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Zachary M. Aman

The University of Western Australia

School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering

35 Stirling Highway
Crawley, Perth, Wes  Australia

zachary.aman@uwa.edu.au

Project List:

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems III (C-IMAGE III)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Task Co-Lead, Research Scientist

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Task Co-Lead, Research Scientist

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 5

2021

Faillettaz, R., Paris, C. B., Vaz, A. C., Perlin, N., Aman, Z. M., Schlüter, M., & Murawski, S. A. (2021). The choice of droplet size probability distribution function for oil spill modeling is not trivial. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 163, 111920.

2020

Pesch, S., Knopf, R., Radmehr, A., Paris, C. B., Aman, Z. M., Hoffmann, M., & Schlüter, M. (2020). EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION, SCALE-UP AND MODELING OF DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS IN TURBULENT MULTIPHASE JETS. Multiphase Science and Technology, 32(2), 113-136.

2019

Murawski, S. A., Schlüter, M., Paris, C. B., & Aman, Z. M. (2019). Resolving the dilemma of dispersant use for deep oil spill response. Environmental Research Letters, 14(9), 091002.
Booth, C. P., Leggoe, J. W., & Aman, Z. M. (2019). The use of computational fluid dynamics to predict the turbulent dissipation rate and droplet size in a stirred autoclave. Chemical Engineering Science, 196, 433-443.

2018

Paris, C. B., Berenshtein, I., Trillo, M. L., Faillettaz, R., Olascoaga, M. J., Aman, Z. M., Schlüter, M., & Joye, S. B. (2018). BP Gulf Science Data Reveals Ineffectual Subsea Dispersant Injection for the Macondo Blowout. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5.

Book Chapters - 5

2019

Murawski, S. A., Schlüter, M., Paris, C. B., & Aman, Z. M. (2020). Summary of Contemporary Research on the Use of Chemical Dispersants for Deep-Sea Oil Spills. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills (pp. 494-512) Springer International Publishing.
Malone, K., Aman, Z. M., Pesch, S., Schlüter, M., & Krause, D. (2020). Jet Formation at the Spill Site and Resulting Droplet Size Distributions. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 43-64) Springer International Publishing.
Paris, C. B., Vaz, A. C., Berenshtein, I., Perlin, N., Faillettaz, R., Aman, Z. M., & Murawski, S. A. (2020). Simulating Deep Oil Spills Beyond the Gulf of Mexico. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills (pp. 315-336) Springer International Publishing.
Perlin, N., Paris, C. B., Berenshtein, I., Vaz, A. C., Faillettaz, R., Aman, Z. M., Schwing, P. T., Romero, I. C., Schlüter, M., Liese, A., Noirungsee, N., & Hackbusch, S. (2020). Far-Field Modeling of a Deep-Sea Blowout: Sensitivity Studies of Initial Conditions, Biodegradation, Sedimentation, and Subsurface Dispersant Injection on Surface Slicks and Oil Plume Concentrations. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 170-192) Springer International Publishing.
Pesch, S., Schlüter, M., Aman, Z. M., Malone, K., Krause, D., & Paris, C. B. (2020). Behavior of Rising Droplets and Bubbles: Impact on the Physics of Deep-Sea Blowouts and Oil Fate. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 65-82) Springer International Publishing.

Conference Presentations - 26

2020

Booth, C. A., Z.; Leggoe, J. P., & C.B.; Schl?ter, M. (2020). Computational Fluid Dynamics and the Prediction of Droplet Sizes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Murawski, S. S., M.; Paris, C. A., & Z (2020). An Interpretation of Factors Accounting for Deep Oil Plumes Following Deepwater Horizon. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Paris, C. P., N.; Vaz, A. P., S.; Faillettaz, R. S., M.; Aman, Z. M., & S (2020). To Disperse or Not to Disperse?. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Paris, C. P., N.; Vaz, A. P., S.; Faillettaz, R. S., M.; Aman, Z. M., & S.A (2020). Modeling Degassing in Live Oil Droplets Rising from Deep-Sea Blowouts Settles the Droplet Size Debate. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Paris, C. P., N.; Vaz, A. P., S.; Faillettaz, R. S., & M.; Aman, Z. (2020). Advances in modeling ultra-deep sea oil spills. In 2020 AGU Ocean Science Meeting
Perlin, N. P., C.B.; Vaz, A. P., S.; Aman, Z. S., & M.; Faillettaz, R. (2020). Advances in oil transport and fate modeling for deep-sea oil spills using the oil application of the Connectivity Modeling System (oil-CMS). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Pesch, S. R., A.; Knopf, R. M., M.; Paris, C. P., N.; Vaz, A. A., Z.M.; Hoffmann, M. S., & M (2020). Investigation of Droplet Dispersion and Distribution in Experiments and Modeling: Relevant Findings for Decision-Making and Dispersant Use. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020

