The availability of clean water is one of the most significant challenges facing the world today. Polymer membranes are one of the most promising solutions to the water-scarcity problem. I lead a project that focuses primarily on thin film composite membranes, where the selective layer that separates water from dissolved ions is only 10s to a few 100s nm thick. Probing the structure and dynamics of such thin layers is a significant measurement challenge. Providing industry with the measurement tools and proficiency will enable scientists and engineers to design more selective and energy-efficient membranes.
Chris was recently elected as an APS Fellow. See NIST announcement.
Chris was also recently elected as an ACS PMSE Division Fellow. See NIST announcement.
"An experiment is a question which science poses to Nature, and a measurement is the recording of Nature’s answer." - Max Planck
Research Interests
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Research Opportunities
National Research Council (NRC) Research Associates Program (RAP)
Fellow of the ACS PMSE Division (2018)
Fellow of the American Physical Society (2017)
MML Accolade for Technology Transfer (2016)
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)