Chris Browne (Kris Brown | he/him/his) was the second PhD student to join, and graduate from, our lab. As an undergraduate, he studied surface adhesion, gold nanoparticles, and explosive detection, eventually obtaining his degree at Purdue University. Chris then studied viscoelastic flow in porous media in our lab, obtaining his PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering in May 2022. After a stint at UCSB learning about active biopolymers in Zvonimir Dogic's lab, Chris returned to our lab as a postdoc to study applications of hydrogels for a sustainable future.

When he isn't playing in lab, Chris enjoys riding his bike and finding nice trees to read under. He loves cooking elaborate brunches, rock climbing, and giving his (former) officemate Daniel Amchin good riddles.