2019

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Experimental Investigation and Prediction of Droplet Size Distributions in Turbulent Oil-in-Water Jets - Scale-up from Lab to Large Scale. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. (2019).
[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Experimental Investigation of Deep-Sea Oil Spills under In-Situ Conditions: Influence of High Pressure and Turbulent Multiphase Flow. 10th International Conference on Multiphase Flow. (2019).
Faillettaz, R. P., C.B.; Aman, Z. S., & M.; Grosell, M. (2019). How critical is the choice of droplet size probability distribution law for oil spill modeling?. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Paris, C. B., I.; Faillettaz, R. A., Z.M.; Olascoaga, M. J., & S (2019). Analysis of the Macondo Blowout Using BP Gulf Science Data. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Paris, C. B., I.; Faillettaz, R. A., Z.M.; Olascoaga, M. J., & S (2019). Analysis of the EFFECT of Subsea Dispersant injection on the MACONDO. In 42nd AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response
Paris, C. V., A.C.; Berenshtein, I. P., N.; Faillettaz, R. A., & Z.M.; Murawski, S. (2019). Simulating Deep Oil Spills Beyond the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting
Pesch, S. P., C.B.; Aman, Z. J., P.; Hoffmann, M. S., & M (2019). Investigating Deep-Sea Oil Spills: Transfer of Engineering Methods to an Environmental Issue in Experiments and Modeling. In 12th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE 12)
Pesch, S. P., C.B.; Knopf, R. M., M.; Radmehr, A. P., N.; Vaz, A. A., Z.M.; Hoffmann, M. S., & M (2019). Deep-Sea Oil Spills: Investigating Droplet Size Distributions and Oil Fate in Experiments and Modeling. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting
Pesch, S. P., C.B.; Perlin, N. V., A.C.; Knopf, R. M., M.; Radmehr, A. A., Z.M.; Jaeger, P. H., & M.; Schluter, M. (2019). How Energy Dissipation and Degassing Determine Oil Dispersion and Distribution in Submarine Oil Spills. In 3rd Symposium on Deep-Sea Oil Spills

2018

Aman, Z. (2018). Fundamental Prediction of Oil Droplet Sizes During Blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Aman, Z. S., N.; Pesch, S. P., & C.B.; Schluter, M. (2018). High-Pressure Oil-in-Water Droplet Size Distribution Measurements. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018

2017

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Implications of Pressure and Temperature Conditions on the Behavior of Deep Blowouts. 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting. (2017).
Aman, Z. (2017). High-Pressure Measurement of Oil Droplet Sizes in a Sapphire Autoclave. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Aman, Z. (2017). Up-Scaling Oil Droplet Sizes from the Laboratory to the Field. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Paris, C. B., I.; Trillo, M. O., M.J.; Aman, Z. C., & M (2017). Modeling and empirical analyses of the influence of subs-sea dispersant injection during the Deepwater Horizon. In Meeting of the National Academies of Sciences Committee on Evaluation of the Use of Chemical Dispersants in Oil Spill Response

2016

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Fluid Dynamic Behavior of Methane-Saturated Oil Jets under Deep-Sea Conditions. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. (2016).
Aman, Z. (2016). Controlled Oil-in-Water Droplet Size Distributions via Environmentally Compatible Dispersants. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Aman, Z. (2016). Numerical Methods to Estimate Near-Field - Turbulence in Deepwater Blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Aman, Z. (2016). The Effect of Pressure and Viscosity on Oil-in-Water Droplet Size Distributions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016