Chris Evans
· Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering (Affiliate)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Active 1935–2006
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About
Christopher M. Evans is an Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois. He is the Principal Investigator of the Evans Group, which focuses on the development and study of dynamic and functional polymers, including peptide materials, dynamic networks related to viscoelasticity, transport, and assembly. His research aims to understand and manipulate the properties of these materials for various advanced applications. Dr. Evans completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University in 2013. He conducted postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley from 2013 to 2014 and at UC Santa Barbara from 2014 to 2016. His academic background also includes a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota. His work is characterized by a focus on the design and characterization of dynamic polymer systems, contributing to the broader field of materials science and engineering.
Research topics
- Materials science
- Chemistry
- Optoelectronics
- Metallurgy
- Atomic physics
Frequent coauthors
- 56 shared
V. R. Deline
IBM Research - Almaden
- 31 shared
Peter Williams
Sci-Tech Daresbury
- 30 shared
T. J. Magee
- 27 shared
R. J. Blattner
FZI Research Center for Information Technology
- 26 shared
J. F. Gibbons
Irish Equine Centre
- 18 shared
Nathan Associates
- 18 shared
Yang Wang
Peking University
- 18 shared
Zheng Wen-hao
Nanjing Institute of Industry Technology
Labs
Education
Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
M.S., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.S., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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