Cynthia Corley

Facilities Coordinator/Lab Manager

CHANL

   Caudill Building Rm 12 and Rm 57
   919-966-5229
   ccorley@unc.edu

Cynthia is an organic chemist with extensive experience in a wide range of chemistries from small molecules to biological and synthetic macromolecules in research and support positions in academia and industry. She is well-versed in a variety of thermoanalytical, rheometry, spectroscopy, and chromatography instrumentation including DSC, TGA, LC/MS, GPC, GC/MS, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, MALDI-MS, NMR, CE, SFC, TLC, Flash Chromatography, SPE, UV/VIS, FTIR, EDS-SEM, Rheometer, and DMA. She comes to UNC from the US Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs where she was employed for 20 years as a researcher, 8 years of which was focused on developing novel high performance fluoropolymers for aerospace applications. Cynthia was also responsible for the procurement, maintenance, and service of over 60 instruments in the chemistry department at USAFA as a co-Equipment Custodian. She also had the great opportunity working closely with Chemistry instructors and students by developing methods and providing instrument operation and applications consultating/training in support of class course labs and staff/student research projects.