Chris J. Benmore
Senior Physicist
Biography
- 2005 -present Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
- 2000 - 2008 Intense Pulsed Neutron Source, Argonne National Laboratory
- 1996 - 2000 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
- 1993 - 1996 Dept. of Physics, University of Guelph, Canada
Selected Publications
- Benmore et al PRB 82 (2010) 22402
- Benmore et al PRB 81 (2010) 054105
- Skinner et al PRL 104 (2010) 195502
- Greaves et al Science 322 (2008) 566
- Soper and Benmore PRL 101 (2008) 065502
- Antao, Benmore et al PRL 100 (2008) 115501
- Mei, Benmore et al PRL 98 (2007) 057802
- Hart, Benmore et al PRL 94 (2005) 047801
- Guthrie et al, PRL 93 (2004) 115502
- Tulk, Benmore et al Science 297 (2002) 1320
Research Interests
- The structure and dynamics of glassy, liquid and amorphous materials studied using synchrotron x-ray and neutron techniques
- The study of disordered materials at extreme conditions including pressure and levitation.
- Current projects: Quantum effects in water, liquid silicates, cement, spider silks, amorphous drugs.
Education
PhD in physics, University of East Anglia, UK.
Experience
130+ publications & 50+ talks
Awards and Honors
Adjunct professor in the department of physics at Arizona State University.