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Jian Sheng

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Department of Mechanical Engineering

6300 Ocean Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX  78411  

jian.sheng@tamucc.edu

Project List:

Dispersion Research on Oil: Physics and Plankton Studies III (DROPPS III)

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

Dispersion Research on Oil: Physics and Plankton Studies II (DROPPS II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4

2020

Brock, L., & Sheng, J. (2020). Robust Fabrication of Polymeric Nanowire with Anodic Aluminum Oxide Templates. Micromachines, 11(1), 46.
White, A. R., Jalali, M., Boufadel, M. C., & Sheng, J. (2020). Bacteria forming drag-increasing streamers on a drop implicates complementary fates of rising deep-sea oil droplets. Sci Rep, 10(1).
White, A. R., Jalali, M., & Sheng, J. (2020). Hydrodynamics of a Rising Oil Droplet With Bacterial Extracellular Polymeric Substance (EPS) Streamers Using a Microfluidic Microcosm. Front. Mar. Sci., 7, Article 294.

2016

Molaei, M., & Sheng, J. (2016). Succeed escape: Flow shear promotes tumbling of Escherichia colinear a solid surface. Sci. Rep., 6, 35290.

Conference Presentations - 21

2020

Jalali-Mousavi, M., & Sheng, J. (2020). Traction Force Measurement of Biofilms Under Laminar Flow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Sheng, J., Jalali-Mousavi, M., & White, A. (2020). Viscoelasticity of Polymeric Streamers Formed by Bacteria Over a Rising Oil Droplet. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Jalai-Mousavi, M., & Sheng, J. (2019). Measurement of biofilm stresses in laminar flows by a digital holographic interferometry (DHI) and an embedded wrinkle free thin-film polymer mirror. In 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Seattle, WA : 11/23/19-11/26/19.
Jalali-Mousavi, M., White, A., & Sheng, J. (2019). Assessment of the change of crude oil microdroplets exposed to different bacteria species and consortia under different flow velocities. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Sheng, J., Jalali-Mousavi, M., & White, A. (2019). Path to dirty blizzard from deep-sea oil plume: Bacteria form streamers on rising droplets to increase drag. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Sheng, J., White, A., & Jalali-Mousavi, M. (2019). Examining role of composition on the formtion of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) aggregates over a rising oil micro-droplet under shear. In 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Seattle, WA : 11/23/19-11/26/19.
White, A. R., Jalali-Mousavi, M., Bacosa, H. P., Xu, C., Chin, W., Schwehr, K. A., et al. (2019). Drastic Differences in Aggregation on a Rising Oil Droplet Caused by Different EPS. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.

2018

Amaro, M. B., White, A. R., & Sheng, J. (2018). Standing Wave Tank Facility for Mechanistic Studies of Planktonic Interactions with Oil Slicks. In 2018 Indiana Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (IN LSAMP) Annual Conference. Indianapolis, IN : 10/19/18-10/19/18: Poster.
White, A., Jalali-Mousavi, M., Bacosa, H., Santschi, P., Quigg, A., & Sheng, J. (2018). The effect of bacterial secretion composition on the aggregation of particles at a liquid?liquid interface. In 92nd ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium. State College, PA : 06/10/18-06/13/18.
White, A., Jalali-Mousavi, M., & Sheng, J. (2018). The increased drag of a rising oil droplet induced by the attachment of extracellular polymeric streamers produced by bacteria. In 92nd ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium. State College, PA : 06/10/18-06/13/18.
White, A., Jalali-Mousavi, M., & Sheng, J. (2018). Non-invasive micro-rheology of a single bacterium-scale filament of extracellular polymeric substances using oscillating flow. In 71st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. Atlanta, GA : 11/18/18-11/20/18.
White, A. R., Jalali-Mousavi, M., Bacosa, H. P., Xu, C., Chin, W., Schwehr, K. A., et al. (2018). The Effect of EPS Composition on the Aggregate Formation on a Crude Oil Drop Interface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Amaro, M., White, A., Jalali, M., & Sheng, J. (2017). Flow Analysis of a Rising Crude Oil Micro-Droplet Affected by Attached Microbial Streamers. In 70th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Denver, CO : 11/19/17-11/21/17.
Jalali, M., & Sheng, J. (2017). Monitoring Degradation of Pico-liter Oil Droplets by Physical and Biological Processes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Jalali, M., & Sheng, J. (2017). Dissolution and Degradation of Crude Oil Droplets by Different Bacterial Species and Consortia by Microcosm Microfluidics. In 70th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Denver, CO : 11/19/17-11/21/17.
Miranda, M., White, A., Jalali, M., & Sheng, J. (2017). Continuous Microfluidics, Ecology-on-a-Chip, Experiments for Long Term Observation of Bacteria at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces. In 70th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Denver, CO : 11/19/17-11/21/17.
Sheng, J., White, A., & Jalali, M. (2017). Bacteria Interface Interactions in Ecology-on-a-Chip by Holographic Microscopy and Interferometry. In 70th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Denver, CO : 11/19/17-11/21/17.
White, A., Jalali, M., Miranda, M., Amaro, M., & Sheng, J. (2017). A Route to Marine Oil Snow: Bacteria Produce Extracellular Polymeric Streamers on Oil Micro-droplets with Significant Impacts on Drag. In 70th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Denver, CO : 11/19/17-11/21/17.
White, A., Jalali, M., & Sheng, J. (2017). Continuous-Flow Microfluidic Experiments for Long-Term Observations of Microbes at Oil-Water Interfaces. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.

2016

Jalali-Mousavi, M., & Sheng, J. (2016). Experimental Fluidic Investigation of Degradation of Pico-liter Oil Droplets by Physical and Biological Processes. In 69th Annual Meeting of The American Physical Society â?? Division of Fluid Dynamics. Portland, OR : 11/20/16-11/22/16.
Sheng, J., Jalali-Mousavi, M., & Brock, L. (2016). Quantifying Oil Degradation Processes by Flow, Microbes and Dispersant using Digital Holographic Interferometry and Micro-bioassay. In 69th Annual Meeting of The American Physical Society â?? Division of Fluid Dynamics. Portland, OR : 11/20/16-11/22/16.