Christopher S. Own
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| About Christopher |
Christopher is an engineer and applied scientist who makes things go. |
Chris is an expert in practical electronics and mechanical design for scientific instrumentation as well as for consumer electronics. He has extensive experience in TEM, scanning microscopies (STEM and SEM), ultra-high vacuum (UHV) systems, materials physics, and polymer processing. He is currently interested in nanorobotic systems for nanofabrication and medical devices. Chris has a doctorate and BS in materials science and engineering from Northwestern University. He is the founder and CEO of Ack! Industries, a manufacturing and consulting firm that produces novel digital electronic bridge products for consumer electronics. He is thrilled to be tackling difficult problems every day. Recently, he worked at Nion Company in Seattle, WA, where he developed cutting-edge electromechanical subsystems and control software for the world's most advanced scanning transmission electron microscopes (STEMs). |
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Chris enjoys family life with his wife, a middle-school science teacher, and his daughter. In his free time he enjoys road bicycle racing, hi-fi audio, Argentine Tango, and photography. He also enjoys visiting his wife's classroom as a guest scientist and coach for the Science Olympiad team. |
At Northwestern, Chris developed the electron beam precession technique (PED) for his PhD with Dr. Laurence Marks. This novel diffraction method significantly improves the quality of diffraction data obtained from conventional transmission electron microscopes (TEMs), allowing precise solution of unknown atomic structures from small volumes rapidly and inexpensively. Before this, Chris studied the adhesion of thin polymer films to animal tissue with Dr. Ken Shull and conducted materials research with the electron microscope. He has authored over a dozen research papers, one book chapter, and two patents. He published his first peer-reviewed paper at age 18 on the mechanical properties of a new advanced polymer composite strengthened by liquid crystals. While at Northwestern - one of the top journalism schools in the country - Chris also served as photo editor of the Daily Northwestern where he managed a staff of over 30 photographers and practiced photojournalism and freelance photography.
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