NIST Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory - Polymers Division Staff- Christopher Stafford

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	Polymers Main Page > Staff Directory > Detail.. Christopher M. Stafford , Ph.D.
	Research Chemist Multivariant Measurement Methods
	Phone:	(301) 975-4368
	Fax:	(301) 975-4924
	Email:	chris.stafford@nist.gov
	Mail:	8542

	Research Interests My research interests lie in the areas of polymer surfaces and thin films, design-of experiments for studying polymer adhesion, surface modifications via organosilanes, mechanical deformation of thin films, and thin film mechanical properties. Professional Background 2004-present Staff Scientist, Polymers Division, NIST. 2002-2004 NRC Postdoctoral Researcher, Polymers Division, NIST. 2001-2002 Postdoctoral Guest Researcher, Polymers Division, NIST. 2001 Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. 1996 B.S., Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi. Awards and Honors U.S. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award (2007) NIST Sigma Xi Young Scientist Award for Excellence in Scientific Research (2006) U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award (2005) National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associateship (2002-2004) Selected Publications Characterizing polymer brushes via surface wrinkling. Huang H., Chung J.Y., Nolte A.J., Stafford C.M. Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19, 6550-6560. Versatile platform for creating gradient combinatorial libraries via modulated light exposure. Berry B.C., Stafford C.M., Pandya, M., Lucas L.A., Karim A., Fasolka M.J. Review of Scientific Instruments, 2007, 78, 072202. Anisotropic wetting on tunable micro-wrinkled surfaces. Chung J.Y., Youngblood J.P., Stafford C.M. Soft Matter, 2007, 3, 1163-1169. Buckling modes of elastic films on elastic substrates. Mei H., Huang R., Chung J.Y., Stafford C.M., Yu H.-H. Applied Physics Letters 2007, 15, 151902. Effect of surface properties on wrinkling of ultrathin films. Huang R., Stafford C.M., Vogt B.D. Journal of Aerospace Engineering 2007, 20, 38-44. Elastic moduli of ultrathin amorphous polymer films. Stafford C.M., Vogt B.D., Harrison C., Julthongpiput D., Huang R. Macromolecules 2006, 39, 5095-5099. Measuring the modulus of soft polymer networks via a buckling-based metrology. Wilder E.A., Guo S., Lin-Gibson S., Fasolka M.J., Stafford C.M. Macromolecules 2006 39, 4138-4143. Generating thickness gradients of thin polymer films via flow coating. Stafford C.M., Roskov K.E., Epps T.H., Fasolka M.J. Review of Scientific Instruments 2006, 77, 023908. Probing the interfacial adhesion strength in compositional libraries of epoxy films. Stafford C.M., Kim J.H., Kawaguchi D., Royston G., Chiang M.Y.M. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 2005, 894, 129-137. Combinatorial and high-throughput measurements of thin film modulus. Stafford C.M., Guo S., Chiang M.Y.M., Harrison C. Review of Scientific Instruments 2005, 76 062207. Evaluation of temperature-dependent adhesive performance via combinatorial probe tack measurements. Moon S.H., Chiche A., Forster A.M., Zhang W., Stafford C.M. Review of Scientific Instruments 2005, 76, 062210. A new design for high-throughput peel tests: statistical analysis and example. Chiche A., Zhang W., Stafford C.M., Karim A. Measurement Science & Technology 2005, 16, 183-190. A multilens measurement platform for high-throughput adhesion measurements. Forster A.M., Zhang W., Crosby A.J., Stafford C.M. Measurement Science & Technology 2005, 16, 81-89. A new 'wrinkle' in nanometrology. Stafford C.M. Oe Magazine 2004, Nov./Dec., 48. A buckling-based metrology for measuring the elastic moduli of polymeric thin films. Stafford C.M., Harrison C., Beers K.L., Karim A., Amis E.J., VanLandingham M.R., Kim H.C., Volksen W., Miller R.D., Simonyi E.E. Nature Materials 2004, 3, 545-550. A rapid prototyping technique for the fabrication of solvent-resistant structures. Harrison C., Cabral J., Stafford C.M., Karim A., Amis E.J. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 2004, 14, 153-158. Techniques for combinatorial and high-throughput microscopy: Part 1: Gradient specimen fabrication for polymer thin film research. Sehgal A., Karim A., Stafford C.M., Fasolka M.J. Microscopy Today 2003, Sept/Oct, 26. Controlled adsorption of end-functionalized polystyrene to silicon-supported tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl monolayers. Stafford C.M., Fadeev A.Y., Russell T.P., McCarthy T.J. Langmuir 2001, 17, 6547-6552. Expansion of polystyrene using supercritical carbon dioxide: Effects of molecular weight, polydispersity, and low molecular weight components. Stafford C.M., Russell T.P., McCarthy T.J. Macromolecules 1999, 32, 7610-7616.




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