Tarabara Research Group

 

Past research projects

 

	Protecting essential workers: Environmental forensics for ensuring microbial safety of the workplace Funding: Fulbright Global Scholar program Host Institutions: - University of Montpellier, France - Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology and Virology, Tbilisi - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 05/23/22-04/30/24
	Line 5: Oil spill detection, remediation, and risk perceptions in winter conditions Funding: Michigan Applied Public Policy Research (MAPPR) program, Institute for Public Policy and Social Research Role: Co-PI PI: Dr. Grant Gunn (Geography, MSU); Co-PIs: Dr. Douglas Bessette (Community Sustainability, MSU), Dr. Robert Richardson (Community Sustainability, MSU), Dr. Michelle Rutty (Community Sustainability, MSU) 07/01/18-08/31/20
	International partnership on membrane processes for research and educational excellence (MEMPREX) Funding: The Research Council of Norway Role: International collaborator PI: Dr. Harsha Ratnaweera (Norwegian University of Life Sciences) 01/01/17-01/31/20 Project website
	PIRE: Water and Commerce - Technologies to enable environmental sustainability in global markets (abstract) Funding: NSF PIRE (Partnerships for International Research and Education) program Role: Co-PI, MSU Director PI: Dr. Lee P. Ferguson (Duke University) 01/01/13-12/31/19 Project website
	Ensuring microbiological safety of water: Bacteriophages as human virus surrogates Grant type: Research, FLEX Host Institution: Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi 11/03/14-07/01/17
	Affinity-based hydrocyclone filter for oil-water separation and oil spill cleanup (abstract) Funding: EPA STAR (Science to Achieve Results) program Role: PI 04/01/12-03/31/17 Project website
	Collaborative Research: Virus removal in membrane bioreactors: Role of virus aggregation and adhesion (abstract) Funding: NSF Environmental Engineering program International supplement for collaboration with the University of Montpellier, France (Dr. Marc Heran, Dr. Geoffroy Lesage) 01/01/13-12/31/15
	Strategic Partnership with the Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology and Virology, Republic of Georgia Funding: MSU Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies 01/26/14-06/30/14
	Strategic Partnership with the University of Montpellier, France Funding: MSU Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies 01/26/14-06/30/14
	Paul L. Busch award Alternative applications of membranes to enhance water quality protection and recycling Funding: Water Environment Research Foundation 01/01/12-12/31/13
	Strategic Partnership: Advanced membrane technologies for a sustainable future Funding: MSU Foundation 08/16/10-08/15/13
	PIRE: New generation synthetic membranes - Nanotechnology for drinking water safety (abstract) Funding: NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program Project website 10/01/05-03/31/13
	SBIR Phase I: Polymer mesocomposites: Novel materials for compaction-resistant, high-flux water treatment membranes (abstract) Funding (subcontract to MSU): NSF Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships 07/01/12-12/31/12
	On-chip PCR, nanoparticles, and virulence/marker genes for simultaneous detection of 20 waterborne pathogens Funding: EPA STAR program 09/01/06-08/31/11
	Self-cleaning ceramic membranes for the removal of natural and synthetic nanomaterials from drinking water using hybrid ozonation-nanofiltration Funding: NSF NIRT program 09/01/05-08/31/11
	Crossflow filtration hydrocyclone for the treatment of produced water Funding: M-I Swaco through NSF I/UCRC Center for Multiphase Transport Phenomena 01/01/09-07/31/10
	From international research to curricula innovation: Educating globally competent scientists and engineers. Funding: MSU Office of Faculty and Organizational Development 09/01/09-08/31/10
	Regenerable polymer-supported sorbent for aqueous mercury removal Funding: NSF SGER program 07/15/06-07/14/07
	Nanoscale design of aqueous carbon nanotube-reinforced molecular transducers for biosensors  Funding: NSF NER program 07/01/05-06/30/07
	Coupled effects of scaling and colloid deposition on the performance of reverse osmosis membranes Funding: National Water Research Institute 01/01/06- 09/31/07

 

Other projects with our participation

	Erasmus Mundus Master in Membrane Engineering for a Sustainable World (EM3E-4SW) Funding: European Commission Role: International collaborator PI: Dr. Andre Ayral (University of Montpellier, European Institute of Membranes) 2016-2021
	Oil spills under ice: Challenges and solutions (working group) Funding: Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) Role: Member of the steering committee 2020
	Assessing and mitigating membrane fouling in membrane-based oil-water separation Funding: Ministry of Education, Singapore Role: International collaborator PI: Dr. Jia Wei Chew (Nanyang Technological University, SMTC) 07/01/15-12/31/18
	Fabrication of nanocomposite hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes and their applications in drinking water treatment Funding: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK), Turkey Role: Consultant PI: Dr. Ismail Koyuncu (Istanbul Technical University, MEM-TEK) 06/01/14-05/31/17
	Integrating bacteriophage and membrane separation knowledge bases to ensure microbiological safety of water supply Funding: Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF Global), the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, and the Georgian Research and Development Foundation; Georgia Early Career Scholars program PI: Dr. Ekaterine Jaiani 12/01/14 - 06/15/16
	Development of a novel ballast water treatment system Funding: Maritime Port Authority, Singapore PI: Dr. Jiangyong Hu (National University of Singapore)