Dr Chris Chuck MChem, PhD Professor Christopher Chuck
Chris is a Professor of Bioprocess Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Centre for Integrated Bioprocessing Research.
Contact details
c.chuck@bath.ac.uk +44 (0)1225 383537
Research
- Renewable alternative fuels and bioproducts
- Upgrading of the biomass products
- Upgrading lignin through catalytic depolymerisation and testing this as a renewable additive
This person is open to proposals for student research projects
Publications
Role
Dr Chris Chuck was appointed Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering in 20YY.
Chris leads a multidisciplinary research group investigating the production and synthesis of renewable fuels and products from microbes.
Related posts
- Member of the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
- Member of the Centre for Advanced Separation Engineering
Career
Chris worked in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Bath after graduating. Here, he worked closely with the Ford Motor Company and BP on developing renewable biofuel technology. He also oversaw the design and construction of a microalgal bioreactor.
Chris spent the next 18 months running a consultancy in renewable bioproducts. He worked on a range of projects with industry, DEFRA and the Universities of Exeter, Bath, Bangor.
Chris rejoined the University of Bath as a Knowledge Transfer Fellow in 2010. His research developed catalysts for the production of bioplastics with Purac Biochem.
Chris was awarded a Whorrod Research Fellowship in Sustainable Chemical Technologies in September 2011.
Education
- MChem, ???
- PhD in Chemical Engineering ???