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Matthew Tarr

University of New Orleans

Department of Chemistry

2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans , LA  70148  

mtarr@uno.edu

Project List:

Molecular Understanding of Emulsion Formation in Environmentally Photo- Oxidized Crude Oils: In Situ Generation of Interfacially Active Species and Their Impact on Emulsification

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Effect of Photochemistry on Biotransformation of Crude Oil

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Monitoring of Natural Resources in the Pontchartrain Basin following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Processes, Habitats, and Fisheries

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 8

2020

Zito, P., Podgorski, D. C., Bartges, T., Guillemette, F., Roebuck Jr., J. A., Spencer, R. G. M., et al. (2020). Sunlight-Induced Molecular Progression of Oil into Oxidized Oil Soluble Species, Interfacial Material, and Dissolved Organic Matter. Energy Fuels, 34(4), 4721–4726. doi

2019

Zito, P., Podgorski, D. C., Johnson, J., Chen, H., Rodgers, R. P., Guillemette, F., et al. (2019). Molecular-Level Composition and Acute Toxicity of Photosolubilized Petrogenic Carbon. Environ. Sci. Technol., 53(14), 8235–8243. doi

2017

Cao, X., & Tarr, M. A. (2017). Aldehyde and Ketone Photoproducts from Solar-Irradiated Crude Oil-Seawater Systems Determined by Electrospray Ionization-Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Environ. Sci. Technol., 51(20), 11858–11866. doi
Harriman, B., Zito, P., Podgorski, D. C., Tarr, M. A., & Suflita, J. M. (2017). Impact of Photooxidation and Biodegradation on the Fate of Oil Spilled During the Deepwater Horizon Incident: Advanced Stages of Weathering. Environ. Sci. Technol., 51(13), 7412–7421. doi

2016

Tarr, M. A., Zito, P., Ray P.Z., Overton, E. B., Olson G.M., Adhikari, P. L., et al. (2016). Weathering of oil spilled in the marine environment. Oceanog, 29(3), 126–135. doi

2015

Ray, P. Z., & Tarr, M. A. (2015). Formation of organic triplets from solar irradiation of petroleum. Marine Chemistry, 168, 135–139. doi

2014

Ray, P. Z., Chen, H., Podgorski, D. C., McKenna, A. M., & Tarr, M. A. (2014). Sunlight creates oxygenated species in water-soluble fractions of Deepwater horizon oil. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 280, 636–643. doi

2011

Soniat, T. M., King, S. M., Tarr, M. A., & Thorne, M. A. (2011). Chemical and Physiological Measures on Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from Oil-Exposed Sites in Louisiana. Journal of Shellfish Research, 30(3), 713–717. doi

Conference Presentations - 33

2020

Rodgers, R. P., Chacon-Patino, M. L., Niles, S. F., Marshall, A. G., Hendrickson, C. L., McKenna, A. M., et al. (2020). Degradation of Oil: What Happened to the Oil? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl

2019

Brown, C. N., Cluen-Brown, A., Giraudier, M., & Tarr, M. A. (2019). Solar induced formation of emulsification in petroleum on water. In Fall 2019 ACS National Meeting & Expo. San Diego, CA : 08/25/19-08/29/19: Poster. openurl
Patil, S. L., Zito, P. A., & Tarr, M. A. (2019). Identification of water soluble oil photodegradation products containing N and O atoms. In Fall 2019 ACS National Meeting & Expo. San Diego, CA : 08/25/19-08/29/19: Poster. openurl
Rodgers, R. P., Rowland, S. M., Chacon-Patino, M. L., Lu, J., Niles, S. F., Chen, H., et al. (2019). Applications of High Resolution Mass Spectrometry in Oil Spill Science: Past, Present, and Future Opportunities. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Tarr, M. A., Cluen-Brown, A., Giraudier, M., & Brown, C. N. (2019). Impact of Sunlight on Emulsification of Oil from Deepwater Horizon Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl

2018

Tarr, M. A. (2018). Sunlight Plus Oil: Making a Complex Mixture Even More Complex. In 69th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy. Orlando, FL : 02/26/18-03/01/18. openurl
Tarr, M. A., Bure, T. R., Cao, X., & Zito, P. (2018). Ketone and aldehyde photoproducts from solar exposed crude oil on water. In Goldschmidt 2018. Boston, MA : 08/12/18-08/17/18. openurl
Tarr, M. A., & Cao, X. (2018). Photoproducts in Gas Phase of Solar Irradiated Crude Oil-Seawater Systems Determined by SPME-GC-MS. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Tarr, M. A., Cao, X., Zito, P., Podgorski, D. C., Harriman, B. H., Suflita, J. M., et al. (2018). Oil spilled in marine systems: Photochemistry and impacts on aquatic organisms. In 255th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. New Orleans, LA : 03/18/18-03/22/18. openurl

