Christopher Smyth

Profile Information
Name
Dr. Christopher Smyth
Institution
Sandia National Laboratories
Position
Senior Member Technical Staff
h-Index
18
ORCID
0000-0003-4668-9555
Biography
<p>Christopher Smyth is a senior member of technical staff in the Radiation-Solid Interactions group at the Sandia Ion Beam Laboratory (IBL), which he joined in early 2023. He is the instrument lead and steward of the I<sup>3</sup>TEM and I<sup>3</sup>SEM end stations, in which his research spans extreme environments effects on structural materials to mapping local radiation effects in electronic devices. He seeks to bring spectroscopy techniques into the electron microscope, including Raman spectroscopy and cathodoluminescence, to enhance in-situ radiation effects characterization in non-metallic materials. He is a surface science expert with over 8 years of experience in interface characterization and engineering of electronic materials. He seeks to apply his surface science expertise in extreme environments effects research through the development of a new I<sup>3</sup>XPS end station at the IBL, in pursuit of complementary in-situ surface and bulk characterization capabilities of materials under extreme environments. His research interests lie in extreme environments effects in non-metallic materials, ion beam synthesis and engineering of materials, and low-dimensional materials. He is a member of the Materials Research Society (MRS), American Vacuum Society (AVS), and The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS).</p><p> <br></p>