Christopher Stafford

Chris Stafford (small)
Functional Polymers Group
chris.stafford@nist.gov
(301) 975-4368

Employment

2002-present: Research Chemist, Materials Science and Engineering Division, NIST

Education

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

Research Interests

  • Soft material interfaces
  • Polymer membranes
  • Thin film mechanics
  • Adhesion and fracture
  • Surface wrinkling and patterning


Soft Matter CoverWrinkling collage
 

Research Opportunities 

NIST-NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship

  • Mechanics of Complex Interfaces
  • High-throughput Nanomechanical Properties
  • Patterned Adhesion

Awards and Honors

Adhesion Society Outstanding Young Adhesion Scientist Award (2010)
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)

Selected Publications

Flexure-induced structural and electronic changes in polymer supported membranes of length purified single-wall carbon nanotubes

February 22, 2011
Author(s):
John M. Harris, Ganjigunte R. Iyer, Daneesh O. Simien, Jeffrey A. Fagan, JiYeon Huh, Jun Y. Chung, Steven D. Hudson, Jan Obrzut, Jack F. Douglas, Christopher M. Stafford, Erik K. Hobbie
Thin membranes of length purified single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are uniaxially compressed by depositing them on prestretched polymer substrates. Upon...