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

Tulane University

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Lindy Boggs Center for Energy and Biotechnology, Suite 300
6823 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans , LA  70118  

imkamtse@tulane.edu

Project List:

Molecular Engineering of Food-Grade Dispersants as Highly Efficient and Safe Materials for the Treatment of Oil Spills

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level

The Design of Synergistic Dispersant and Herding Systems using Tubular Clay Structures and Gel Phase Materials

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1

2018

Omarova, M., Swientoniewski, L. T., Tsengam, I. K. M., Panchal, A., Yu, T., Blake, D. A., et al. (2018). Engineered Clays as Sustainable Oil Dispersants in the Presence of Model Hydrocarbon Degrading Bacteria: The Role of Bacterial Sequestration and Biofilm Formation. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 6(11), 14143–14153.

Conference Presentations - 10

2019

Mkam Tsengam, I., Omarova, M., Rocchio, J., Agrawal, N., Swientoniewski, L., Raghavan, S., et al. (2019). The self-assembly of dispersants at the oil-water interface probed through small angle neutron scattering and cryogenic electron microscopy. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Omarova, M., Tsengam, I., Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Yu, T., Lvov, Y., et al. (2019). A nanoscale understanding of MOSSFA events at the oil-water interface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Panchal, A., Tsengam, I., Swientoniewski, L., Omarova, M., Yu, T., Lvov, Y., et al. (2019). Converting Halloysite clay Pickering microdroplets into liquid marbles for synergistic oil spill remediation with delivery of encapsulated bacteria. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Swientoniewski, L., Blake, D., Omarova, M., Panchal, A., Yu, T., Tsengam, I., et al. (2019). In situ spectroscopy of Cycloclasticus pugetti to monitor degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Tsengam, I., Yu, T., John, V., et al. (2018). Exopolymer produced in the marine environment enhances the stability of oil in water emulsions under saline conditions. In 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. New Orleans, LA : 03/18/18-03/22/18.
Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Tsengam, I., Yu, T., John, V., et al. (2018). Time Evolution of Surface Oil Layers and Surfactant Stabilized Droplets â?? Bacterial Colonization, Biofilm Generation and Biodegradation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Tsengam, I., Omarova, M., Raghavan, S., Bothun, G., McCormick, A., & John, V. (2018). Composition-driven structural transitions from vesicles to bicelles to micelles using phospholipid and nonionic surfactant mixtures. In 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA : 10/28/18-11/02/18.
Tsengam, I., Omarova, M., Raghavan, S. R., McCormick, A. V., Bothun, G. D., & John, V. T. (2018). Composition-driven structural transitions from vesicles to bicelles to micelles using phospholipid and nonionic surfactant mixtures. In 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA : 10/28/18 - 11/02/18.
Tsengam, I., Omarova, M., Rocchio, J., Swientoniewski, L., Agrawal, N. R., Blake, D., et al. (2018). A comprehensive view of an effective alternative dispersant system using food grade surfactants. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Zhang, S., Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Tsengam, I., Yu, T., et al. (2018). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation by Marine Bacteria. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.