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

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Shih-Ming (Ming) Tsai

University of California Merced

School of Engineering

5200 N. Lake Road
Science & Engineering 2, Suite 315
Merced, CA 95343

stsai6@ucmerced.edu

Project List:

Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers 2 (ADDOMEx-2): Towards a synthesis of process and pathways of marine oil snow formation

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers (ADDOMEx)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4
2019
Chiu, M., Vazquez, C. I., Shiu, R., Le, C., Sanchez, N. R., Kagiri, A., Garcia, C. A., Nguyen, C. H., Tsai, S., Zhang, S., Xu, C., Santschi, P. H., Quigg, A., & Chin, W. (2019). Impact of exposure of crude oil and dispersant (Corexit) on aggregation of extracellular polymeric substances. *Science of The Total Environment, 657*, 1535-1542.
Kamalanathan, M., Chiu, M., Bacosa, H., Schwehr, K., Tsai, S., Doyle, S., Yard, A., Mapes, S., Vasequez, C., Bretherton, L., Sylvan, J. B., Santschi, P., Chin, W., & Quigg, A. (2019). Role of Polysaccharides in Diatom <i>Thalassiosira pseudonana</i> and its Associated Bacteria in Hydrocarbon Presence. *Plant Physiology, 180*(4), 1898-1911.
2018
Bacosa, H. P., Kamalanathan, M., Chiu, M., Tsai, S., Sun, L., Labonté, J. M., Schwehr, K. A., Hala, D., Santschi, P. H., Chin, W., & Quigg, A. (2018). Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) producing and oil degrading bacteria isolated from the northern Gulf of Mexico. *PLOS ONE*, 13(12), e0208406.
2017
Chiu, M., Garcia, S. G., Hwang, B., Claiche, D., Sanchez, G., Aldayafleh, R., Tsai, S., Santschi, P. H., Quigg, A., & Chin, W. (2017). Corexit, oil and marine microgels. *Marine Pollution Bulletin, 122*(1-2), 376-378.
Conference Presentations - 3
2019
Chin, W. V., C.; Tsai, S. X., C.; Kamalanathan, M. B., H.; Doyle, S. S., J.; Santschi, P. Q., & A (2019). Impacts of Crude Oil and Corexit on Extracellular Polymeric Substances: Their Production and Chemical Composition. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
2018
Bacosa, H. K., M.; Chiu, M. T., S.-M.; Sun, L. S., K.A.; Labonte, J. C., W.-C.; Santschi, P. Q., & A (2018). Exopolymeric substance (EPS) production by bacterial isolates from the northern Gulf of Mexico in response to WAF, CEWAF and Corexit. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Chiu, M., -H.; Goshia, T. T., S.-M.; Le, A. K., A.; Ramos, J. V., C.I.; Zhang, S. X., C.; Santschi, P. Q., & A.; Chin, W. (2018). Corexit and Oil Can Alter Aggregation of Extracellular Polymeric Substances . In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018