The group was well-represented at the ACS meeting in Philadelphia – Kyle and Maria presented, James attended, and several former group members were there as well!
Kyle publishes!
Congrats to Kyle O’Connor on his recent paper on thermoplastic elastomers!
Yuki and Qi publish!
Cups to Cleaners with NYS 4-H!
We participated in NYS 4-H’s Career Connections program by hosting a workshop for 8th and 9th graders on polymer chemistry, which included an experiment on recycling PLA cups by degrading them into a cleaning solution. A good time was had by all!
Anna selected as an RCPRS member!
Congratulations to our undergrad Anna Overholts who was selected as a member of the Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Scholars (RCPRS) program!
Welcome Wei!
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Wei You from Indiana University, Bloomington to the group as a new postdoc! Wei will be working on anion exchange membranes. Welcome, Wei!
Summer Undergrads!
Susan, Sam, and Anna are our summer undergrads this year! Susan is working on polyesters, while Sam and Anna are working on polyethers. Have a fun summer guys!
Anna, Susan, and Sam looking forward to good times in the epoxide box!
Congrats Dr. Tiegs and Dr. Whitehead!
We had a double celebration as Julie and Brandon defended their theses on the same day. Congratulations Dr. Tiegs and Dr. Whitehead! Good luck to them at their new positions at Boulder Scientific and Weber! We will miss you both!
Welcome Kendra!
We were thrilled to have Kendra Souther from Anne McNeil’s group at Michigan visit us for a few days to do high throughput experiments on the robot.
Welcome Anna!
Welcome to our new undergrad Anna Overholts! She will be working on polyethers. Welcome to the group, Anna!