Christopher Wittekind
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA
01609

Contact via email:
cbwittekind@wpi.edu

Chris is working on different surface attached ligand molecules that can be used to adsorb rare earth metals from solution, enabling more efficient mining of critical elements.

If you think this project sounds interesting and would like to work on a similar MQP, then contact Prof. Grimm to join now!

What brought you to WPI?

Research opportunities, different labs and getting away from home.

What are your research interests?

developing and characterizing different surface attached molecules, physical and inorganic chemistry, using XPS to characterize.

What will you be doing immediately following your time at WPI?

Grad School

What are your long term professional goals?

To have long term professional goals.