Welcome to the Wilker Group
You have reached the homepage of Molly Wilker and her research group in the Chemistry Department at Luther College in Decorah, IA. Our research group is interested in understanding and controlling the formation of nanomaterials, their structure, and their useful properties. Please see below for group news and click the links above to learn more about our lab! Wilker Group News:
May 2022: Congratulations to Juan & Will on your graduation from Luther!
May 2021: Congratulations to Kate, Ben, Stephanie and Hamza on your graduation from Luther!
June 2020: Welcome to new research group members Jam Hamza and Juan Quintanilla
May 2020: Congratulations to Serena and Hawi on your graduation from Luther!
November 2019: Kate and Serena attend the Midstates Consortium for Math and Science Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Chicago.
September 2019: Welcome to new research group member Hawi Nyiera
June 2019: Congratulations to Ben Nelson on receiving funding from the Iowa College Foundation's R.J. McElroy program!
June 2019: Welcome new summer research students, Serena Rolland and Stephanie Almquist
May 2019: Congratulations to Emily, Victoria, and Ben on your graduation from Luther!
April 2019: Thanks to the Monticello College Foundation for supporting a student project in our lab for summer 2019!
March 2019: Ben, Emily, and Ben present their research at the National ACS meeting in Orlando, Fl.
February 2019: Welcome to new research group members Kate Hanggi and Micci Booth!
October 2018: Ben, Emily, Victoria, and Ben present their recent results at the Midwest Regional meeting of the ACS in Ames, IA.
October 2018: Dr. Wilker and Dr. Fretham receive a Major Research Instrumentation award from the NSF to purchase a new ICP-OES for Chemistry and Biology research at Luther!
July 2018: New publication in ACS symposium series ebook, Engaging Students in Physical Chemistry.
June 2018: The Wilker lab welcomes Ben Nottleson and Ben Nelson as new summer research students! Thanks to Luther College for providing funds for their summer research projects.
May 2018: Nathan presents his senior honors project at the Luther College Student Research Symposium. Congratulations on your graduation from Luther!
April 2018: Nathan and Molly attend the ICF McElroy Symposium at Wartburg College.
April 2018: Dr. Wilker presents at the Luther College Faculty Research Symposium.
December 2017: New publication in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C.
November 2017: Victoria, Emily, Nathan, and Molly attend the Midstates Consortium for Math and Science Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Chicago.
July 2017: Our first Adventures with Chemistry! summer outreach program was a success. Thanks to everyone who helped this week!
June 2017: Welcome to new research students: Nathan Campbell, Emily Reasoner, Victoria Vivtcharenko and Katie Woods!
May 2017: Congratulations to Mitch and Austin on graduation from Luther!
May 2017: Congratulations to Nathan on receiving funding from the Iowa College Foundation’s R.J. McElroy Trust!
April 2017: Thanks to the Monticello College Foundation for supporting a student/faculty collaborative project in our lab to develop a new chemistry outreach program!
April 2017: Dr. Wilker receives the H. George & Jutta F. Anderson faculty development award!
November 2016: Mitch and Molly attend the Midstates Consortium for Math and Science Undergraduate Research Symposium at Washington University.
June 2016: Welcome to Mitch Adams and Andrea Wagner, the first research students in the Wilker group! Thanks to Luther College for funding their summer research projects.