Biography
Growing up in Western Europe and having received all his degrees from there, the United States is Dr. Korn’s second home. He moved to the U.S. many years ago, however, and all of his children have grown up in the States. The Korns spent one year living in Uganda, Africa; a memorable time enjoying the outdoors, classical music, painting, and photography.
Courses Taught
- CHEM 107 General Chemistry
- CHEM 122 General Chemistry lab
- CHEM 302 Organic Chemistry lab
Research Interests
Dr. Korn’s research interests are at the interface between organic chemistry, materials science, and biology and include the following topics:
- Chemistry of the origin of life
- Development of new organic laboratory experiments
- Organic semiconductors
- Fluorescent molecules
Professional Memberships
- American Chemical Society
- Materials Research Society
- The International Liquid Crystal Society
- Virginia Academy of Science
Publications
Selected Publications
- Satyala, N. T., Wondmagegn, Pieper, R. J. and Korn, M. R. Simulation of Copper Phthalocyanine/Fullerene Heterojunction Photovoltaic Cell With and Without Electron Transport Layer (ETL), Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1212, 1212-S08-18, 2010.
- Brunelle, D. and Korn, M. (eds) Advances in Polycarbonates, ACS Symposium Series 898, Oxford University Press 2005; and chapters therein: Korn, M. End-functionalized Poly(bisphenolA)carbonate Oligomers Part I: Synthesis and Examples; chapter 4, p.39-57; Korn, M. End-functionalized Poly(bisphenolA)carbonate Oligomers Part II: Characterization via UV-vis, FTIR, GPC, NMR and DSC; chapter 5, p.58-69; Korn, M. End-functionalized Poly(bisphenolA)carbonate Oligomers Part III: Characterization via HPLC and Mass Spectrometry, chapter 6, p.70-85.
- Korn, M. R.; Gagné, M. R. “Simultaneous atom transfer and nitroxide mediated controlled free radical polymerization of styrene”, Chem. Commun. 2000, 32, 1711-1712.