News
Take a look at the exciting work our KRG undergraduate @udmseg student @sin_knit got up to this summer at DuPont🧪! pic.twitter.com/3JhkMnQICL
— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) October 11, 2023
Congrats to @JessicaAThomas1 for receiving an honorable mention in @udmseg’s annual art in materials contest! pic.twitter.com/4uM6sMYeco
— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) September 19, 2023
KRG and @EppsGroup REU student Jessica and her grad mentor @sampanna_mhatre presenting their exciting work on lignin-derivable NIPU-epoxy hybrid thermosets at REU poster session 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/KpNgxW7oRR
— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) August 10, 2023
Congratulations Dr. Korley for getting elected as a 2023 American Chemical Society Fellow!
🥂 congratulations!! @DrLkorley https://t.co/lSx6FKiHoc
— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) July 28, 2023
Congratulations Jignesh for an amazing opportunity to attend the 2023 ACS Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy Summer School!
The ACS Summer School students are enjoying their day off exploring the greater Golden, CO area and getting to know each other better. The connections students form at the Summer School are just as important as the content, as many alumni have attested to! #greenchemistry pic.twitter.com/UzHCzbcGnw
— ACS Green Chemistry Institute (@ACSGCI) July 15, 2023
New paper alert from recent graduate, Dr. Jang! @korleygroup @BioinspiredPire https://t.co/8qZtiW1r2d
— LaShanda Korley (@DrLkorley) June 1, 2023
Congrats to Daseul Jang on getting hooded 👏🏻 #PhD12 from KRG 🎉 Thanks for all your contributions to the group!
We wish you all the best for your new role at Carbon Reform 🌱✨️ pic.twitter.com/SYNuAPnzXL— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) May 26, 2023
Congratulations to Alex and Tianwei for their recently published review paper on circularity in polymers!
New @UD_CPI review article – Circularity in Polymers -in collaboration with @TheppsMIT and @MacroKatie! @korleygroup @EppsGroup @doescience https://t.co/hIkpue6HSw
— LaShanda Korley (@DrLkorley) May 5, 2023
At #APSMarch 2023, be sure to check out these talks by KRG postdoc Dr. Alex Balzer and KRG alum Dr. Zachary Hinton 👇 https://t.co/6lx1021xcW
— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) March 5, 2023
Congrats to @sampanna_mhatre for advancing to Ph.D. candidacy! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/n4Vjh6jyrx
— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) February 15, 2023
Please join us in welcoming our new graduate students! pic.twitter.com/0scGoMIhT7
— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) February 7, 2023
Thanks to @DrLkorley for this incredible group retreat. From lively discussions on lab safety, science communication and KRG's vision to enjoying good food and wonderful company, it was a total blast! 🎉✨️ pic.twitter.com/GLBgaLEJag
— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) January 30, 2023
Wedding bells to start 2023! Congrats to KRG member @JigneshSMahajan and his bride! Great that fellow KRG member @sampanna_mhatre and @udmseg friend @vidhika_damani were able to celebrate with you! pic.twitter.com/qvibSpGcJ4
— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) January 12, 2023
Many congrats to @DrLkorley for this amazing achievement! 🥂 https://t.co/MFdUfhgKQJ
— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) December 6, 2022
Collaboration between our group (@EppsGroup) and @DrLkorley's group (@korleygroup) Lignin-derivable alternatives to petroleum-derived non-isocyanate polyurethane thermosets with enhanced toughness – now published in Materials Advances https://t.co/c42F2D8DJM
— Thomas Epps (@TheppsMIT) November 30, 2022
Congrats!! @DrLkorley 🥂 https://t.co/YM6x5iLQDk
— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) November 16, 2022
Come check out Sampanna's talk on 'Lignin-derivable non-isocyanate polyurethane thermosets' tomorrow at MSEG Student Symposium https://t.co/MJ1EISsJ1H
— Korley Research Group (@korleygroup) October 20, 2022
Dr. Korley elected as a 2022 American Physical Society Fellow!
October 2022
An honor for Dr. Korley being elected as a 2022 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) “for innovative bio-inspired strategies to control architecture, assembly, and mechanics of soft material systems.”
Dr. Korley featured in NSF Bioeconomy Distinguished Lecture Series!
January 2021
This lecture series highlights NSF-funded research on biotechnology and ways to bring developing technologies to become goods and services. She discusses the work of the Korley lab and the vast body of collaborative work within UD and around the world.
The Korley Research Group has new members!
November 2020
One materials science and engineering student, Sampanna Mhatre, and one postdoctoral associate, Zachary Hinton, have joined the Korley Research Group. Zachary will be working within the Center for Plastics Innovation, and Sampanna will focus his work around lignin research. Both are co-advised by Dr. Thomas Epps.
Laura's review paper has been published!
September 2020
Laura’s work covers the myriad ways of using fibers to reinforce hydrogels. Congratulations!
