Up next is our PhD student closest to his defense... meet 5th year PhD student, Walker! (soon to be Dr. Vickery!)
Walker Vickery
Lexington, KY
Undergraduate: Centre College
Joined Sydlik group in 2019
Research: I am working on upcycling commodity plastics by depolymerizing and covalently attaching the oligomers to graphene oxide. The grafted materials will be used as plastic fillers to enhance their physical properties and degradation timeline.
Favorite thing about CMU: The Mellon Institute is a short walk away from a lot of food, museums, and parks, if you need to take a break
Least favorite thing about CMU: The eternal search for an XPS that will last longer than 6 months 
Favorite thing to do in Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh is just large enough to have a lot of musical artists come visit! If you like live music it's a good city for it.
Fun Fact: I did some glassblowing as an undergraduate, which Pittsburgh is also well known for!
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