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Funding Source: Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)

Project Publications & Presentations

Role of Microbial Motility for Degradation of Dispersed Oil

Journal Articles - 16

2020

Desai, N., & Ardekani, A. M. (2020). Biofilms at interfaces: microbial distribution in floating films. Soft Matter, 16(7), 1731–1750.
Dewangan, N. K., & Conrad, J. C. (2020). Bacterial motility enhances adhesion to oil droplets. Soft Matter, .

2019

Ahmadzadegan, A., Wang, S., Vlachos, P. P., & Ardekani, A. M. (2019). Hydrodynamic attraction of bacteria to gas and liquid interfaces. Phys. Rev. E, 100(6).
Desai, N., Shaik, V. A., & Ardekani, A. M. (2019). Hydrodynamic Interaction Enhances Colonization of Sinking Nutrient Sources by Motile Microorganisms. Front. Microbiol., 10(Article 289).
Dewangan, N. K., & Conrad, J. C. (2019). Rotating oil droplets driven by motile bacteria at interfaces. Soft Matter, 15(45), 9368–9375.
Shim, S., Stone, H. A., & Ford, R. M. (2019). Chemotaxis in shear flow: Similarity solutions of the steady-state chemoattractant and bacterial distributions. AIChE J, 65(10).

2018

Conrad, J. C., & Poling-Skutvik, R. (2018). Confined Flow: Consequences and Implications for Bacteria and Biofilms. Annu. Rev. Chem. Biomol. Eng., 9(1).
Desai, N., & Ardekani, A. M. (2018). Combined influence of hydrodynamics and chemotaxis in the distribution of microorganisms around spherical nutrient sources. Physical Review E, 98(1), 012419.
Desai, N., Dabiri, S., & Ardekani, A. M. (2018). Nutrient uptake by chemotactic microorganisms in presence of rising oil drops. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 108, 156–168.
Desai, N., Shaik, V. A., & Ardekani, A. M. (2018). Hydrodynamics-mediated trapping of micro-swimmers near drops. Soft Matter, 14(2), 264–278.
Dewangan, N. K., & Conrad, J. C. (2018). Adhesion ofMarinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticusto Surfactant-Decorated Dodecane Droplets. Langmuir, 34(46), 14012–14021.
McLay, R. B., Nguyen, H. N., Jaimes-Lizcano, Y. A., Dewangan, N. K., Alexandrova, S., Rodrigues, D. F., et al. (2018). Level of Fimbriation Alters the Adhesion ofEscherichia coliBacteria to Interfaces. Langmuir, 34(3), 1133–1142.

2017

Desai, N., & Ardekani, A. M. (2017). Modeling of active swimmer suspensions and their interactions with the environment. Soft Matter, 13(36), 6033–6050.
Shaik, V. A., & Ardekani, A. M. (2017). Motion of a model swimmer near a weakly deforming interface. J. Fluid Mech., 824, 42–73.
Shaik, V. A., & Ardekani, A. M. (2017). Point force singularities outside a drop covered with an incompressible surfactant: Image systems and their applications. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 2(11).

2016

Li, G., & Ardekani, A. M. (2016). Collective Motion of Microorganisms in a Viscoelastic Fluid. Phys. Rev. Lett., 117(11).

