Ria Corder
Dr. Ria Corder
Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Research Fellow
College of Engineering
Purdue University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Alabama, 2014
M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Alabama, 2014
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2020
Project: Rheology of Concentrated Particle suspensions
Bio: Ria grew up in Davis, CA and attended the University of Alabama from 2010-2014, earning B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering while participating in NCAA Division 1 gymnastics and undergraduate research. She then joined Dr. Saad Khan’s research group in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University in August 2014 as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Her Ph.D. research centered around using rheology to characterize complex and dynamic materials, including collagenase-treated tumors, photopolymerizing coordinated ionic liquids, and UV-curable polymer nanocomposites. While at North Carolina State University, Ria served as a vice president in her department’s Graduate Student Association and volunteered with the Society of Women Engineers to plan a regional conference for 200+ attendees (WE Local Raleigh 2020).
Ria joined Purdue University’s College of Engineering in August 2021 as a Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Research Fellow. She is working jointly with Dr. Kendra Erk in Materials Engineering and Dr. Arezoo Ardekani in Mechanical Engineering to examine the flow behavior of concentrated particle suspensions. Beyond her research, Ria currently serves a council member for the Purdue Postdoctoral Association and encourages girls to “discover their inner engineer” through hands-on design activities with Purdue’s Women in Engineering Program.