Advisor
Advisor

Biography

Chris came to the PNNL in 2015 and joined the Thermal and Reactions Systems (T&RS) team in the Hydrocarbon Processing group. Prior to joining PNNL, he worked in the Chemical Sciences Division at Afton Chemical Corporation in Richmond, VA. He has over 5 years of R&D experience in both the industrial and research world’s. Chris’ duties in the (T&RS) team include, chemical process modeling, chemical process design, chemical process testing and data analytics, etc.

Education

  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Utah (2011)
  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Utah (2015)

Awards and Recognitions

  • 2017 – Project Of The Year (OTY)
  • 2016 – Outstanding Performance Award

Patents

Publications

2020

2019

  • Cullinan V.I., L.A. Mahoney, T.M. Brouns, S.K. Nune, J.A. Bamberger, C.K. Clayton, and L.F. Pease, et al. 2019. BY-110 Headspace Sampling Comparison Test. PNNL-28801 Vol. 1. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. BY-110 Headspace Sampling Comparison Test

2018

  • Butcher M.G., P.A. Meyer, R.T. Hallen, K.O. Albrecht, C.K. Clayton, E. Polikarpov, and K.G. Rappe, et al. 2018. "Fungal Metabolites as Precursors to Renewable Transportation Fuels." Fuel 215. PNNL-SA-126614. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2017.10.052
  • Dunn J., M.J. Biddy, S.B. Jones, H. Cai, P.T. Benavides, J. Markham, and L. Tao, et al. 2018. "Environmental, economic, and scalability considerations and trends of selected fuel economy-enhancing biomass-derived blendstocks." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 6, no. 1:561-569. PNNL-SA-128002. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b02871

2017

  • Back H.O., D.R. Bottenus, C.K. Clayton, D.E. Stephenson, and W.E. TeGrotenhuis. 2017. "Xe-136 enrichment through cryogenic distillation." Journal of Instrumentation 12, no. 9:Article No. P09033. PNNL-SA-124677. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/12/09/P09033

2016

  • Nune S.K., D. Lao, D.J. Heldebrant, J. Liu, M.J. Olszta, R.K. Kukkadapu, and L.M. Gordon, et al. 2016. "Anomalous Water Expulsion from Carbon-Based Rods at High Humidity." Nature Nanotechnology 11, no. 9:791-797. PNNL-SA-112991. doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.91