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

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Robert H. Hurt

Brown University

School of Engineering

Box D
182 Hope Street
Providence , RI 02912

Robert_Hurt@brown.edu

Project List:

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

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3
2016
Creighton, M. A., Zhu, W., van Krieken, F., Petteruti, R. A., Gao, H., & Hurt, R. H. (2016). Three-Dimensional Graphene-Based Microbarriers for Controlling Release and Reactivity in Colloidal Liquid Phases. ACS Nano, 10(2), 2268–2276.
2014
Creighton, M. A., Ohata, Y., Miyawaki, J., Bose, A., & Hurt, R. H. (2014). Two-Dimensional Materials as Emulsion Stabilizers: Interfacial Thermodynamics and Molecular Barrier Properties. Langmuir, 30(13), 3687–3696.
Rodd, A. L., Creighton, M. A., Vaslet, C. A., Rangel-Mendez, J. R., Hurt, R. H., & Kane, A. B. (2014). Effects of Surface-Engineered Nanoparticle-Based Dispersants for Marine Oil Spills on the Model OrganismArtemia franciscana. Environ. Sci. Technol., 48(11), 6419–6427.
Conference Presentations - 6
2014
Creighton, M. A., Ohata, Y., Miyawaki, J., Bose, A., & Hurt, R. H. (2014). Two-Dimensional Materials as Emulsion Stabilizers: Interfacial Thermodynamics and Molecular Barrier Properties. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Rodd, A., & Hurt, R. (2014). Development of Fish Liver Microtissues for Toxicity Testing. In Northeast Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology. Storrs, CT : 9/26/2014.
Rodd, A. L., Creighton, M., Vaslet, C. A., Hurt, R. H., & Kane, A. B. (2014). The Toxicity Of Particle-based Dispersants For Marine Oil Spills And Their Impact On Benzene Toxicity Using The Model Organism Artemia franciscana. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Rodd, A. L., Creighton, M., Vaslet, C. A., Rangel-Mendez, J. R., Hurt, R. H., & Kane, A. B. (2014). Nanoparticle-based dispersants for marine oil spills and their impact on benzene toxicity using the model organism Artemia franciscana. In Society of Toxicology 53rd Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ - 03/24/2014-03/27/2014: Poster.
2013
Creighton, M., Ohata, Y., Chakraborty, J., Miyawaki, A., Bose, A.,, & Hurt, R. (2013). Stability and Applications of Graphene Oxide Based Pickering Emulsions. In American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Meeting. San Francisco, CA, November 3-8, 2013.
Rodd, A. L., Creighton, M., Vaslet, C. A., Hurt, R. H., & Kane, A.,B. (2013). Impacts of particle-based dispersants for oil spills on benzene bioavailibility and toxicity using the model organism Artemia franciscana. In Northeastern Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology. Cambridege, MA, September 27, 2013: Poster.