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Joseph Katz

Johns Hopkins University

Department of Mechanical Engineering

223 Latrobe Hall
3400 North Charles St.
Baltimore , MD  21218  

katz@jhu.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 Lead, Task Co-Lead, 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, Task Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead

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

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 14

2021

Boufadel, M., Bracco, A., Chassignet, E., Chen, S., D'Asaro, E., Dewar, W., et al. (2021). Physical Transport Processes that Affect the Distribution of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Modeling. Oceanog, 34(1), 58–75.
Daskiran, C., Cui, F., Boufadel, M. C., Socolofsky, S. A., Katz, J., Zhao, L., et al. (2021). Transport of oil droplets from a jet in crossflow: Dispersion coefficients and Vortex trapping. Ocean Modelling, 158, 101736.

2020

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Lam, A., Dora, L., Katz, J., Rule, A. M., & Koehler, K. (2020). Impact of dispersant on crude oil content of airborne fine particulate matter emitted from seawater after an oil spill. Chemosphere, 256, 127063.
Boufadel, M. C., Socolofsky, S., Katz, J., Yang, D., Daskiran, C., & Dewar, W. (2020). A Review on Multiphase Underwater Jets and Plumes: Droplets, Hydrodynamics, and Chemistry. Rev. Geophys., 58(3), e2020RG000703.
Ram, O., & Katz, J. (2020). Persistent thin water films encapsulate oil droplets crossing an oil-water interface. Chemical Engineering Journal, 387, 124075.

2019

Chandrala, L. D., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Nishida, K., Ronzhes, Y., Sidhaye, V. K., Koehler, K., et al. (2019). A Device for measuring the in-situ response of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells to airborne environmental agents. Sci Rep, 9(1).
Sampath, K., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Chandrala, L. D., Heo, W. - S., Gilbert, J., Austin, D., et al. (2019). Aerosolization of Crude Oil-Dispersant Slicks Due to Bubble Bursting. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 124(10), 5555–5578.
Xue, X., & Katz, J. (2019). Formation of compound droplets during fragmentation of turbulent buoyant oil jet in water. J. Fluid Mech., 878, 98–112.

2018

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Li, C., Rule, A. M., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2018). A laboratory study of particulate and gaseous emissions from crude oil and crude oil-dispersant contaminated seawater due to breaking waves. Atmospheric Environment, 179, 177–186.
Wei, Z., Li, C., Dalrymple, R. A., Derakhti, M., & Katz, J. (2018). Chaos in breaking waves. Coastal Engineering, 140, 272–291.

2017

Li, C., Miller, J., Wang, J., Koley, S. S., & Katz, J. (2017). Size Distribution and Dispersion of Droplets Generated by Impingement of Breaking Waves on Oil Slicks. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 122(10), 7938–7957.
Zhao, L., Boufadel, M. C., Katz, J., Haspel, G., Lee, K., King, T., et al. (2017). A new mechanism of sediment attachment to oil in turbulent flows: Projectile particles. Environ. Sci. Technol., 51(19), 11020–11028.

2016

Murphy, D. W., Xue, X., Sampath, K., & Katz, J. (2016). Crude oil jets in crossflow: Effects of dispersant concentration on plume behavior: CRUDE OIL JETS IN CROSSFLOW. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121(6), 4264–4281.

2015

Murphy, D. W., Li, C., dAlbignac, V., Morra, D., & Katz, J. (2015). Splash behaviour and oily marine aerosol production by raindrops impacting oil slicks. J. Fluid Mech., 780, 536–577.

