Wooley Research Group

Department of Chemistry

About Us

Our research interests are focused broadly upon the design, synthesis and characterization of unique polymers, with emphasis upon the development of synthetic methodologies that allow for the preparation of complex nanostructured materials. Just as typical synthetic chemists prepare molecules of specific stereochemistry and connectivity, using natural products as the targets to exercise their craft, we are identifying nanoscopic natural products, e.g. viral capsids, lipoproteins, and even dolphin skin, as synthetic targets. We do not attempt, however, to synthesize exactly these structures, but rather, to produce synthetic materials that capture the basic structural and functional elements.

The Wooley Group, Spring 2016


News

2025

January 2025

  • Justin Smolen from the Wooley lab and the Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions (lsbi.chem.tamu.edu) in collaboration with Dr. George Elane (TAMU, College of Veterinary Medicine) awarded AggriLife grant for studying microplastics in farm animals.

March 2025

  • Thank you to everyone who came for the Graduate Recruitment Weekend! Virtual GRW to be held on Friday, March 21.


2024

June 2024

  • The Wooley lab and Teysha Technologies (teyshatech.co.uk) files patent for a degradable polymer (link).

July 2024

  • The Wooley lab hosts hands-on activities with polymers at the Aggie STEM summer camp.


  • The Wooley lab and the Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions (lsbi.chem.tamu.edu) hosts dry run for Chemistry Summer Camp. Full summer camp to come in summer 2025!


  • Dr. Karen Wooley in collaboration with Dr. Donald Darensbourg (TAMU, Department of Chemistry) awarded National Science Foundation grant for “Synthetic Methodologies to Harness Chemical Diversity of Natural Products for Production of Sustainable Next-generation Macromolecular Materials” (NSF CAS 2404191).

August 2024

  • Justin Smolen from the Wooley lab and the Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions (lsbi.chem.tamu.edu) in collaboration with Dr. Nicholas Perez (TAMU, Department of Geology), Dr. John Casellas Connors (TAMU, Department of Geography), and Dr. Kurt Sundell (Idaho State University, Department of Geosciences) awarded National Science Foundation grant for studying microplastics in riverbed sediment systems (NSF HEGS 2343148).

2023

February 2023

  • The Wooley lab receives gold ranking as a Certified Green Lab.


March 2023

  • Congratulations to Gina Ching Pang on her successful Ph. D. defense!


May 2023

  • Congratulations to Dr. Karen Wooley for receiving an Outstanding Career Award!

June 2023

  • The Wooley lab and Teysha Technologies (teyshatech.co.uk) files patent for a degradable copolymer (link).

September 2023

  • Congratulations to Dr. Karen Wooley for being selected by Clarivate as the Citation Laureate 2023 (link)!


2022

May 2022

  • Congratulations to David Tran for winning the Richard W. Schmude Jr. Endowed Graduate Scholarship!

July 2022

  • Congratulations to David Tran on his successful Ph. D. defense!


October 2022

  • Congratulations to Mariela Vazquez on her successful Ph. D. defense!
  • The Wooley group shows some Top Secret messages using acid/base chemistry at the Chemistry Open House.


  • The Wooley group hosts the REsilient SUstainable Roadmap for Gulf-Coast Economies (RESURGE) Stakeholder Workshop (resurge.chem.tamu.edu).


December 2022

  • Congratulations to Yidan Shen on her successful Ph. D. defense!


2021

April 2021

  • Congratulations to Dr. Karen Wooley for winning 2021 SEC Professor of the Year!

2020

September 2020

  • Congratulations to Tan Nguyen on his successful Ph. D. defense!

August 2020

  • Congratulations to Mei Dong on her successful Ph. D. defense!

April 2020

  • Congratulations to Nari Kang on her successful Ph. D. defense!
  • Congratulations to Christopher Komatsu on his successful Ph. D. defense!
  • Congratulations to Yue Song on her successful Ph. D. defense!
  • Congratulations to Mei Dong on receiving the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Scholarship!

February 2020

  • Congratulations to Yen-Nan Lin on his successful Ph. D. defense!

2019

August 2019

  • Congratulations to Tan Nguyen on receiving the oral presentation award at the 2019 Polymers for Advanced Technologies!

June 2019

  • Congratulations to Tan Nguyen on receiving the College of Science Leadership in Equity and Diversity Award!

May 2019

  • Congratulations to Eric Leonhardt on his successful Ph. D. defense!
  • Congratulations to Yue Song on winning the Dow Chemical Graduate Fellowship!
  • Congratulations to Mei Dong and Yue Song on winning the JEMS Scholarship for Collaborative Research in Chemistry!

