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

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Chris Keller

Tulane University

Department of Chemistry

School of Science and Engineering
201 Lindy Boggs Center
New Orleans , LA 70118

ckeller3@tulane.edu

Project List:

Designing Nanoparticle-based Dispersants with Improved Efficiency and Biocompatibility

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1
2021
Keller, C. B., Walley, S. E., Jarand, C. W., He, J., Ejaz, M., Savin, D. A., et al. (2021). Synthesis of poly(caprolactone)-block-poly[oligo(ethylene glycol)methyl methacrylate] amphiphilic grafted nanoparticles (AGNs) as improved oil dispersants. Polym. Chem., 12(33), 4758–4769.
Conference Presentations - 4
2020
Keller, C. B., Jarand, C., Ejaz, M., & Grayson, S. (2020). Nanoparticle-micelle oil dispersants from SiO2-poly(caprolactone)-b-poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate] amphiphilic grafted nanoparticles. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
2019
Keller, C., & Grayson, M. (2019). Effect of block length on the water dispersibility of SiO2-poly(caprolactone)-b-poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate mono-methyl ether] amphiphilic grafted nanoparticles. In 2019 Annual Applied Polymer Technology Extension Consortium (APTEC) Meeting. Baton Rouge, LA : 11/02/19-11/02/19: Poster.
2018
Keller, C. B., Muhammad, E., & Grayson, S. M. (2018). Synthesis of tailored amphiphilic graft polymers with a tuniable void volume for encapsulation. In 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. New Orleans, LA : 03/18/18-03/22/18: Poster.
Keller, C. B., Muhammad, E., Grayson, S. M., & Savin, D. A. (2018). Modular Synthesis of Amphiphilic Grafted Nanoparticles (AGNs) for Oil Spill Remediation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.