L. Andrew Corkan
Carnegie Mellon University, Precision Therapeutics (United States)
Papers
5
Total Citations
59
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5
About
L. Andrew Corkan is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of automation, robotics, and chemical science, whose career has been defined by a sustained commitment to developing intelligent, high-throughput laboratory systems. Beginning in the late 1980s, Corkan made foundational contributions to microscale automated chemistry, constructing robotic workstations capable of initiating and monitoring chemical reactions in parallel — a remarkably forward-thinking achievement for 1988. His early work incorporated online absorption spectroscopy and quantitative automated thin-layer chromatography, tools he continued refining through the 1990s as he expanded workstation capacity to 60-vessel reaction blocks and integrated adaptive experimentation frameworks. A 1993 study further demonstrated his systems-level thinking by applying computational scheduling as a design tool for optimizing workstation performance. Corkan's influence extended beyond synthetic chemistry into biomedical applications, culminating in a 2009 contribution to cell-based assay reproducibility using robotic liquid handlers — work directly supporting clinical chemosensitivity testing through the ChemoFx platform. Across his career, his publications have collectively accumulated nearly 60 citations, reflecting a body of work that helped lay the conceptual groundwork for modern laboratory automation and high-throughput experimentation.
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- 5Robotic Thin Layer Chromatography Instrument for Synthetic Chemistry7 citations · 1991
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Related papers
- Robotic work station for microscale synthetic chemistry: On-line absorption spectroscopy, quantitative automated thin-layer chromatography, and multiple reactions in parallel
- Further development of a versatile microscale automated workstation for parallel adaptive experimentation
- Design of a robotic workstation for automated organic synthesis
- Combination of a Customized Robotic System with a TLC Scanner for High-Throughput Reaction Screening
- Reaction screening and optimization by an automated workstation-based system
Researchers in this area
Labs working in this area
- Autonomous Systems, Control and Optimization LabUnited States
- Automation and Interventional Medicine (AIM) Robotics Laboratory, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteUnited States
- Advanced Nanorobots and Multiscale Robotics LaboratoryCzech Republic
- Autonomous Robotic Manipulation LabUnited States
- Applied Robotics and Remote Systems Lab, Applied Research CenterUnited States
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