Christopher Turner, PhD

Chief Science Officer

For the past decade, Chris Turner has worked with Prof. Kaner, researching and developing superhard, refractory metals.

Chris has also designed, engineered, and fabricated equipment and devices for various industries; however, the production of competitive sintered “Ceramic Metallic Composites” for industrial applications has been his primary focus.

His research on superhard materials has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Physical Chemistry, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Journal of the American Chemical Society, in addition to several patents.

He received his PhD. in Materials Chemistry from UCLA in 2016 under the direction of Prof. Ric Kaner, and he continues his research and development of novel materials and applications with Supermetalix, Inc.