Christopher Roper Email & Phone Number

Malibu, California, United States

Metal Additive ManufacturingHypersonics - MaterialsThermal Management

Malibu, California, United States

* Principal Investigator of contract R&D and internal R&D projects Architected materials, lightweight materials, additively manufactured devices, heat pipes, heat exchangers, space launch vehicle cryogenic insulation, aviation lightning protection, component technologies for compact atomic instruments, hypersonic thermal management (co-PI), self-assembled nanomaterials (co-PI), aircraft acoustic treatments, microfluidicsDARPA DSO: A2P & MACH; DARPA MTO: SERVO & SAVER* Strategy, Marketing, Capture, and Proposal lead for Internal R&D and Contract R&D for both new and continuing thrusts * Mentor of B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. scientists and engineers in technical, proposal, and project management skills * Facilitator of company-wide innovation and technical collaborations* Company-wide technical expert & consultant in heat and mass transfer* Skills: Project management, Intellectual property strategy & capture, Finite element analysis, CAD (Solidworks, nTopology), Design for additive manufacturing, Design for microfabrication, Multiobjective optimization* Distinguished Inventor Award in 8 of 13 years

Focus: Polycrystalline-Silicon Carbide MEMS and NEMSSide project: Top-down Silicon Nanowire NEMS

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Invented and developed upgrades to Charmin Plus bathroom tissue

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Developed a creatine phospho-kinase biosensor for cardiac health diagnosis

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Developed lotion reformulations for Puffs facial tissues

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC)Dissertation Title: Silicon Carbide Thin Films via Low Pressure.

B.S.E., Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Theta Chi, Tau Beta Pi, Order of Omega, IFC Judicial Board, Gamma Sigma AlphaMinor: Electrical Engineering.