Bio
Christopher A. P. Neal earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2024, where his research focused on the effects of magnetic fields on thermoresponsive polymer solutions under the supervision of Prof. Michelle A. Calabrese. Prior to his Ph.D. studies, Christopher studied fuel cell and redox flow battery catalysis with Prof. Thomas A. Zawodsinski while earning his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, which he completed in 2014.
As a Soft Matter Sample Environment Scientific Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Christopher is involved in the management, development, and maintenance of sample environments for soft matter research. He works with various neutron scattering instruments located at both the Spallation Neutron Source and the High Flux Isotope Reactor.
Christopher has a specialty in rheology and RheoSANS/NR, which integrates rheology with small-angle neutron scattering or neutron reflectometry. He provides support to users seeking to employ these techniques as part of ORNL's neutron scattering user program.