Conference Presentations - 68

2020

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Dora, L., Lam, A., Katz, J., Rule, A., & Koehler, K. (2020). Impact of Dispersant on Aerosolization of Crude Oil Content of the Airborne Fine and Ultrafine Particulate Matter. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Chandrala, L., O'Meally, F., & Katz, J. (2020). Effect of Chemical Herders on the Structure of Breaking Waves. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Daskiran, C., Cui, F., Socolofsky, S. A., Katz, J., Lee, K., & Boufadel, M. C. (2020). Investigation of Turbulent Mixing and Primary Breakup for Turbulent Oil Jets. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Ram, O., & Katz, J. (2020). Thin Water Films Encapsulating Oil Droplets Delay Their Mixing with an Oil Slick. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Xue, X., & Katz, J. (2020). Measurements of Flow Structure and Turbulence in the Nearfield of an Oil Jet in Water. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Lam, A., Dora, L., Rule, A. M., & Katz, J. (2019). What are Fine Particles and dUltrafine Airborne Particulate Matter Emitted from Seawater after an Oil Spill Made up of? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Chandrala, L., Nishida, K., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Ronzhes, Y., Sidhaye, V., Koehler, K., et al. (2019). A novel exposure device to assess the health impacts of airborne particulate matter on the human respiratory system. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Chandrala, L., Sampath, K., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Koehler, K., & Katz, J. (2019). Aerosolization of crude oil-dispersant slicks due to bubbles bursting. In 42nd AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response. Halifax, Canada : 06/04/19-06/06/19.
Chandrala, L. D., OMeally, F., & Katz, J. (2019). Aerosolization of crude oil-dispersant slicks due to popping of bubbles. In 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Seattle, WA : 11/23/19-11/26/19.
Katz, J. (2019). Phenomena Affecting Breakup of Oil Patches by Plumes and Waves. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Li, C., & Katz, J. (2019). Experimental investigation of oil droplet-turbulence interactions under breaking waves. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Nishida, K., Chandrala, L., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Chen, S., Katz, J., Koehler, K., et al. (2019). in vitro Oily Marine Aerosol Exposure Alters Human Airway Epithelial Function. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Ram, O., & Katz, J. (2019). Formation and evolution of thin water films encapsulating oil droplets crossing an oil-water interface. In 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Seattle, WA : 11/23/19-11/26/19.
Xue, X., & Katz, J. (2019). Simultaneous PLIF and PIV measurements on refractive index-matched immisible buoyant oil jet fragmentation in water. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Xue, X., & Katz, J. (2019). Formation of compound droplets by turbulent buoyant oil jet and plume. In 42nd AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response. Halifax, Canada : 06/04/19-06/06/19.

