Jon and Cindy connected with Dr. Barry Arkles and Dr. Janine Black during their visit to the new Materials Characterization Center. Thank you for your generous donation!

We are excited to welcome 1st-year graduate student Edison Browne to the Wilker Lab! What better way to induct a new Wilker member in the lab than to clean and quarantine a fresh batch of blue mussels?! #purduechemistry #biomimetic #polymers

Professor Jon Wilker Wilker Lab was recently selected to the 2024 @Grist list of 50 outstanding people working on climate solutions. Read more about his visit to NYC Climate Week: chem.purdue.edu/media/news/202… Purdue Science Purdue Engineering

Congratulations to Aaron for winning 3rd place in the 2024 NanoArtography competition! Of 300 submissions from 29 different countries, Aaron's image was the only judged award form Purdue! Check out the other awards and honorable mentions at the link! nanoartography.org/2024

Congratulations to Dr. Mitch Meger on an excellent thesis defense! Mitch has been an awesome mentor and spokesperson for the Wilker Lab over the years, and will be deeply missed! Cheers!

Exciting research continues to develop in the world of adhesive chemistry! Check out the following article on "Stereomicrostructure-regulated biodegradable adhesives" #polymers #adhesives #polymerchemistry #biodegradable cen.acs.org/materials/adhe…

Jon and Cindy presented at the 48th Annual Adhesion Society Meeting! Jon gave two talks, including the plenary talk "Developing Sustainable Adhesives and Bringing them Beyond the Research Laboratory". Cindy presented her research at a poster session. #adhesives #sustainability

Congratulations to Cindy and Dr. Lancelot for their paper in Science & Technology of Advanced Materials! See the following paper on "Formulation of catechol-containing adhesives for enhanced underwater bonding and workability" #purduechemistry #materials tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Our lab was featured in C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News)’s latest article on sustainable adhesives. Don’t miss Jon’s interview on how we're pushing the boundaries of green glue technology! Read more: cen.acs.org/materials/adhe…

Congrats to Bodhi Scott for successfully defending his master’s thesis in Materials Engineering earlier this week! Bodhi joined our lab 3 years ago as an undergrad and completed the 4+1 program, earning both an undergrad and master’s degree in just 5 years. Huge congratulations!

During the Purdue Chemistry’s 150th anniversary celebration, several of our own were recognized! *Dr. Jon Wilker – Grist 50 Fixer Award *Edison Browne – Ross Fellowship *Cindy Atencio-Martínez – WISP Travel Grant *Aaron Mena – Nanoartography Award Congrats to all!

Inspired by oysters and mussels, we create biomimetic adhesives and cements. That’s why we love this: A shell recycling program in Connecticut is helping restore marine habitats. Check out this The New York Times article to learn more: nytimes.com/2025/04/21/cli…

We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Alex Lancelot back to the lab! After 3 amazing years as a postdoc with us, Alex spent the past year in Zaragoza finishing his Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship. He’ll be with us for the next 2 weeks. It’s great to have you back, Alex!

Huge congratulations to Myah Webb, who’s graduating this semester with a master’s degree! We were thrilled to celebrate with you yesterday and we wish you all the best in your career ahead.

Congrats to Aidan, who is graduating this week! He’s been an undergraduate researcher in our lab since Summer 2023, and we've been so fortunate to have him on the team. Wishing you all the best in your next chapter, Aidan!

The field of biological adhesives continues to excite! Check out this graphic designed by Andy Brunning for C&EN which discusses the chemistry behind mussel and oyster adhesives: cen.acs.org/materials/Peri…

Check out the following articles published by New Scientist and Wood Central regarding a new xylan-based adhesive from Lv et al. (Jon is quoted in both articles!) newscientist.com/article/248303… woodcentral.com.au/new-adhesives-…

Check out the following article on innovations in designing environmentally friendly high school stadiums, in which Jon was interviewed! jconline.com/story/sports/2…

Check out the following article on the prevalence of microplastics released from paint and glues, in which Jon was interviewed! #biobased #alternativematerials #glues #chemistry #microplastics christopherschwarz.substack.com/p/78452937-9f0…