Christopher Barns

B.S. Physics, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Chris was born in Rome, New York and was raised in Downingtown, Pennsylvania since 2009. While there, he earned his bachelors degree in Physics from West Chester University while simultaneously pursuing nanomaterials research at Villanova University. His current work revolves around growing and characterizing transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and subsequently making nanodevices from them. On the side, he is an avid swing dancer, woodworker, auto-mechanic, hiker, and strategy-game enthusiast.