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Bowman, Christopher

Distinguished Professor and the James M. and Catherine Patten Chair in Chemical Engineering

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Research

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  • Professor Bowman works on the development of new polymeric materials with properties and capabilities that expand the use of polymeric materials into a range of new applications. His approach is to create new molecular structures that are designed to give polymer (or plastic) materials novel properties. These materials are useful in a broad range of high technology applications ranging from additive manufacturing to dental materials to semiconductor processing and various applications of photolithography and smart materials.

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  • polymer chemistry, reaction engineering, materials science, biomaterials, hydrogels, polymer networks, chemistry, click reactions, nanotechnology, photolithography, photopolymerizations, dental materials, adhesives and coatings, metamaterials

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Teaching

courses taught

  • CHEM 6901 - Research in Chemistry
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2022
    May be repeated up to 15 total credit hours.
  • CHEN 4330 - Kinetics and Reactor Design
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    Introduces chemical kinetics and chemical reactor design. Involves mass and energy balances for steady-state and transient reactor systems. Also covers residence time distribution, mass transfer,catalytic reactions, and multiple steady states in reactors.
  • CHEN 4450 - Polymer Chemistry
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    Introduces polymer science with a focus on polymer chemistry and polymerization reactions. Focuses on polymerization reaction engineering and how polymer properties depend on structure. Same as CHEN 5450.
  • CHEN 4830 - Biokinetics and Reactor Design
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    Introduces chemical kinetics, chemical reactor design, and biological kinetics. Involves mass and energy balances for steady-state and transient reactor systems. Also covers residence time distribution, mass transfer, catalytic reactions, multiple steady states in reactors, enzyme kinetics, metabolic networks, and cell growth kinetics.
  • CHEN 5450 - Polymer Chemistry
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    Introduces polymer science with a focus on polymer chemistry and polymerization reactions. Focuses on polymerization reaction engineering and how polymer properties depend on structure. Same as CHEN 4450.
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