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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 Roster

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

21 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Srinivasa R. Raghavan
University of Maryland
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Co-Principal Investigator

Geoffrey D. Bothun
University of Rhode Island
Department of Chemical Engineering
Vijay T. John
Tulane University
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Alon V. McCormick
University of Minnesota
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Project Data Point of Contact

Alon V. McCormick
University of Minnesota
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

GoMRI Scholar

Niti R. Agrawal
University of Maryland
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Louis Corcoran
University of Minnesota
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Joseph Rocchio
University of Rhode Island
Department of Chemical Engineering

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Niti R. Agrawal
University of Maryland
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Jasmin Athas
University of Maryland
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Louis Corcoran
University of Minnesota
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Nasim Ganji
University of Rhode Island
Department of Chemical Engineering
Marzhana Omarova
Tulane University
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
David Riehm
University of Minnesota
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Igor Tsengam
Tulane University
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Jay Fernandes
University of Maryland
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Joseph Rocchio
University of Rhode Island
Department of Chemical Engineering

Undergraduate Student

Maliq De Pina
Tulane University
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Kyle Everett
University of Rhode Island
Department of Chemical Engineering
Prakash Paul
University of Minnesota
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Nicole Phaneuf
Tulane University
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Joseph Rocchio
University of Rhode Island
Department of Chemical Engineering
Lauren Shepard
Tulane University
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Erwin Simmons
Tulane University
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Brent Vizanko
University of Minnesota
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Lory Wang
Tulane University
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org