معرفی
Christopher J. Kiely is the Harold B. Chambers Senior Professor of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University (USA) and, since 2017, Professor of Electron Microscopy and Catalysis in the School of Chemistry at Cardiff University (UK). He also serves as Co-Director of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute and Director of the Materials Characterisation Facility at Lehigh.
Education
- Ph.D., Microstructural Physics, Bristol University, 1986
- B.Sc. (1st Class Honours), Chemical Physics, Bristol University, 1983
Research Focus
Professor Kiely is internationally recognised for applying aberration-corrected analytical electron microscopy (AC-AEM), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) XEDS/EELS spectrum imaging, and electron diffraction to the study of nanoscale features in particulate materials and interfaces. His work spans catalyst design, nanoparticle self-assembly, quantum dots, carbonaceous materials, and heteroepitaxial interfaces, with a strong emphasis on elucidating structure–activity relationships in supported gold, gold-palladium, and other bimetallic nanocatalysts.
Scientific Awards & Distinctions
- Member of Academia Europaea (2019)
- Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America (2017)
- Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (2015)
- Harold B. Chambers Senior Professorship (2010)
- Honorary Visiting Professor, Cardiff University (2009–2016)
- Innovator Award, NanoTECH Briefs (2005)
- Personal Chair in Materials Chemistry, University of Liverpool (1999)
Leadership & Outreach
Dr Kiely has directed the Lehigh Microscopy Summer Schools for two decades (2004–2024), sits on the Council of the Microscopy Society of America, and is a founding member and grant-holder of the UK’s SuperSTEM facility at Daresbury. He has published >350 journal papers and delivered numerous invited lectures across Europe and the United States.
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