2018

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Dora, L., Nishida, K., Sidhaye, V., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2018). Development of an In Vitro Exposure System Enabled to Track Biological Impacts of Oily Aerosol on Human Lung Cells in Real-Time. In 10th International Aerosol Conference. Saint Louis, MO : 09/02/18-09/07/18.
Afshar-Mohajer, N., Sampath, K., Li, C., Rule, A., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2018). Health Risk Assessment of Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and Particulate Matter Emitted from Oily Seawater Treated with Dispersant. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Chandrala, L., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Nishida, K., Sidhaye, R., Koehler, K., & Katz, J. (2018). A New In Vitro Exposure Device to Assess the Health Impacts of Oily Marine Aerosols on the Human Respiratory System. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Chandrala, L., Sampath, K., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Heo, W., Gilbert, J., Austin, D., et al. (2018). Aerosolization of crude oil-dispersant slicks due to popping of bubbles. In 71st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. Atlanta, GA : 11/18/18-11/20/18.
Li, C., & Katz, J. (2018). Spatiotemporal Oil Droplet Size Distribution Datasets Generated by Breaking Waves in Supporting New Oil Spill Fate Models. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Li, C., Murphy, D., Sampath, K., Xue, X., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Nishida, K., et al. (2018). Dispersion and health impacts of crude oil spills by physical and chemical processe. In ASLO 2018 Summer Meeting. Victoria, Canada : 06/10/18-06/15/18.
Nishida, K., Chandrala, L. D., Koehler, K., Katz, J., & Sidhaye, V. (2018). in vitro Oily Marine Aerosol Exposure Alters Human Bronchial Epithelial Function. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Sampath, K., Afshar-Mojaher, N., Heo, W., Gilbert, J., Austin, D., Koehler, K., et al. (2018). Bubble bursting aerosolizes slicks of crude oil-dispersant mixtures. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Xue, X., & Katz, J. (2018). Simultaneous PLIF and PIV measurements on refractive index matched immiscible buoyant oil jet fragmentation in water. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Xue, X., & Katz, J. (2018). Statistics of compoud droplets generated by fragmentation of immiscible buoyant oil jet in the water. In 71st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. Atlanta, GA : 11/18/18-11/20/18.
Zhao, L., Boufadel, M. C., Katz, J., Haspel, G., King, T., Robinson, B., et al. (2018). Mechanisms of Sediment Attachment to Oil in Turbulent Flows. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Li, C., Rule, A., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2017). Emissions from Crude Oil- and Crude Oil-Dispersant Contaminated Seawaters due to Breaking Waves. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Afshar-Mohajer, N., Li, C., Rule, A., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2017). Particle and Gas Emission Characterization from Crude Oil and Crude Oil-dispersant Contaminated Seawaters due to Breaking Waves. In International Oil Spill Conference 2017. Long Beach, CA : 05/15/17-05/18/17: Poster.
Afshar-Mohajer, N., Sampath, K., Rule, A. M., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2017). Aerosol Emission from Crude Oil and Crude Oil-Dispersant Contaminated Seawaters due to Bubble Bursting. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Afshar-Mohajer, N., Sampath, K., Rule, A. M., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2017). Aerosol Emission from Seawater Contaminated by Crude Oil and Crude Oil-Dispersant Slicks due to Bubble Bursting. In 36th American Association for Aerosol Research Conference. Raleigh, NC : 10/16/17-10/20/17: Poster.
Li, C., & Katz, J. (2017). Measurements of Droplet Size Distribution Generated by Breaking Waves Acting on an Oil Slick. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Murphy, D., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Rule, A., Sidhaye, R., Koehler, K., & Katz, J. (2017). Development and Testing of an in vitro Exposure and Microscopy System for Studying the Effect of Oily Marine Aerosol on Human Lungs. In International Oil Spill Conference 2017. Long Beach, CA : 05/15/17-05/18/17: Poster.
Wei, Z., Dalrymple, R. A., Li, C., & Katz, J. (2017). Numerical Investigation of chaotic behavior of breaking waves. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Xue, X., & Katz, J. (2017). Refractive Index?matched Turbulent Immiscible Buoyant Oil Jet Breakup in Water. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Xue, X., & Katz, J. (2017). Refractive index matched visualization and particle image velocimetry measurements of initial breakup of turbulent oil jet. In International Oil Spill Conference 2017. Long Beach, CA : 05/15/17-05/18/17: Poster.
Xue, X., & Katz, J. (2017). Index-matched simultaneous laser induced-fluorescence and particle image velocimetry measurement of oil jet fragmentation. In The 12th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry (ISPIV 2017). Busan, Korea : 06/19/17-06/21/17.
Zhao, L., Boufadel, M. C., Katz, J., King, T., Robinson, B., Rodrick, D., et al. (2017). Oil particle interactions: Theory, experiments, and numerical modeling. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.

2016

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Koehler, K., Rule, A., Li, C., & Katz, J. (2016). Impacts of Waves on Particulate and Gaseous Emissions from Oil and Oil-Dispersant Contaminated Sea Waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Ghandour, M., Abdillahi, M., Murphy, D., Katz, J., & Coutier-Delgosha, O. (2016). Direct Numerical Simulations of Oil Plumes in Water and Raindrops Impacting Oil Slicks. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: poster.
Katz, J. (2016). Processes and Considerations Associated with Aerosolized Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Li, C., & Katz, J. (2016). High Resolution Measurement of Droplet Size Distribution Resulting from Breaking Waves impacting on Oil Slick. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: poster.
Li, C., Miller, J., & Katz, J. (2016). Subsurface Droplet Size Distribution generated as breaking waves entrain an oil slick. In 69th Annual Meeting of The American Physical Society â?? Division of Fluid Dynamics. Portland, OR : 11/20/16-11/22/16.
Murphy, D., Xue, X., & Katz, J. (2016). Turbulent Crude Oil Plumes in Crossflow: Effect of Counter-rotating Vortex Pair Structures on Oil Residence in Plume. In 9th International Conference on Multiphase Flow (ICMF 2016). Firenze, Italy : 05/22/16-05/27/16.
Murphy, D. W., Li, C., d'Albignac, V., Morra, D., & Katz, J. (2016). Production of Oily Marine Aerosol by Raindrop Splashing. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: poster.
Wei, Z., Dalrymple, R. A., Li, C., & Katz, J. (2016). Simulation of Oil Dispersion under Breaking Waves. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Wei, Z., Shi, H., Li, C., Katz, J., Dalrymple, R. A., & Bilotta, G. (2016). Behavior of oil under breaking waves by a two-phase SPH model. In Spheric 2016. Garching, Germany : 06/13/16-06/16/16.
Xue, X., & Katz, J. (2016). Experimental study on immiscible jet breakup using refractive index matched oil-water pair. In 69th Annual Meeting of The American Physical Society â?? Division of Fluid Dynamics. Portland, OR : 11/20/16-11/22/16.
Xue, X., Murphy, D. W., Sampath, K., & Katz, J. (2016). Turbulent Crude Oil Plumes in Crossflow: Effect of Vortex Structures on Oil Residence in Plume. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.

