Capone Learning Auditorium (CBEB 001)
10:35am
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Chris Kitchens is Professor and Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Villanova University. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from Appalachian State University in 1999 and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University in 2004 under the guidance of Prof. Christopher Roberts. Following a two-year postdoctoral appointment at the Georgia Institute of Technology, he joined the Chemical Engineering faculty at Clemson University, where he served from 2006 to 2022. During that time, he established a research group focused on advanced materials for applications in nanotechnology, renewable resources, green building products, and stimuli-responsive composites. His research interests include the synthesis, processing, and application of surface-modified nanomaterials for drug delivery and catalysis; the environmental fate of engineered nanomaterials; nanocomposites derived from renewable resources; and next-generation green cement building products. His group also employs tunable-fluid materials processing and neutron-scattering characterization techniques. Dr. Kitchens is active in education and outreach related to nanotechnology, green chemistry, and green engineering. He earned an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Clemson University in 2021 and subsequently completed a two-year industrial residency with MiTek Inc., where he worked on the development and manufacture of magnesium oxide cement products for the construction industry.
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