Conference Presentations - 41

2019

Conrad, J. C., & Dewangan, N. K.;. (2019). Adhesion of Bacteria at Surfactant-Decorated Oil-Water Interfaces. In Society for Industrial Microbiology 2019. Washington, D. C. : 7/21/19-07/24/19.
Conrad, J. C., & Dewangan, N. K. (2019). Adhesion of Bacteria at Surfactant-Decorated Oil-Water Interfaces. In 2019 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL : 11/10/19-11/15/19.
Conrad, J. C., & Dewangan, N. K. (2019). How Bacteria Adhere to Interefaces. In 2019 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Stockholm, Sweden : 11/18/19-11/20/19: Poster.
Desai, N., Shaik, V. A., & Ardekani, A. M. (2019). Bioremediation and motility: how fluid flow and nutrient distribution affect bacterial foraging. In 56th Society of Engineering Science Meeting, 2019. St. Louis, MO : 10/13/2019-10/15/19.
Desai, N., Shaik, V. A., & Ardekani, A. M. (2019). Hydrodynamic and chemotactic influences in bacterial foraging. In 72nd APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. Seattle, WA : 11/24/19-11/26/19.
Desai, N., Shaik, V. A., & Ardekani, A. M. (2019). Influence of hydrodynamic interactions and chemotaxis on accumulation of bacteria near oil drops. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Dewangan, N. K., & Conrad, J. C. (2019). Adhesion of Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus to Surfactant-Decorated Oil Droplets. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Dewangan, N. K., & Conrad, J. C. (2019). Rotation of oil droplets driven by motile bacteria at interfaces. In 93rd ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium. Atlanta, GA : 06/16/19-06/19/19.
Ford, R. M. (2019). Transport phenomena of microbes in groundwater and porous media. In 2019 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL : 11/10/19-11/15/19.
Mullane, K. K., Nishiyama, M., Kurihara, T., Guevara, N., & Bartlett, D. H. (2019). Insights into the Adaptation of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microbes to Life at High Pressure: the Role of Motility and Chemotaxis. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Mullane, K. K., Nishiyama, M., Xu, T., Guevara, N., Kurihara, T., & Bartlett, D. H. (2019). Insights into the Adaptation of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microbes to Life at High Pressure: the Role of Motility and Chemotaxis. In ASM Microbe 2019. San Francisco, CA : 06/18/19-06/22/19: Poster.
Mullane, K. K., Nishiyama, M., Xu, T., Guevara, N., Kurihara, T., & Bartlett, D. H. (2019). Insights into the Adaptation of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microbes to Life at High Pressure: the Role of Motility and Chemotaxis. In Scripps Graduate Student Symposium. La Jolla, CA : 9/25/2019: Poster.
Xu, T., Mullane, K. K., & Bartlett, D. H. (2019). Effect of high hydrostatic pressure on the activity of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Zhao, X., & Ford, R. M. (2019). Chemotactic Response of Marine Bacteria to Hydrocarbons: Experimental and Theoretical Analysis. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Zhao, X., & Ford, R. M. (2019). The role of bacterial chemotaxis in improving bioremediation efficiency. In 2019 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL : 11/10/19-11/15/19.

2018

Desai, N., & Ardekani, A. M. (2018). Hydrodynamic interaction of marine bacteria and oil droplets. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Desai, N., Shaik, V. A., & Ardekani, A. M. (2018). Oil-microbe interactions: role of chemotaxis and hydrodynamics. In BIRS Workshop on Complex Fluids in Biological Systems. Banff, Canada : 07/22/18-07/27/18.
Dewangan, N. K., & Conrad, J. C. (2018). Adhesion of bacteria to surfactant-laden oil/water droplets. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Dewangan, N. K., & Conrad, J. C. (2018). Adhesion of bacteria to surfactant-laden oil/water droplets. In 92nd ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium. State College, PA : 06/10/18-06/13/18: Poster.
Mullane, K. K., Nishiyama, M., Kurihara, T., & Bartlett, D. H. (2018). The Influence of Hydrostatic Pressue on Microbial Motility and Hydrocarbon Chemotaxis. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Zhao, X., & Ford, R. M. (2018). Decision-making in Bacteria: An Integrated Chemotactic Response to Multiple Chemical Cues. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.

