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RacerPolyLab @RacerPolyLab

Miller Group @ Murray State University, primarily undergraduate polymer chemistry/materials science lab. Dayton/ Notre Dame Chemistry alum. PI Kevin Miller

Joined January 2021
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Our team getting some press - helping local small businesses with their scientific discoveries! Sen. Paul joins HempWood for ‘board-cutting’ ceremony honoring company’s expansion wkms.org/government-politics…

Sen. Paul joins HempWood for ‘board-cutting’ ceremony honoring company’s expansion

Community leaders joined HempWood’s founder and employees Tuesday to celebrate the company’s addition of a second factory on its Murray campus – capitalizing on a growth in the hemp industry in the...

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Has anyone's university started preventing PIs from spending grant money?
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Had a great time at ACSDenver2024. Four student posters, two moose, and gave a talk in a session with some excellent speakers! Inspired to continue our work in sustainable and bio-based polymers. #RacerFacultySuccess #ACSDenver
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Murray State University is hiring a tenure-track organic/polymer chemist! Please consider applying. MSU is a PUI (with MS program) with a vibrant undergraduate research program and is ACS certified. See additional details in link! murraystatejobs.com/postings…
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Adhesive developed by the Miller lab at Murray State! We continue to work with HempWood to improve their interior products and develop new structural materials! Greener alternatives to traditional wood products. #RacerFacultySuccess #HempWood instagram.com/tv/C8hbE9Po-LF…

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Matson Lab@MatsonLab_VT
22 Jun 2024
Publication time!! We're are delighted to share our recent publication in @JPolymSci in collaboration with @RacerPolyLab from Murray State University! Shoutout to Abby for her achievement and thanks to @GlycoMip for the funding! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Polysaccharide‐based H2S donors: Thiol‐ene functionalization of amylopectin with H2S‐releasing...

Polymeric donors of gasotransmitters, gaseous signaling molecules such as hydrogen sulfide, nitric oxide, and carbon monoxide, hold potential for localized and extended delivery of these reactive...

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Excited to continue to be an integral part of the HempWood brand! A 5-year partnership so far!! More exciting products to come. #RacerFacultySuccess coolestthingky.com/

Home - Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky

KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS AND KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU INSURANCE PRESENT… The 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament! VOTE NOW! Congratulations to Hyster Military Forklifts of...

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Matson Lab@MatsonLab_VT
29 May 2024
We are delighted to welcome Lexi Evans from Murray State University and Dani Fellner from Bridgewater College over the Summer as a part of VT's REU program. Get ready to see experience some exciting research in peptides and polysaccharides from them soon!
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Group lunch to help celebrate the end of the academic year! Students are off to REU programs, study abroad adventures, NSF-funded research here at Murray State, or combinations of the above!
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Matson Lab@MatsonLab_VT
1 May 2024
Congrats to PhD #16, Dr. Abby Chinn! It was really a delight for us to have you over the years working on polysaccharides and we wish you all the best in future!!
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Had a great visit to Virginia Tech this week! Thanks @jbmatson for the invite and the time. It's always fun to be in Hokieland learning about all the cool research! Thanks also to soon-to-be PhD Abby Chinn, former Murray St Racers researcher, for being my hiking guide!
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Latest conductive cellulose work from Liz Hays (now at Vanderbilt) and Gracie Eicher (now at UK) is out now in ACS Applied Polymer Materials! Collaboration with Dr. Salas de la Cruz @RutgersCamden. @murraystateuniv #RacerFacultySuccess #NSF #PUI pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Dual Ionic Liquid-Functionalized Cellulosic Materials: Thermal, Conductive, and Morphological...

Dual ionic liquid-substituted cellulosic materials were prepared by coupling a series of alkyne-terminated imidazoles with variable carbon spacer with azide-functionalized cellulose, followed by...

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Running an undergraduate research group chair of my department = mission impossible but challenge accepted
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Thoroughly enjoyed my trip to the University of Alabama this week. Thanks to Drs. Jason Bara @ProfBara and Katie O'Harra @KatieOHarra for their hospitality!! Looking forward to continuing our collaborative work on ionenes and 3D printing!!
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Latest publication from the Miller group is out! Making conductive polyurethanes without those nasty, toxic isocyanates! Congrats to Jordan and George on this project. Collaboration with Dr. Salas de la Cruz at Rutgers. #RacerFacultySuccess #PUI #NSF onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Poly(propylene glycol)‐Based Non‐Isocyanate Polyurethane Ionenes: Thermal, Morphological and...

Polyurethanes are a versatile class of step-growth polymers, used in a wide variety of applications; however, their preparation typically involves the use of toxic isocyanate precursors. Here,...

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Journal of Polymer Science@JPolymSci
12 Sep 2023
New research in @JPolymSci: Poly(ethylene terephthalate)-polyethylene block copolymer architecture effects on interfacial adhesion and blend compatibilization by Xiayu Peng, Youngsu Shin, and co-authors. @UMNews @murraystateuniv #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1002/pol.20230404

Poly(ethylene terephthalate)‐polyethylene block copolymer architecture effects on interfacial...

In this study, poly(ethylene terephthalate)-block-polyethylene (PET-PE) multiblock copolymers (MBCPs) with block molar masses of ~4 or 7 kg mol−1 and either alternating or random block sequencing,...

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Our newest collaborative work with the Ellison group and @UMN_CSP at UMinnesota! Congrats to former MSU undergrad Katey! PET-PE block copolymers effects on interfacial adhesion and compatibilization in mixed plastic waste. #NSF #RacerFacultySuccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Poly(ethylene terephthalate)‐polyethylene block copolymer architecture effects on interfacial...

In this study, poly(ethylene terephthalate)-block-polyethylene (PET-PE) multiblock copolymers (MBCPs) with block molar masses of ~4 or 7 kg mol−1 and either alternating or random block sequencing,...

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I think the chemistry profession, including the ACS, needs to realize that a lot of great undergraduate teaching and research happens at schools that are NOT private institutions with mega endowments and students who are already in a position to succeed.
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Nicholas A. Peppas@NPeppas
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Prof. Christopher J. Ellison, University of Minnesota: The Future of Chemical Engineering @ChEnected aiche.org/chenected/2018/09/…
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