Irene Andreu She/Her
Research
Microplastics fate and transport in the Western Arctic Ocean
Director, Rhode Island Consortium for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Chemical Engineering
Andreu obtained a Master’s in Physics and Physical Technologies and a Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Zaragoza (Spain) working on the characterization of magnetic nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia, a cancer therapy that uses magnetic nanoparticles to locally increase the temperature of tumors. Andreu joined URI as Director of the Rhode Island Consortium of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (RIN2) in June 2018. Her work at URI includes projects related to microplastic identification and quantification, wastewater treatment strategies, and development of nanoparticles for biomedical applications, among others. Andreu interfaces daily with core facility users, whether undergraduate, graduate students or industrial researchers.
“I am a research enabler: I offer researchers at URI and other institutions access to state-of-the-art plastic characterization equipment, teach them how to use the equipment and assist them in experimental design and data interpretation.”
Research
Microplastics fate and transport in the Western Arctic Ocean
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