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Alon V. McCormick

University of Minnesota

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

151 Amundson Hall
421 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis , MN  55455  

mccormic@umn.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: Co-Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Consortium for the Molecular Engineering of Dispersant Systems (C-MEDS)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead, Data Team

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 8

2019

Fernandes, J. C., Agrawal, N. R., Aljirafi, F. O., Bothun, G. D., McCormick, A. V., John, V. T., et al. (2019). Does the Solvent in a Dispersant Impact the Efficiency of Crude-Oil Dispersion? Langmuir, 35(50), 16630–16639.
Omarova, M., Swientoniewski, L. T., Mkam Tsengam, I. K., Blake, D. A., John, V., McCormick, A., et al. (2019). Biofilm Formation by Hydrocarbon-Degrading Marine Bacteria and Its Effects on Oil Dispersion. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 7(17), 14490–14499.

2018

McCormick, A., & John, V. (2018). Consortium for the Molecular Engineering of Dispersant Systems (C-MEDS). mar technol soc j, 52(6), 95–98.

2017

Riehm, D. A., Rokke, D. J., Paul, P. G., Lee, H. S., Vizanko, B. S., & McCormick, A. V. (2017). Dispersion of oil into water using lecithin-Tween 80 blends: The role of spontaneous emulsification. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 487, 52–59.

2016

John, V., Arnosti, C., Field, J., Kujawinski, E., & McCormick, A. (2016). The Role of Dispersants in Oil Spill Remediation: Fundamental Concepts, Rationale for Use, Fate, and Transport Issues. Oceanog, 29(3), 108–117.
Riehm, D. A., Rokke, D. J., & McCormick, A. V. (2016). Water-in-Oil Microstructures Formed by Marine Oil Dispersants in a Model Crude Oil. Langmuir, 32(16), 3954–3962.

2015

Riehm, D. A., Neilsen, J. E., Bothun, G. D., John, V. T., Raghavan, S. R., & McCormick, A. V. (2015). Efficient dispersion of crude oil by blends of food-grade surfactants: Toward greener oil-spill treatments. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 101(1), 92–97.

2014

Riem, D., & McCormick, A. (2014). The role of dispersants' dynamic interfacial tension in effective crude oil spill dispersion. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 84(1-2), 155–163.

Conference Presentations - 13

2019

Bothun, G., Rocchio, J., Ganji, N., McCormick, A., John, V., & Raghavan, S. (2019). Microscopic Evolution of Biofilm Formation in Dispersed Oil Droplet-Bacteria Agglomerates. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Corcoran, L. G., Almaraz, B., Amen, K., Riehm, D. A., Lee, H., Frethem, C., et al. (2019). Marine Oil Dispersion--Insights Into Dispersant Efficacy From Phase Equilibria and Nanostructure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
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.

2018

Ganji, N., Rocchio, J., Raghavan, S. R., McCormick, A. V., Bothun, G. D., & John, V. T. (2018). Microscopic evolution of biofilm formation in dispersed oil droplet-bacteria agglomerates. In 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA : 10/28/18 - 11/02/18.
McCormick, A. V., Bothun, G. D., John, V. T., & Raghavan, S. R. (2018). Efficient dispersion of crude oil by food-grade surfactants: The potential of lecithin. In 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (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.

2017

Bothun, G. D., John, V., Blake, D., Swientoniewski, L., Omarova, M., Rocchio, J., et al. (2017). Growth of Alcanivorax borkumensis using oil dispersed by food grade amphiphiles. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Bothun, G. D., Rocchio, J., John, V., Raghavan, S., & McCormick, A. (2017). Oil Spill Dispersion with Food-Grade Amphiphiles: Formation of Oil-Bacteria Agglomerates During Oil Biodegradation. In 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN : 10/29/17-11/03/17.
McCormick, A., Athas, J., Neilsen, K., Bothun, G., John, V., Raghavan, S., et al. (2017). Efficient Dispersion of Crude Oil by Blends of Food-Grade Surfactants: Toward Greener Oil Spill Treatments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
McCormick, A., Athas, J., Neilsen, K., Bothun, G., John, V., Raghavan, S., et al. (2017). Efficient Dispersion of Crude Oil by Blends of Food-Grade Surfactants: Toward Greener Oil Spill Treatments. In 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN : 10/29/17-11/03/17.

2014

Riehm, D., & McCormick, A. (2014). How do oil dispersants work? The role of dispersants' dynamic interfacial tension in effective crude oil dispersion. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.

2012

Riehm, D., & McCormick, A. (2012). Elucidating the fundamental mechanisms of chemical oil dispersion. In UMN Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN, May 29-31, 2012: Poster.