Christopher Kiely - Curriculum Vitae#
Harold B. Chambers Senior Professor of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering and Professor of Electron Microscopy and Catalysis, Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University
Professional Preparation:
- Bristol University, Chemical Physics B.Sc (1st Class Honours) 1983
- Bristol University, Microstructural Physics PhD, 1986
Appointments:
- Professor of Catalysis and Electron Microscopy, Cardiff University, UK, Jan 2017 - date
- Full Professor, Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, July 2002 - date
- Professor of Materials Chemistry, Personal Chair, Liverpool University, UK, 1999 - 2002
- Reader, Materials Science and Engineering, Liverpool University, UK, 1997 - 1999
- Senior Lecturer, Materials Science and Engineering, Liverpool University, UK, 1997 - 1994
- Lecturer, Materials Science and Engineering, Liverpool University, UK, 1989 - 1994
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, 1986 - 1989
Research Interests:
The application of advanced transmission and scanning electron microscopy techniques for the study of nanoscale features in particulate materials and interfaces. Specific areas of interest include catalyst materials, nanoparticle synthesis & self-assembly, carbonaceous materials, and heteroepitaxial interface structures. Current microscopy technique development interests include aberration corrected analytical electron microscopy (AC-AEM), STEM XEDS/EELS spectrum imaging, and electron diffraction.
Leadership Roles:
- Co-Director of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University, UK
- Director of the Materials Characterisation Facility, Lehigh University
- Director of the Lehigh Microscopy Summer Schools
- Council Member and Physical Sciences Director of the Microscopy Society of America
- Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of the Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group (EMAG) of the Institute of Physics (UK)
- Founding member and grantholder of the SuperSTEM project (Daresbury, UK).