lindsay.matolyak@case.edu
Office: 216-368-3061
2100 Adelbert Rd. (KHS #229)
Cleveland, OH 44106
Education:
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), 2012-present. Expected: August 2017
Major: Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Ph.D. Adviser: Dr. LaShanda Korley
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Graduated: May 2012
Major: BS in Chemistry (ACS-certified)
Honors/Activities:
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Women Chemist Committee/ Eli Lilly Travel award recipient for the Fall 2014 ACS conference
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Honorable Mention, 2013 & 2014
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Alpha Chi Sigma, National Chemistry Fraternity member, 2009- Present,
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American Chemical Society, 2008-Present
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Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society, 2010-Present
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Polymer Initiative of Northeast Ohio Career fair, 2013-present – Executive committee member and event coordinator of a yearly conference for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students in an effort to help introduce industrial representatives to future scientists and recent graduates. (aka:
PiNO)
Research Experience:
Graduate Research, CWRU, 2012-present
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Synthesis of peptide-polymer hybrids: exhibit a hierarchical structural arrangement and ordered domains, which lead to novel mechanical function and tunable properties. "Potential applications include scratch-resistant coatings, impact-resistant films/fibers for composites, and multifunctional tissue engineering scaffolds." Skills: Synthesis of monomers and polymers,
Characterization, and Mechanical testing.
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Electrospun nanocomposites: incorporate bio-inspired filler components within a polymeric matrix to manufacture both passive and active systems with potential applications in optical enhancement, mechanical enhancement, drug delivery, and stimuli responsive materials. Skills:
Electrospinning, Film fabrication, Thermal characterization, Mechanical testing.
Undergraduate Research, IUP , 2009-2012 – in the laboratory of Dr. Carl LeBlond. Laboratory work to determine the mechanism of the asymmetric reduction of ethyl pyruvate by cinchona-modified Pt/Al
2
O
2
.
This research project required a cinchona ester to be synthesized, which was then characterized through H-
NMR in order to determine the molecular coordination. Skills: Mass spectroscopy, DCC coupling, NMR.
Summer Research for Undergraduates (SURP), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, Blacksburg, VA, 2011- As an REU participant I conducting research in a laboratory under the advisement of Dr. Richard Turner and mentor, Yi Li to aid in the synthesis and characterization of block co-polymer microbicide hydrogels. Skills: NMR, DSC, SEC, rotary evaporator, column

chromatography, and other techniques. Work resulted in a co-author of two publications.
Technical Experience:
Supplemental Instruction Leader, IUP, 2009 – Provided study sessions for chemistry students in
General Chemistry I. One hour sessions twice a week included worksheets, study guides, and group study in preparation for tests and assignments in their classes. This gave students more opportunities to ask questions and work on assignments as a group and one on one.
Lab Technician Intern, North American Höganäs SCM Metal Products, Inc., Johnstown,
PA, 2008 – Responsible for collecting and analyzing data through gas analysis of metal powders using a
LECO TC-436 unit, the determination of oxygen content of metal powders by measuring weight loss after reduction in hydrogen gas, and the operation of a carbon & sulfur analyzer.
Publications:
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Li, Y.; Mao, M.; Matolyak, L.E
.; Turner, S.R. "Sterically Crowded Anionic Polye lectrolytes with
Tunable Charge Densities Based on Stilbene Containing Copolymers," Submitted to ACS Macro
Letters, September 2011. Published January 10, 2012; DOI: 10.1021/mz200061w.
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Savage, A.; Li, Y.; Matolyak, L.E.
; Doncel, G.; Turner, S.R.; Gandour, R. "Anit-HIV Activities of Precisely Definded, Semi-rigid, Carboxylated Alternating Copolymers," Submitted to ACS
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, November 2013. Published July 15, 2014; DOI:
10.1021/jm401913w.
Presentations:
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American Chemical Society Fall 2014 Conference, San Francisco, CA: Presenting - Matolyak,
L.E
.; Wanasekara, N. D.; Korley, L.T.J. “All-organic ion-sensitive composites with electrospun nanofibers” August 2014
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American Chemical Society “In-Miniature” symposium, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA:
Presenting- Szymanski, N.; Matolyak, L.E
.; LeBlond, C. “Study of the Reaction Mechanism for
Asymmetric Reduction of Ethyl Pyruvate over Cinchona modified Pt/Al
2
O
3
” April 2010.
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Women in Mathematics, Science, and Technology symposium, Indiana, PA: Presenting-
Szymanski, N.; Matolyak, L.E.
, LeBlond, C. “The Determination of the Mechanism of an
Asymmetric Reduction of Ethyl Pyruvate and Cinchona Modified Pt/Al
2
O
3
” April 2011.
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Undergraduate Scholars Forum, Indiana, PA: Presenting- Szymanski, N.; Matolyak, L.E.
,
LeBlond, C. “The Determination of the Mechanism of an Asymmetric Reduction of Ethyl Pyruvate and Cinchona Modified Pt/Al
2
O
3
” April 2011.
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American Chemical Society “In-Miniature” symposium, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA:
Presenting- Matolyak, L.E.
; LeBlond, C. “The Determination of the Mechanism of an
Asymmetric Reduction of Ethyl Pyruvate and Cinchona Modified Pt/Al
2
O
3
” April 2011.
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REU Student Undergraduate research program symposium, Virginia Polytechnic Institute:
Presenting- Matolyak, L.E.
; Li, Y.; Turner, S.R. “Study of Alternating Copolymers Containing
Precisely Placed Ionic Groups and Their Antiviral Properties” August 2011.
References: Upon Request