EDUCATION: 

 The University of Akron, Akron, OH, Polymer Chemistry     Ph.D.,1994, Alcorn State University, Alcorn State, MS, Chemistry , BS, 1986, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX , Chemistry MS, 1988  

 KEY INTERESTS:

Biodegradable polymer systems and their agricultural and bio medical applications

Contact Information: 
Office:   P.O. Box 519; MS 2008, AGRL, RM 158
Phone:   936.261.5010, Email: lecarson@pvamu.edu

Laura E. Carson, PhD
Research Scientist 

Recent Publications:·      

Laura Carson, Kemar Hibbert*, Feyisayo Akindoju, Chevaun Johnson, Melisa Stewart*, Cordella Kelly-Brown, Gavannie Beharie, Tavis Fisher, Julia Stone, Dahlia Stoddart, Aderemi Oki, Gururaj M. Neelgund, Gloria Regisford, Pasakorn Traisawatwong, Jianren Zhou, and Zhiping Luo, (2012) "Synthesis, characterization and stability of chitosan and poly(methyl methacrylate) grafted carbon nanotubes", Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 96C:380-386

 Zhiping Luo, Aderemi Oki, Laura Carson, Luqman Adams, Gururaj Neelgund, Nathaniel Soboyejo, Gloria Regisford, Melisa Stewart, Kemar Hibbert, Gavannie Beharie, Cordella Kelly-Brown, Pasakorn Traisawatwong (2011) “Thermal Stability of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Studied by In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy” Chemical Physics Letters 513: (1-3):88-93

Laura Carson, Cordella Kelly-Brown, Melisa Stewart*, Aderemi Oki, Gloria Regisford, Julia Stone, Pasakorn Traisawatwong, Clarissa Durand-Rougely* and Zhiping Luo, (2010) “Grafting of Chitosan and Chitosan-trimethoxylsilylpropyl methacrylate on Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes-Synthesis and Characterization”, Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 4 (8/9) 

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