Purington, Emilia, PhD

Biography

Emilia Purington joined Husson University in January 2019 as an Adjunct Instructor, after earning her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maine (2018), M.S. from the University of Maine (2015), and B.S. from Manhattan College (2013).

Emilia later joined the Husson Faculty as an Assistant Professor in the fall of 2021.

Throughout her time here, Emilia has focused on the teaching and development of the introductory chemistry lecture and lab courses. Recently, Emilia took over the coordination of the Chemistry 1 and Principles of Chemistry courses.

Emilia spent her graduate studies researching paper coatings, focusing on the migration of starch and latex during the coating and drying processes.

Recent publications in that field include:

Purington, Emilia, Douglas Bousfield, William M. Gramlich. “Influence of Various Coating Parameters on Binder Migration.” In production.

Purington, Emilia, Douglas Bousfield, William M. Gramlich. "Fluorescent dye adsorption in aqueous suspension to produce tagged cellulose nanofibers for visualization on paper." Cellulose 26, no. 8, 2019: 5117-5131.

Purington Emilia, Douglas Bousfield, William Gramlich. “Fluorescently Tagging CNF in Paper Coatings.” 2018 Papercon Coating and Graphic Arts Conference Proceedings, Charlotte, NC: TAPPI 2018. Extended abstract submitted.

Purington, Emilia, Amy R. Blakeley, Douglas Bousfield, and William M. Gramlich. "Visualization of latex and starch in paper coatings by tagging with fluorescent dyes." Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal 32, 2017: 395-406.

Golebiowska, Emilia, Douglas Bousfield, William Gramlich. “The Effect of Paper Substrate on Starch and Latex Separation.” 2017 Papercon Coating and Graphic Arts Conference Proceedings, Minneapolis, MN: TAPPI 2017.

Golebiowska, Emilia, Douglas Bousfield, William Gramlich. “Analysis of Microscope Images of Coating Layers that Contain Tagged Starch and Latex.” 2016 Papercon Coating and Graphic Arts Conference Proceedings, Cincinnati, OH: TAPPI 2016.

Golebiowska, Emilia. “Starch and Latex Migration in Paper Coating.” Diss. University of Maine, 2015.

Golebiowska, Emilia, Amy Blakeley, Douglas Bousfield, William Gramlich. “Tagging Starch and Latex in Paper Coatings.” 2015 Papercon Coating and Graphic Arts Conference Proceedings, Atlanta, GA: TAPPI 2015.

This year, Emilia is starting research on the transport and properties of utilizing microbubbles for drug delivery.