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Wayne Reed

Tulane University

Department of Physics

5072 Percival Stern Hall
New Orleans, LA  70118  

wreed@tulane.edu

Project List:

Designing Nanoparticle-based Dispersants with Improved Efficiency and Biocompatibility

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

Development of Cost-Efficient and Concentration-Independent Dispersants for Improved Oil Spill Remediation

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 5

2019

Wu, A., Sahiner, N., & Reed, W. F. (2019). Online monitoring of dopamine particle formation via continuous light scattering intensity measurement. European Polymer Journal, 112, 749–753.

2015

Zhu, Z., & Reed, W. F. (2015). Polymeric Suppression of Dopant-Enhanced Surfactant Supramicellar Assemblies. Macromol. Chem. Phys., 216(2), 205–210.

2014

Brusamarello, C., Drenski, M. F., Isakov, A., & Reed, W. F. (2014). Filtrodynamics: Time Dependent Trans-Filter Pressure Signals for Early Detection and Monitoring of Particulates During Chemical Processing. Macromol. React. Eng., 8(3), 186–192.
Dufrechou, M., Mignard, E., Drenski, M. F., & Reed, W. F. (2014). Filtrodynamics 2: Effects of Particle Size and Filter Type on Trans-Filter Time-Dependent Pressure Signals: Filtrodynamics: Trans-Filter Pressure Signal Monitoring. Macromol. React. Eng., 8(7), 529–542.

2013

Zhu, Z., & Reed, W. F. (2013). Enhanced Surfactant Supramicellar Assembly by Hydrophobic Dopants. Langmuir, 29(33), 10376–10382.

Conference Presentations - 17

2020

Kurita, G., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., & Denslow, N. D. (2020). Toxicity Assessment of Novel Nanoparticles Engineered to Disperse Crude Oil Monitored Using a Gene Expression Biomarker in Fathead Minnow Juveniles. In 7th Biennial UF Water Institute Symposium. Gainesville, FL : 02/25/20-02/26/20: Poster.
Kurita, G., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., & Denslow, N. D. (2020). Toxicity Assessment of Novel Oil Dispersant Based on Silica Nanoparticle: An Update Testing Different Chemical Composition and Endpoints. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Walley, S., Denslow, N., Reed, W., Grayson, S., & Savin, D. (2020). Amphiphilic Grafted Nanoparticles as a Platform for Dispersants with Improved Efficiency and Biocompatibility. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Walley, S., Denslow, N., Reed, W., Grayson, S., & Savin, D. (2020). Amphiphilic Grafted Nanoparticles as a Platform for Dispersants with Improved Efficiency and Biocompatibility. In UF Soft Matter Applied Research and Technology Symposium (SMARTS) 2020. Gainesville, FL : 01/31/20-01/31/20: Poster.

2019

Kurita Oyamada, H. G., Brown, C., Kroll, K. J., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D. A., et al. (2019). Toxicity screening of novel crude oil dispersant engineered nanoparticles using fathead minnow. In Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 40th Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada : 11/03/19-11/07/19.
Kurita, G., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., & Denslow, N. D. (2019). Novel silica-based nanoparticles reduce the toxicity of WAF to Fathead minnow juveniles after 96h of exposure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Kurita, G., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., & Denslow, N. D. (2019). Assessment of CYP1A gene expression in Fathead Minnow juveniles exposed to novel crude oil absorbing nanoparticles in the presence of water accommodated fraction. In 20th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses In Marine Organisms (PRIMO20). Charleston, SC : 05/19/19-05/22/19.
Kurita, G., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., & Denslow, N. D. (2019). Screening of Cyp1A gene expression in Fathead Minnow juveniles to assess the effectiveness of novel silica-based nanoparticles to capture crude oil components. In 5th Biennial Conference of the North American Society for Comparitive Endocrinology (NASCE). Gainesville, FL : 05/24/19-05/28/19: Poster.
Walley, S., Bentz, K., Denslow, N., Reed, W., Grayson, S., & Savin, D. (2019). Amphiphilic Grafted Nanoparticles as a Platform for Dispersants with Improved Efficiency and Biocompatibility. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Kurita, H., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., & Denslow, N. D. (2018). Novel Silica-Based Nanoparticles Reduce the Toxicity of Crude Oil WAF to Fathead Minnow Juveniles After 96h of Exposure. In Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Toxicology Fall 2018 Meeting. Gainesville, FL : 10/25/18-10/26/18: Poster.
Kurita, H., Oruc, E., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., et al. (2018). Toxicological assessment of a novel unimolecular micelle nanoparticle for oil dispersant using Fathead minnow, embryos and juveniles. In SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting. Sacramento, CA : 11/04/18-11/08/18: Poster.
Savin, D. A., Grayson, S. M., Denslow, N., & Reed, W. (2018). Designing Nanoparticle-based Dispersants with Improved Efficiency and Biocompatibility. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Wu, A., Montgomery, R. D., Drenski, M. F., McAfee, T., Jarand, C., & Reed, W. F. (2018). Monitoring of emulsion polymerization with ACOMP and early results on control. In 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. New Orleans, LA : 03/18/18-03/22/18.

2015

Drenski, M. F., & Reed, W. F. (2015). Recent advances in online monitoring of polymerization reactions. In SciX 2015. Providence, RI : 09/27/15-10/02/15.
McFaul, C. A., Zhu, Z., Wu, A., Drenski, M. F., & Reed, W. F. (2015). Monitoring the onset and evolution of polymer stimuli responsiveness during synthesis. In 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition. Boston, MA : 08/16/15-08/20/15.
Peaden, B., Zhu, Z., Twigg, F., Alb, A., & Reed, W. F. (2015). Characterization methods for oil dispersants. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.

2014

Zhu, Z., & Reed, W. F. (2014). Hydrophobic dopant-enhanced and polymer-suppressed supramicellar assemblies. In 27th International Symposium on Polymer Analysis and Characterization. Les Diablerets, Switzerland : 6/15-6/18/2014.