Swientoniewski, L., Blake, D., & Zhang, D. (2017). Synthesis, Characterization and Assessment of Bacterial Compatibility of Polypeptoid Functionalized Halloysite Nanotubes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.