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Nicole Cook Serio

University of Rhode Island

Department of Chemistry

Pastore Hall
51 Lower College Road
Kingston, RI  02881  

nicole_cook@my.uri.edu

Project List:

Multifunctional Colloidal Particles as Dispersants for Maximizing Biodegradation of Crude Oil

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Research Scientist, Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar, Graduate Student - Master's Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 8

2016

Serio, N., & Levine, M. (2016). Solvent effects in the extraction and detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from complex oils in complex environments. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem, 84(1-2), 61–70.

2015

Serio, N., Chanthalyma, C., Peters, S., Levine, D., & Levine, M. (2015). 2-Hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin for the enhanced performance of dual function extraction and detection systems in complex oil environments. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem, 81(3-4), 341–346.
Serio, N., & Levine, M. (2015). Efficient extraction and detection of aromatic toxicants from crude oil and tar balls using multiple cyclodextrin derivatives. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 95(1), 242–247.
Serio, N., Moyano, D. F., Rotello, V. M., & Levine, M. (2015). Array-based detection of persistent organic pollutants via cyclodextrin promoted energy transfer. Chem. Commun., 51(58), 11615–11618.

2014

Serio, N., Chanthalyma, C., Prignano, L., & Levine, M. (2014). Cyclodextrin-promoted energy transfer for broadly applicable small-molecule detection. Supramolecular Chemistry, 26(10-12), 714–721.
Serio, N., Prignano, L., Peters, S., & Levine, M. (2014). Detection of Medium-Sized Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons via Fluorescence Energy Transfer. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 34(5), 561–572.

2013

Serio, N., Chanthalyma, C., Prignano, L., & Levine, M. (2013). Cyclodextrin-Enhanced Extraction and Energy Transfer of Carcinogens in Complex Oil Environments. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 5(22), 11951–11957.
Serio, N., Miller, K., & Levine, M. (2013). Efficient detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls via three-component energy transfer. Chem. Commun., 49(42), 4821.

Conference Presentations - 6

2016

Levine, M., Serio, N., & Smith, B. (2016). Cyclodextrin-Based Systems for Environmental Remediation Applications. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.

2014

Gareau, L., Prignano, L., Serio, N., & Levine, M. (2014). Facile Detection of PAHs via Three-Component Energy Transfer in Complex Biological Environments. In Northeastern Section Younger Chemists Committee Student Conference. Boston, MA - 04/12/2014: Poster.
Levine, M., & Serio, N. (2014). Organic macrocycles and their role in supramolecular energy transfer. In Gordon Research Conference. Smithfield, RI : 7/16/2014: poster.
Levine, M., Serio, N., Prignano, L., & Chanthalyma, C. (2014). A dual function system for the sequestration and detection of oil-spill related polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Serio, N., & Levine, M. (2014). Array-Based Detection of Carcinogenic Polycylic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Toxic Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Complex Environments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.

2013

Serio, N., Miller, K., Mako, T., & Levine, M. (2013). Array-based detection of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). In ACS National Meeting. New Orleans, LA, April, 2013.