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' research interest is in the areas of Catalysis, Molecular Engineering of Materials, and Polymerization. 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, separations and chemical sensing. His group seeks to utilize 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 silica surfaces. While targeting industrially relevant, practical goals, their research focuses on the fundamental issues involved in the design and characterization of novel functional solid materials, with a specific emphasis on catalytic materials. This research sits squarely at the crossroads of chemical engineering, chemistry and materials science. New catalysts are synthesized using wet-chemical methods and characterized by a battery of thermal, spectroscopic, adsorption and catalytic techniques. In all cases, they seek to explain macroscale catalytic performance by a detailed understanding of the micro and mesoscale structure of the catalyst. This understanding can then be used to develop future generations of catalysts. Specific research areas are described on the Jones Group Page.
In the classroom, Dr. Jones is leading the School’s efforts in establishing an undergraduate course in “Chemical Product Design”. Taught for the first time in 2003 with support from NSF through the CAREER program, the new course will continue as “Chemical Product Design, Optimization and Engineering” with developmental funding from the P&G Foundation through 2006.
Dr. Jones is a member of the International Zeolite Association, the North American Catalysis Society, the Southeastern Catalysis Society, the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Chemical Society.