2018

December 2018

  • Congratulations to Richen Li and Peter Wang on their successful Ph. D. defense!

October 2018

  • Congratulations to Yue Song on winning the SPE Henry Kahn Endowed Scholarship!

September 2018

  • Congratulations to Christopher Komatsu and Tan Nguyen on winning the PTIC Poster Award!

August 2018

  • Mariela Vazquez traveled to SLAC National Accelerator, Lawrence Livermore, Sandia, and Lawrence-Berkeley National Laboratories as a selected participant through the Texas Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate program.

July 2018

  • Congratulations to Yi-Yun Timothy Tsao on his successful Ph. D. defense!

May 2018

  • Congratulations to Tan Nguyen on winning the Dow Symposium 2018 Poster Award!

April 2018

  • Congratulations to Simcha Felder on winning the PTIC Poster Award!

  • Congratulations to Brooke Versaw on winning the 2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program!
  • Congratulations to Tan Nguyen on winning the Kaneka Scholarship!

March 2018

  • Congratulations to Yi-Yun Timothy Tsao on winning the Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award!

February 2018

  • Congratulations to Tan Nguyen on winning the College of Science Diversity and Equity Small Grant for the Organization for Cultural Diversity in Chemistry!

2017

December 2017

  • Congratulations to Kevin Wacker on his successful Ph. D. defense!

October 2017

  • Congratulations to Yue Song on winning the Kaneka Scholarship!
  • Congratulations to Brooke Versaw on winning the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Scholarship!

September 2017

  • Congratulations to Dr. Soon-Mi Lim for winning the 2017 Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement College-Level Award in Teaching! Read more

  • Congratulations to Ms. Sherry Melton on winning the 2017 LEAD Award! Read more

July 2017

  • Congratulations to Simcha Felder on winning third place in poster presentations at the 2017 BASF-TAMU Graduate Student Symposium!

April 2017

  • Congratulations to Eric Leonhardt on the renewal of his NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship for year 3!
  • Congratulations to Yi-Yun Timothy Tsao on receiving the 2017 Society of Plastics Engineers scholarship!Read more

  • Congratulations to Randinu Pulukkody, Travis Smith and Brooke Versaw for winning the 2017 Chemistry Undergraduate Awards!

March 2017

  • Congratulations to Dr. Wooley on receiving the 2017 Presidential Impact Fellows award! Read more

  • Congratulations to Mariela Vazquez on winning the 2017 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program!
  • Congratulations to Xun He on his successful Ph. D. defense!

January 2017

  • Congratulations to Samantha Kristufek on her successful Ph. D. defense!

2016

December 2016

  • Congratulations to Jeniree F. Delgado on her successful Ph. D. defense!

November 2016

  • Congratulations to Dr. Wooley for winning the Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement College-Level Awards in Teaching for 2016! Read more

September 2016

  • Congratulations to Eric Leonhardt for winning the 2016 SCI Perkin Medal Scholarship!

August 2016

  • Congratulations to Jeniree F. Delgado for winning first place in oral presentation and Samantha Kristufek for winning third place in poster presentation at the 2016 BASF-TAMU Graduate Student Symposium!

July 2016

  • Congratulations to Jennifer S. Zigmond on her successful Ph. D. defense!

April 2016

  • Congratulations to Jingwei Fan on his successful Ph. D. defense!
  • Congratulations to Jeniree Flores Delgado for winning the Spring 2016 Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) - Dale Walker Memorial Scholarship!

January 2016

  • Congratulations to Gyu Seong Heo on his successful Ph. D. defense!

2015

November 2015

  • Congratulations to Kellie Seetho on her successful Ph. D. defense!

October 2015

  • Congratulations to Kevin Wacker for winning the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) - Dale Walker Memorial Scholarship!
  • Congratulations to Jingwei Fan for winning a Kaneka Student Scholarship!
  • Congratulations to Xun He for winning a Kaneka Student Scholarship!
  • Congratulations to Yi-Yun Timothy Tsao for winning the Polymer Technology Industrial Consortium Poster Award!
  • Congratulations to Lauren Link on her successful Ph. D. defense!

September 2015

  • Kellie Seetho is featured in Journal of Protective Coatings and Linings. Read more
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College Station, TX 77843-3255

Professor Karen L. Wooley

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Department of Chemistry
Texas A&M University
PO Box 30012
College Station, TX 77842-3012

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Department of Chemistry
Texas A&M University
Ross St @ Spence St
College Station, TX 77843-3255

Campus Mail

Department of Chemistry
TAMU 3255
College Station, TX 77843-3255

Professor Karen L. Wooley

Department of Chemistry
Texas A&M University
1421 Chemistry | (979) 845-4077
wooley@chem.tamu.edu

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