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00911
Jo Norris has been named a DENIN Fellow!
August 2020
DENIN, the Delaware Environmental Institute, sponsors a fellowship for students engaging in research towards improving the environment. Congratulations!
Dr. Korley and Dr. Epps are co-directors of new Center for Plastics Innovation
July 2020
The UD Center for Plastics Innovation will focus on plastics upcycling and recycling to help reduce the global plastic waste problem. This is an Energy Frontier Research Center sponsored by the Department of Energy.
https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-awards-100-million-energy-frontier-research-centers-0
Dr. Korley is now a Full Professor!
June 2020
Congratulations, Dr. Korley, on this enormous recognition!
Kris's paper has been accepted to Macromolecules!
June 2020
Kris’s new publication was a collaboration with the Pokorski Research Group at the UCSD. Great work!
Dr. Korley has been named an AIMBE Fellow
April 2020
Dr. Korley has been named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Congratulations!
Francis has passed his qualifying exam!
January 2020
Congratulations on progressing to candidacy!
New students have joined the Korley Research Group!
November 2019
Two materials science and engineering students, Jessica Thomas and Maida Mahmood, and one chemical engineering student, Yu Tai Wong, have joined the Korley Research Group. Jessica will be pursing work in supramolecular chemistries, and Maida and Yu Tai will focus their work around lignin research.
Dr. Korley has received the Lloyd N. Ferguson Award!
November 2019
Dr. Korley has received the 2019 Lloyd N. Ferguson Young Scientist Award for Excellence in Research from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE). Congratulations!
Dr. LaShanda Korley is honored by U.S. National Nanotechnology as one of their favorite #WomeninNano!
March 2019
Look out for Dr. LaShanda Korley's talk at ACS Orlando this April!
March 2019
Dr. Korley will be discussing bio-inspired supramolecular systems that mimic biological mechanics on April 4, and she was named one of the ‘must-see presenters’ for the conference. Exciting new work from the Korley Research Group!
https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs-meeting-news/guide-ACS-Spring-2019-National/97/i10
Congratulations, Kris!
January 2019
Kris successfully passed his Ph.D. thesis proposal, advancing to candidacy!
Congratulations to Dr. Michelle T. Brannum!
January 2019
Michelle successfully defended her CWRU Ph.D. thesis, “Functional Performance of Liquid Crystalline Elastomers”. Funded by a SMART Fellowship, Michelle’s research interests sparked a wonderful collaboration with Tim White (UC Boulder/AFRL) and Gary Wnek (co-advisor). Best wishes in your future career at AFRL.
Congrats to Michelle on her recent publication in Advanced Optical Materials!
January 2019
Brannum, M.L.; Steele, A.B.; Venetos, M.C.; Korley, L.T.J.; Wnek, G.E.; White, T.J. “Light Control with Liquid Crystalline Elastomers”, Advanced Optical Materials 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adom.201801683
Congrats to KRG alumni, Dr. Symone Alexander!
November 2018
Dr. Alexander, now at Georgia Tech, had her last manuscript in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces accepted! #50 Great way to finish strong!
KRG welcomes, new post-doc, Dr. Yanchun Tang, from the University of Tokyo!
November 2018
Korley Group Potluck 2018
Korley Group Potluck 2018
November 2018
KRG Welcomes 5 new graduate students!
November 2018
Dajeong Kim (MSEG, co-advised Epps)
Francis Klincewicz (MSEG, Unidel Distinguished Graduate Scholar)
Jignesh Shantaram Mahajan (MSEG, co-advised Epps)
Joanne Norris (MSEG, co-advised Rabolt/Chase)
Akash Vaidya (CHEG, PIRE)
Congratulations to Chase Thompson!
September 2018
Chase successfully defended his thesis proposal, and became an offical MSEG Ph.D. candidate.
Welcome Dr. Chatterjee to the Korley Research Group!
July 2018
The Korley research group is excited to welcome the newest member of the group, Dr. Sourav Chatterjee, a post-doctoral associate. Dr. Chatterjee obtained his Ph.D. at Louisiana State University.
Congratulations to Dr. Symone Alexander!
June 2018
Symone successfully defended her thesis, and is off to GT as a post-doctoral fellow in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
Congratulations to Symone Alexander on her recent publication!
April 2018
Symone’s recent publication, “Nucleation Effects on High Molecular Weight Polymer Additives on Low Molecular Weight Gels”, was accepted in Polymer Journal! Great Work!
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41428-018-0076-0
Welcome Daseul, Ada, and Shruti to the Korley Research Group!
January 2018
The Korley research group is excited to welcome three first year graduate students: Daseul Jang, Ada Anyanwu, and Shruti Vaze. These students mark the first University of Delaware students to join the Korley Research Group family!
Korley Lab Moves to the University of Delaware!
January 2018
We have officially moved to the University of Delaware – Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.