Chris is very interested in using his expertise in molecular and atomistic scale simulations to study the structural and mechanical properties of materials in biological, colloidal, interfacial and ionic systems. Recently, some of the areas that have drawn his attention are:

Electrokinetic effects of ionic solutions in silica nanochannels
Interfacial behaviour of water near titanium and silicon oxide surfaces
The effect of molecular structure on the self-assembly of block copolymers into micelles and thin films
The structural properties of proteins near mixed lipid membranes and/or self-assembled monolayers
The hydration of colloidal micelles and mixed lipid bilayers
The structural properties of confined water between self-assembled monolayers
The structural and nanotribological properties of self-assembled monolayers
The mechanical properties of bio-derived epoxy adhesives