Igor Novosselov

Biography

Dr. Novosselov joined the department in 2014. Prior to joining the department, he worked as an R&D Manager and Sr. Research Scientist developing aerosol sampling instrumentation for nanoparticles, biological and chemical aerosols. His previous projects focused on characterization using the underlying physical principles governing particulate matter formation, the behavior of aerosol in the environment, and aerosol analysis. Other research included modeling of pollution formation and stability of the combustion systems using computational fluid dynamics and chemical reactor network modeling.

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, 2006
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering University of Washington, 2002
• Engineering Diploma, Yaroslavl Polytechnic Institute, Russia, 1993

Research Statement

Novosselov Research Group (NRG) conducts a wide range of basic and applied research in the areas of fluid- and thermo-dynamics dynamics, supercritical fluids, nanomaterials, and aerosol sciences. Current research projects include the treatment of PFAS (forever chemicals) and other emerging pollutants in hydrothermal systems, non-traditional synthesis of metalorganic frameworks (MOFs) and their composites in supercritical CO2, and non-thermal plasma application for propulsion and active flow control. The aerosol science research is focused on novel sensing technologies for the chemical composition of particulate matter, low-cost sensor networks, and particle resuspension.

Current funded research by the expiration date (as of June 2025)

1. PI: EPA-R-OAR-HFC-24-01: Hydrofluorocarbon Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants, Transformation of HFC in hydrothermal treatment
2. Co-PI: Navy SBIR 2 (Subcontract to Aquagga Inc) A Mobile Supercritical Water Oxidation Reactor for Destruction of PFAS-Impacted Wastes
3. PI: Semiconductor Research Council Award 2024-GRC-ESH-37651470 - Destruction of PFAS and PFCs via Continuous Supercritical Water Oxidation
4. PI: DoD SERDP Project Number: ER25-4933: Sorbents Regeneration in Supercritical CO2 and End-of-Life PFAS Treatment
5. PI: Semiconductor Research Council Award 2024-GRC-ESH-37651470 - Destruction of PFAS and PFCs via Continuous Supercritical Water Oxidation
6. PI: U.S. EPA 68HERC20D0029 Task Order No. TO 68HERC25F0035 (Subcontract to Pegasus) Regeneration of Spent Solvents
7. Co-PI, Associate Director (PI Mamishev) – DoE University of Washington Industrial Assessment Center
8. PI: AFOSR Fabrication of Fast-Responding, Luminescence-Enhanced micro-Spheres for the Digital Luminescent Particle Tracking Barometry Thermometry and Velocimetry System
9. Co-PI: Beckmann Foundation, (PI Thornton) Development of an ultra-portable time of flight chemical ionization mass spectrometer (UP-ToF-CIMS) for ambient air monitoring
10. PI: Department of Homeland Security BAA: 70RSAT21CB0000014: Non-contact Surface and Vapor Sampler for Trace Explosives Screening
11. PI: Office of Naval Research, Phase 2 STTR (subcontract to Aerodynamic Technologies) High-Resolution Global Wall Shear Stress Measurement Technique for use in Hypersonic Flow Studies.
12. Co-PI: DoD SERDP Project Number: ER20-3060 (subcontract to Colorado School of Mines). Title: Advancement of Hydrothermal Alkaline Treatment Technology for On-Site Treatment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Wastes (HALT-PFAS).
13. Co-PI: NIEHS SBIR Phase 2 (Subcontract to SpecTree, Inc) Multispectral Sensor for Chemical Composition Analysis of Ultrafine Aerosols in Air Quality Assessment
14. Co-PI: NSF SBIR 2037740 (subcontract to Aquagga, Inc) Additively Manufactured Reactor for Emerging Contaminant Destruction,
15. PI: DTRA BAA HDTRA12410010 Continuous Flow Zr-MOF Synthesis in Supercritical CO2

Select patents

1. Igor Novosselov, Aerodynamic Sampling of Particles and Vapors from Surfaces, US Patent 10274404, April 2019
2. RA Gorder, IV Novosselov, G Kychakoff: Reverse Purge Flow Lenses, US Patent 20,170,276,595, 2017
3. Igor V Novosselov, P Ariessohn: Trapped Vortex Particle-to-Vapor Converter. US Patent 9,744,490, 08/2017
4. Peter C Ariessohn, Igor V Novosselov: Aerosol Collection Apparatus and Methods. US Patent 8539840, 09/24/2013
5. Ariessohn PC, Novosselov IV, Skimmer for Concentrating an Aerosol, US Patent 7875095, 01/25/2011

Current projects

The Novosselov Research Group

For more information of NRGs current projects, visit the NRG website.