2016

Harriman, B. H., Ray, P. Z., Aktas, D. F., Tarr, M. A., & Suflita, J. M. (2016). Effect of Photooxidation on the Biodegradability of Macondo Oil Sand Patties Deposited on Gulf Shore Beaches. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Podgorski, D. C., Ray, P. Z., Roland, N. V., Corilo, Y. E., Tarr, M. A., Guillemette, F., et al. (2016). Photochemical Degradation of Petroleum-Derived Water-Soluble Organics into the Background Dissolved Organic Carbon Pool. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans. LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16. openurl
Ray, P. Z., Podgorski, D. C., & Tarr, M. A. (2016). Not all Oils Photodegrade Equally: The Dependence of Petroleum Composition on Photochemical Production of Hydroxyl Radical and Singlet Oxygen. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans. LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16. openurl
Ray, P. Z., Podgorski, D. C., & Tarr, M. A. (2016). In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans. LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16. openurl
Rodgers, R. P., Rowland, S. M., Chen, H., Corilo, Y. E., McKenna, A. M., Cingenpeel, A. C., et al. (2016). Oxidized Transformation Products from Macondo Well Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
Tarr, M. A., Kountz, D. D., Ray, P. Z., Chen, H., McKenna, A. M., Harriman, B. H., et al. (2016). Compositional Changes in Oil Exposed to Sunlight. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Tarr, M. A., Ray, P. Z., Le Bechec, M., Pigot, T., & Lacombe, S. (2016). Grafting Photosensitizers to Hollow or Magnetic Micro and Nanoparticle Supports for Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalysis. In 9th European Meeting on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis: Environmental Applications. Strasbourg, France : 06/13/16-06/17/16. openurl

2015

Clingenpeel, A. C., Johnson, J. T., Ray, P. Z., Tarr, M. A., Rodgers, R. P., & Podgorski, D. C. (2015). Characterization of Interfacial Material Isolated from Photochemically Weathered Crude Oil by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry. In 10th North American Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry Conference. Key West, FL : 04/12/15-04/16/15: Poster. openurl
McKinzie, O., Ray, P. Z., & Tarr, M. A. (2015). Solar Production of Singlet Oxygen and Hydroxyl Radical From Thin Oil Films in the Presence of Dispersant. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Ray, P. Z., Chen, H., Podgorski, D. C., McKenna, A. M., & Tarr, M. A. (2015). Photochemical Transformations of Petroleum on Seawater. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Tarr, M. A. (2015). Photochemistry of Crude Oil in Aquatic Systems. In IPREM Mini-symposium on Photochemistry and Photocatalysis. Pau, France : 06/30/15-07/01/15. openurl

2014

Cote, J. M., Harriman, B. H., Kountz, D. D., Davidova, I. A., Suflita, J. M., Tarr, M. A., et al. (2014). Impact of Photolyzed vs. Non-Photolyzed Oil on Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Gulf of Mexico Sediments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Cote, J. M., Harriman, B. H., Kountz, D. D., Davidova, I. A., Suflita, J. M., Tarr, M. A., et al. (2014). Impact of Photolyzed vs. Non-Photolyzed Oil and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons on Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Gulf of Mexico Coastal Sediments. In Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Portland, OR , 5/18/14-5/23/14: Poster. openurl
Kountz, D. D., Ray, P. Z., & Tarr, M. A. (2014). The fate of oil in sunlight exposed thin films is affected by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sensitized photochemistry. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Podgorski, D. C., Ray, P. Z., Chen, H., McKenna, A. M., Rodgers, R. P., Marshall, A. G., et al. (2014). Photochemically-Induced Leaching of Water-Soluble Organics from Macondo Crude Oil into the Environment. In 62nd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Baltimore, MD : 06/15/14-06/19/14: Poster. openurl
Ray, P. Z., Chen, H., McKenna, A., & Tarr, M. (2014). Identification of Water-Soluble Compounds Formed After Irradiation of Macondo Well Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Ray, P. Z., Tarr, M. A., Chen, H., Podgorski, D. C., & McKenna, A. M. (2014). Effect of Dispersant on Molecular Composition and Fate of Oil Exposed to Sunlight in Seawater Systems. In International Oil Spill Conference. Savannah, GA 5/5/14-5/8/14: Poster. openurl
Tarr, M. A., Ray, P. Z., Chen, H., Podgorski, D. C., & McKenna, A. M. (2014). Molecular Composition of Photoproducts of Oil from The Deepwater Horizon Spill. In IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry – XXV. Bordeaux, France : 7/14/14-7/18/18. openurl
Tarr, M. A., Ray, P. Z., Kountz, D. D., McKinzie, O., Hayes, S., Stroud, J., et al. (2014). Optimizing Conditions for Photolytic and Photocatalytic Degradation of Spilled Oil and Oil Waste. In 20th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air, and Soil. San Diego, CA : 11/17/2014-11/20/2014. openurl

2013

Ray, P. Z., & Tarr, M. A. (2013). Solar Production of Hydroxyl Radical from Petroleum Films on Water. In The First Latin American International Conference on Semiconductor Photocatalysis, Solar Energy Conversion, & Advanced Oxidation Technologies. Cartagena, Colombia, May 29-31, 2013. openurl
Tarr, M. A., Ray, P. Z., Kountz, D. D., King, S. M., Duplessis, L. E., Olson, A. C., et al. (2013). Photolytic and Photocatalytic Transformations of Crude Oil in Aquatic Environments. In International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air, and Soil. San Diego, CA November 17-21, 2013. openurl
Tarr, M. A. (2013). Nanoarchitectures for Enhanced Solar Conversion. In The First Latin American International Conference on Semiconductor Photocatalysis, Solar Energy Conversion, & Advanced Oxidation Technologies. Cartagena, Colombia, May 29-31, 2013. openurl

2011

King, S. M., Leaf, P. A., Carter, A. M., Whitney, A. R., Balga, E. A., & Tarr, M. A. (2011). Photolytic and photocatalytic degradation of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill. In American Chemical Society Meeting. Anaheim, CA, March 27-31, 2011. openurl

2010

King, S. M., Leaf, P. A., Carter, A. M., Whitney, A. R., Balga, E. A., & Tarr, M. A. (2010). Photolytic and photocatalytic degradation of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill. In Joint 66th Southwest Regional and 62nd Southeast Regional Meeting of the ACS. New Orleans, LA, December 1-4, 2010. openurl
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