Members

     Dr. Peter Kilpatrick

Graduate Students:


Keith Gawrys, Ph. D. Program

Shalini Gupta , Ph. D. Program (co-advisor O. D. Velev)

Dana McDiffett , M. S. Program Matthew B. Smith ("Matt") , Ph. D. Program
Xenia Tombokan, Ph. D. Program Vincent Verruto ("Vinny") , Ph. D. Program

 

Undergraduate Students:

Elizabeth Morrell (Supervised by Dr. Marques)

  

 

Post-Docs:

Dr. Maria Lupe Marques ("Lupe")
Universidad Central de Venezuela;
Thesis: Optimization of the Model Used to Study Nonlinear Spectra in the Frequency Space

 

Alumni:

Paul Spiecker , Ph. D., Spring 2001; (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company)
Thesis: The Impact of Asphaltene Chemistry and Solvation on Emulsion and Interfacial Film Formation

Andrew Sullivan , Ph. D., Spring 2000 ;
Thesis: Asphaltene Solvency and the Role of Asphaltenes and Solids in Emulsion Stabilization
Barbara Musser , Ph. D., Spring 1999;
Thesis: The Isolation and Characterization of Wax from Petroleum and its Role in Emulsion Stability 		 Joseph McLean , Ph. D., Fall 1996;
Thesis: Basic Principles and Control of Refinery Emulsions Through Crude Solvency and Resin-Asphaltene Interactions
Anup Singh (co-advisor R. G. Carbonell) , Ph. D., Spring 1994;
Thesis: Enhancement of Enzyme- and Fluor-Linked Direct Immunoassays by Antibody-Derivatized Vesicles		 Matthew Jones (co-advisor R. G. Carbonell) , Ph. D., Spring 1994;
Thesis: Bifunctional Unilamellar Vesicles for Enhanced Immunosorbent Assays
Nancy Lynch (co-advisor R. G. Carbonell) , Ph. D., Spring 1994; ( Idaho National Engineering Lab)
Thesis: Aggregations of Ligand-Modified Liposomes by Specific Interactions		 James Hunter (co-advisor R. G. Carbonell), Ph. D., Summer 1990;
Thesis: Radiotracer Studies of Protein Adsorption at the Air/Water Interface
Johnny Powers (co-advisor R. G. Carbonell), Ph. D., Fall 1989;
Thesis: Protein Purification by Affinity Ultrafiltration Using Small Unilamellar Liposomes


Collaborators:

Dr. Ruben Carbonell, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NCSU

 Dr. Jan Genzer, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NCSU  
Dr. Michael Poindexter, Ondeo Nalco Energy Services Dr. Johan Sjoblom, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim , Norway
Dr. Orlin Velev, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NCSU   


Left to right: Shalini Gupta, Xenia Tombokan, Elizabeth Morrel, Dr. Peter Kilpatrick

Second Row: Keith Gawrys, Matt Smith, Ibrahim Ali Ozkan, Vinnie Veruto