Murilo Toledo Suekuni

Murilo Toledo Suekuni
  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant - Spring 2020
  • School of Engineering, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
He/him/his

Contact Info

Learned Engineering Expansion Phase 2, Room 2447
Lawrence
1536 W 15th St.
Lawrence, KS 66045

Biography —

Murilo Toledo Suekuni received his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Kansas (KU) in 2020 and 2023, respectively. At KU, Murilo used time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance (TD-NMR) methods and other characterization techniques to investigate solid-fluid interactions in different porous media. His graduate work is compiled in the dissertation, "On the Importance of Surface Chemistry Upon Time-Domain Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Methods." 

After graduating, Murilo will join Solenis Global Technology Center as a Senior Staff Scientist.

Education —

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Universidade Sao Francisco, 2018, Sao Paulo, Brazil
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, The University of Kansas, 2020, Lawrence, Kansas
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, The University of Kansas, 2023, Lawrence, KS
Passed with Honors

Research —

Research Interests

  • Characterization of soft and hard porous media
  • Unconventional reservoirs
  • Polymer science
  • Surface-solvent interfacial interactions
  • Development of drug delivery systems

Selected Publications —

Suekuni, M. T.; Myers, T. R.; McNeil, M. C.; Prisco, A. J.; Shelburne, S. S.; Shepperson, W. A.; Allgeier, A. M. Surface Area Determination of Kevlar Particles in Suspensions Containing Iron Impurities Using Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2020, 2 (6), 2134–2141. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c00084.

Suekuni, M. T.; D'Souza N., Allgeier A. M. NMR Relaxometry Studies on the Drying Kinetics of Cellulose Nanofibers. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2022, 61, 16, 5475–5483. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c04878.

Suekuni, M. T.; Craddock, P. C.; Douglas, J. T.; Pomerantz, A. E.; Allgeier, A. M. Critical Practices for the Preparation and Analysis of Kerogen. Energy & Fuels 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c01063

Burkey K., Castillo K., Elrod P., Suekuni M. T., Aikman E., Gehrke S. H., Allgeier A. M., Robinson J. L. Modulating pentenoate-functionalized hyaluronic acid hydrogel network properties for meniscal fibrochondrocyte mechanotransductionModulating pentenoate-functionalized hyaluronic acid hydrogel network properties for meniscal fibrochondrocyte mechanotransduction. J Biomed Mater Res. 2023. 111, 6, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.37551

 

Selected Presentations —

Murilo Toledo Suekuni, Tristan R Myers, Monty C McNeil, Alfred J Prisco, Silas S Shelburne, Whitney A Shepperson, Alan Allgeier* (11/20/2020) - Surface Area Determination of Kevlar® Particles in Suspensions Containing Iron Impurities Using Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry. 2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting.

Murilo Toledo Suekuni, Stevin H Gehrke, Faiz Mandani, Josephine Hriscu, Brandon Kinn, Joseph M Scalet, Alan Allgeier* (11/19/2020) - Application of Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (LF-NMR) for the Mesh Structure Characterization of Poly (Ethylene Glycol) Derivative Hydrogels. 2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting.

Suekuni, M. T., Allgeier, A. M., Myers, T., Shelburne, S. S., McNeil, M., Shepperson, W., Prisco, A. J. (10/2019) – Advanced Studies of Kevlar® Pulp Characterization Using Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Relaxometry. American Chemical Society – Midwest Regional Meeting (MWRM). Wichita, KS.

Awards & Honors —

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award in Chemical Engineering - Spring 2020

ACS Green Chemistry Summer School Scholarship - Summer 2022