Collegium Helveticum
Switzerland
fellow
Christopher Ellison
2022-2023
Home institution
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, US
Country of origin (home institution)
United States
Discipline(s)
Chemistry; Earth, environmental and climate sciences; Engineering
Theme(s)
Environment, Sustainability & Biodiversity
Fellowship dates
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Biography
Christopher Ellison is professor and the Zsolt Rumy Innovation Chair in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA. His research focuses on polymer science and engineering, with emphasis at the intersection of processing and physics.
During his senior fellowship at the Collegium, Christopher explored approaches to more sustainable plastics and the chemical processes by which they interact with and influence our environment.
Research Project
tbd
Research Interests:
sustainability; plastic; chemical processes; environment