GoMRI
Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Funding Source: Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)

Project Member Institutions

Molecular Engineering of Food-Grade Dispersants as Highly Efficient and Safe Materials for the Treatment of Oil Spills

Tulane University

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Maliq De Pina
Undergraduate Student
Vijay T. John
Co-Principal Investigator
Marzhana Omarova
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Nicole Phaneuf
Undergraduate Student
Lauren Shepard
Undergraduate Student
Erwin Simmons
Undergraduate Student
Igor Tsengam
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Lory Wang
Undergraduate Student

University of Maryland

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Niti R. Agrawal
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Jay Fernandes
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Srinivasa R. Raghavan
Principal Investigator

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Jasmin Athas
Graduate Student - PhD Level

University of Minnesota

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Louis Corcoran
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Alon V. McCormick
Co-Principal Investigator,
Project Data Point of Contact
Prakash Paul
Undergraduate Student
David Riehm
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Brent Vizanko
Undergraduate Student

University of Rhode Island

Department of Chemical Engineering

Geoffrey D. Bothun
Co-Principal Investigator
Kyle Everett
Undergraduate Student
Nasim Ganji
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Joseph Rocchio
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level,
Undergraduate Student
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org