Christopher W. Jones
Professor
Contact Information
Building: Ford ES&T
Office:
2222
Phone: 404.385.1683
Fax: 404.894.2866
email
Mailing Address
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Chemical &
Biomolecular Engineering
311 Ferst Drive, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
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Christopher W. Jones
Education
B.S.E., 1995, University of Michigan
M.S., 1997, California Institute of Technology
Ph.D., 1999, California Institute of Technology
Research Interests
Dr. Jones's research interests are works in the broad areas of materials design and synthesis, catalysis and adsorption. Specific emphases are placed on catalytic materials for energy applications, fine chemical and pharmaceutical applications, and on adsorbents for CO2 Capture. His research group's work on the rational design of molecularly engineered materials draws from a number of different disciplines to enable the development of functional materials with applications in areas such as catalysis and separations. His group utilizes advanced inorganic, organic and organometallic synthetic techniques to endow solid materials with well-characterized surfaces where the physical and chemical properties of the solid are manipulated by understanding and controlling the structure of the material on all length scales. In particular, significant focus is placed on the molecular design and nanoscale engineering of zeolite, silica and polymeric materials. While targeting industrially relevant, practical goals, his groupʼs research focuses on the fundamental issues involved in the design and characterization of novel functional solid materials. This research sits squarely at the crossroads of a number of disciplines, and his group is composed of chemical engineers, chemists, material scientists, and environmental engineers.
Dr. Jones is a member of the International Zeolite Association, the North American Catalysis Society, the Organic Reactions Catalysis Society, the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the American Chemical Society.