Refereed Publications

ResearchGate Profile

Select publications

1. Tang, A.; Mamishev, A.; Novosselov, I. Multi-Electrode Dielectric Barrier Discharge Actuators: Geometrical Optimization of High Power Density Array. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 2025, 116478
2. Didenko, T.; Lau, A.; Purohit, A. L. ; Feng, J.; Pinkard, B.; Ateia, M.; Novosselov, I. V. Regeneration of PFAS-laden granular activated carbon by modified supercritical CO2 extraction. Chemosphere 2025, 370, 143986.
3. Austin, C.; Purohit, A. L.; Thomsen, C.; Pinkard, B. R.; Strathmann, T. J.; Novosselov, I. V. Hydrothermal Destruction and Defluorination of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA). Environmental Science & Technology 2024.
4. Feng, J.; Lau, A.; Novosselov, I. V. HKUST-1 MOF Nanoparticles: Non-classical Crystallization Route in Supercritical CO2. Nanoscale 2024, 10.1039/D4NR03070B.
5. Li, J.; Austin, C.; Moore, S.; Pinkard, B. R.; Novosselov, I. V., PFOS destruction in a continuous supercritical water oxidation reactor. Chem. Eng. J. 2023, 451, 139063.
6. Austin, C.; Li, J.; Moore, S.; Purohit, A.; Pinkard, B. R.; Novosselov, I. V. Destruction and defluorination of PFAS matrix in continuous-flow supercritical water oxidation reactor: Effect of operating temperature. Chemosphere 2023, 327, 138358.
7. Rasmussen, E. G.; Kramlich, J.; Novosselov, I. V., Synthesis of metal-organic framework HKUST-1 via tunable continuous flow supercritical carbon dioxide reactor. Chem. Eng. J. 2022, 450, 138053.
8. Li, J.; Pinkard, B. R.; Wang, S.; Novosselov, I. V., Review: Hydrothermal treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Chemosphere 2022, 307, 135888.
9. He, J.; Huang, C.-H.; Yuan, N.; Austin, E.; Seto, E.; Novosselov, I., Network of low-cost air quality sensors for monitoring indoor, outdoor, and personal PM2.5 exposure in Seattle during the 2020 wildfire season. Atmospheric Environment 2022, 285, 119244.
10. Shetty, S.; Pinkard, B. R.; Novosselov, I. V. Recycling of carbon fiber reinforced polymers in a subcritical acetic acid solution. Heliyon 2022, 8 (12), e12242.
11. Moore, S. J.; Pinkard, B. R.; Purohit, A. L.; Kramlich, J. C.; Reinhall, P. G.; Novosselov, I. V., Design of a Small-Scale Supercritical Water Oxidation Reactor. Part I: Experimental Characterization. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2021, 60 (30), 11450-11457.
12. Purohit, A. L.; Misquith, J. A.; Pinkard, B. R.; Moore, S. J.; Kramlich, J. C.; Reinhall, P. G.; Novosselov, I. V., Design of a Small-Scale Supercritical Water Oxidation Reactor. Part II: Numerical Modeling. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2021, 60 (30), 11458-11469
13. Guan, Y; Brunton, SL; Novosselov, I.; Sparse nonlinear models of chaotic electroconvection. R. Soc. Open Sci. 2021 8: 202367.
14. Pinkard, B. R.; Shetty, S.; Stritzinger, D.; Bellona, C.; Novosselov, I. V., Destruction of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) in a batch supercritical water oxidation reactor. Chemosphere 2021, 279, 130834.
15. Tang, A.; Vaddi, R. S.; Mamishev, A.; Novosselov, I. V., Empirical relations for discharge current and momentum injection in dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2021, 54 (24), 245204.
16. Davis, J.; Molnar, E.; Novosselov, I., Nanostructure transition of young soot aggregates to mature soot aggregates in diluted diffusion flames. Carbon 2020, 159, 255-265
17. Mahamuni, G.; Rutherford, J. ; Davis, J.; Molnar, E.; Posner, J. D.; Seto, E.; Korshin, G.; Novosselov, I., Excitation–Emission Matrix Spectroscopy for Analysis of Chemical Composition of Combustion Generated Particulate Matter. Environmental Science & Technology 2020, 54 (13), 8198-8209.
18. Rasmussen, E. G.; Kramlich, J.; Novosselov, I. V., Scalable Continuous Flow Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Synthesis Using Supercritical CO2. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2020, 8 (26), 9680-9689
19. Davis, J.; Tiwari, K.; Novosselov, I. Soot morphology and nanostructure in complex flame flow patterns via secondary particle surface growth. Fuel 2019, 245, 447
20. Guan, Y.; Novosselov, I., Two relaxation time lattice Boltzmann method coupled to fast Fourier transform Poisson solver: Application to electroconvective flow. Journal of computational physics, 2019, 397, 108830.

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