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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.

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Susan Walley

University of Southern Mississippi

School of Polymers and High Performance Materials

118 College Drive
#5050
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-000

susan.walley@chem.ufl.edu

Project List:

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

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Undergraduate Student

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1
2016
Bentz, K. C., Walley, S. E., & Savin, D. A. (2016). Solvent effects on modulus of poly(propylene oxide)-based organogels as measured by cavitation rheology. Soft Matter, 12(22), 4991–5001.
Conference Presentations - 6
2020
Savin, D., Walley, S., Barnes, B., Godinez, S., Machado, C., & Bentz, K. (2020). Developing Nanoparticle-Based Concentration-Independent Dispersants: From Fundamental to Applied Science. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
2015
Bentz, K. C., Walley, S. E., Vogelpohl, N. M., Bhikha, N. V., & Savin, D. A. (2015). Effect of chain length and grafting density on oil uptake in amphiphilic copolymer grafted silica nanoparticle systems. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Walley, S., Bentz, K., & Savin, D. (2015). Synthesis of Polypropylene Oxide-based Organogels and Characterization Using Cavitation Rheology. In 249th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. Denver, CO : 03/22/15-03/24/15: Poster.
Walley, S., Bentz, K., & Savin, D. (2015). Synthesis of Polypropylene Oxide-based Organogels and Characterization Using Cavitation Rheology. In ACS National Meeting, Denver. Denver, CO : 03/22/15-03/24/15.
2014
Bentz, K., Walley, S., Richardson, A., Bhikha, N., & Savin, D. (2014). Amphiphilic Copolymer-grafted Silica Nanoparticles as a Template for Novel Oil Dispersants. In American Chemical Society National Meeting. Dallas, TX, 03/16/14 - 03/20/14: Poster.
Naik, S., Bentz, K., Walley, S., Ly, J., Igert, C., & Savin, D. (2014). Polymeric Organogels: Two Different Motifs to Maximize Hydrogen Bonding. In American Chemical Society National Meeting. Dallas, TX, 03/16/14 - 03/20/14.