Christopher M. Stafford, Ph.D.

Soft material interfaces

Renewable materials

Adhesion and fracture

Thin film mechanics

Surface wrinkling and patterning

Research Opportunities:

Mechanics of Complex Interfaces

High-throughput Nanomechanical Properties

Patterned Adhesion

Research Opportunities:

Thin film flow coating

Surface wrinkling and patterning

Instrument automation

Automated data collection/analysis

U.S. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award (2007)
NIST Sigma Xi Young Scientist Award for Excellence in Scientific Research (2006)
U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award (2005)
National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associateship (2002-2004)

Position:

Research Chemist
Polymers Division
Characterization and Measurement Group

2002-present: Research Chemist, Polymers Division, NIST

Ph.D., Polymer Science & Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Advisors: T.M. McCarthy & T.P. Russell
2001

B.S., Polymer Science & Engineering
University of Southern Mississippi
Advisor: C.L. McCormick
1996

Phone: 301-975-4368
Email: chris.stafford@nist.gov
Fax: 301-975-4924