2015

Li, C., Ericksen, W., Rodbell, E., & Katz, J. (2015). Experimental investigation on effects of dispersant on breakup of an oil slick under breaking waves. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Li, C., & Katz, J. (2015). Droplet size distributions resulting from entrainment of surface oil slicks by breaking waves. In 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Divison of Fluid Dynamics. Boston, MA : 11/22/15-11/24/15.
Murphy, D., Li, C., & Katz, J. (2015). Oily Marine Aerosol Production by Raindrop Splashing. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Murphy, D., Xue, X., & Katz, J. (2015). Turbulent crude oil jets in crossflow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Murphy, D. W., Li, C., d'Albignac, V., Morra, D., & Katz, J. (2015). High Weber Number Impacts onto Immiscible Oil Layers: Splash Behavior and Droplet Sizes. In Droplets 2015. Enschede, Netherlands : 10/06/15-10/08/15.
Murphy, D. W., Li, C., d'Albignac, V., Morra, D., & Katz, J. (2015). Turbulent crude oil jets in crossflow: holographic measurements of droplet size distributions. In 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Divison of Fluid Dynamics. Boston, MA : 11/22/15-11/24/15.
Xue, X., Murphy, D. W., & Katz, J. (2015). Droplet impact onto an immiscible floating oil layer: splash behavior and droplet sizes. In 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Divison of Fluid Dynamics. Boston, MA : 11/22/15-11/24/15.

2014

Li, C., Hosler, A., & Katz, J. (2014). Experimental investigation of generation of oil-seawater aerosol by breaking waves. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14.
Li, C., & Katz, J. (2014). Experimental investigation of two oil dispersion pathways by breaking waves. In 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. San Francisco, CA : 11/23/2014-11/25/2014.
Morra, D., Almashaan, N., Murphy, D., & Katz, J. (2014). Impact of small raindrops on crude oil slicks. In 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. San Francisco, CA : 11/23/2014-11/25/2014.
Murphy, D., Li, C., & Katz, J. (2014). High speed drop impact on floating oil layers: splash behavior and oily marine aerosol production. In 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. San Francisco, CA : 11/23/2014-11/25/2014.
Murphy, D. W., & Katz, J. (2014). The effect of chemical dispersant on the behavior of crude oil plumes in crossflow. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14.
Murphy, D. W., & Katz, J. (2014). The effect of chemical dispersants and crossflow on turbulent crude oil jets. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14.
Murphy, D. W., Li, C., & Katz, J. (2014). Oily marine aerosol production at the air-sea interface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14.

2013

Katz, J., & Gopalan, B. (2013). Settling and diffusion of droplets and particles in turbulent flows. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Katz, J., Murphy, D. W., & Morra, D. (2013). Large scale behavior and droplet size distributions in crude oil jets and plumes. In American Physical Society 66th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics. Pittsburg, PA , 11/24/2013-11/26/2013.
Li, C., Hosler, A., & Katz, J. (2013). Breakup of an oil slick mixed with dispersant by breaking waves. In American Physical Society 66th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics. Pittsburg, PA , 11/24/2013-11/26/2013.
Murphy, D. W., & Katz, J. (2013). Rain drop and oil slicks. In Atmosphere-Ocean Science Days. Baltimore, MD, June 6-7, 2013.
Murphy, D. W., Morra, D., & Katz, J. (2013). Rain drops and oil slicks: impact of water droplets on a surface oil layer. In American Physical Society 66th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics. Pittsburg, PA , 11/24/2013-11/26/2013.
Ray, B., Prosperetti, A., Katz, J., & Stebe, K. J. (2013). Mechanisms of micro-droplet generation in a liquid-liquid system. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.