Christopher L. Kitchens, Ph.D.

Research Interests: Nanotechnology, Surface Science, and Advanced                                Materials

Professor Kitchens’ research involves design of advanced materials for clean and efficient energy application through technological developments in nanotechnology, renewable resources, membranes and smart materials. The research implements designed functionality of nanomaterials and surfaces using tailored chemical functionalities, material processing using tunable fluids, development of smart materials with switchable properties, and state-of-the-art characterization techniques.

Professor Kitchens’ research takes a multidisciplinary approach using chemistry for chemical functionality design through structure activity relationships, materials science for characterization, and chemical engineering for product and process design. The goal of developing new materials with a wide range of applications is paramount where the methods of synthesis and chemistry of components will define the resulting material, and thus the application. Attention to the principles of green chemistry in the development of sustainable processes is a key factor of his research with both environmental and economic benefits.

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