2017

Ardekani, A. M., & Desai, N. (2017). Bacterial chemotaxis in multi-phase flows. In 54th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science. Boston, MA : 07/25/17-07/28/17.
Chen, G., Zhao, X., & Ford, R. M. (2017). Chemotactic Response to Multiple Chemical Stimuli. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Desai, N., Dabiri, S., & Ardekani, A. M. (2017). Chemotaxis by methanotrophic bacteria in the presence of a rising swarm of oil droplets – modeling subsurface methane degradation after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Dewangan, N. K., Lizcano-Jaimes, Y. A. L., & Conrad, J. C. (2017). Effect of dispersants on motility and adhesion of bacteria on oil/water interfaces. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Joo, H., & Bartlett, D. H. (2017). “Bacterial Chemotaxis to Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons under High Hydrostatic Pressure ”. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Mullane, K., & Bartlett, D. H. (2017). The Impacts of Pressure on the Motility of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microorganisms. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Mullane, K., Bartlett, D. H., & Xu, T. (2017). How high hydrostatic pressure influences various aspects of microbial hydrocarbon chemotaxis. In International Workshop on Microbes in Hostile Environments. Uji, Japan : 12/04/17-12/04/17.
Zhao, X., Chen, G., & Ford, R. M. (2017). How do chemotactic bacteria make decisions? A multi-scale modeling approach to relate molecular-scale signal transduction kinetics to population-scale migration. In 2017 Summer School on Microswimmers – Graduate Student Symposium. Cargese, France : 09/18/17-09/22/17: Poster.

2016

Ardekani, A. M. (2016). Swimming in complex fluids. In International Center for Theoretical Physics, Summer School on Active Matter and Chemotaxis. Zanjan, Iran : 05/14/16 - 05/25/16.
Ardekani, A. M. (2016). Swimming in density stratified fluids. In International Center for Theoretical Physics, Summer School on Active Matter and Chemotaxis. Zanjan, Iran : 05/14/16 - 05/25/16.
Ardekani, A. M. (2016). Transport of particles, drops, and small organisms in density stratified fluids. In Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse Seminar. Toulouse, France : 06/10/16.
Chen, G., & Ford, R. M. (2016). Modeling the Chemotactic Response of Escherichia coli to Multiple Stimuli. In 2016 AIChE Mid-Atlantic Student Regional Conference. Newark, DE : 04/08/16-04/10/15: Poster.
Conrad, J. C. (2016). Flowing, arresting, moving: Nonequilibrium science for challenges in energy and sustainability. In Ciencias y Humanismo II. Academia Mexicana de Ciencias, Ciudad de México, México : 08/26/16-08/26/16.
Conrad, J. C., Ardekani, A. M., Bartlett, D. H., & Ford, R. M. (2016). Role of microbial motility for degradation of dispersed oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Dewangan, N. K., Jaimes-Lizcano, Y. A., McLay, R. B., Cirino, P. C., & Conrad, J. C. (2016). Effect of dispersants on motility and adhesion of bacteria on oil/water interfaces. In University of Houston Organization of Chemical Engineering Graduate Students Symposium. Houston, TX : 09/23/2016: Poster.
Li, G., & Ardekani, A. M. (2016). Collective motion in viscoelastic fluids. In AIChE Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA : 11/13/2016-11/18/2016.
Li, G., & Ardekani, A. M. (2016). Hydrodynamic interaction of microorganisms in complex fluids. In International Center for Theoretical Physics, Summer School on Active Matter and Chemotaxis. Zanjan, Iran : 05/14/16 - 05/25/16.
Li, G., & Ardekani, A. M. (2016). Near wall motion of micro-swimmers in non-Newtonian fluids. In 53th Annual Technical Meeting of Society of Engineering Sciences, “Biological and Bio-Inspired Fluid Mechanics” symposium. College Park, MD : 10/2/2016-10/5/2016.
Quinkert, D. A., Ahmadzadegan, Â.  A., & Ardekani A. M. (2016). Movement of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria Near Oil-Water Interfaces. In The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium. Purdue University, IN : 08/04/2016: poster.
Wang, S., & Ardekani, A. M. (2016). Vertical transport of particles, drops, and microorganisms in density stratified fluids. In VIIIth International Symposium on Stratified Flows. San Diego, CA : 08/29/16-10/01/16.
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
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