Christians Research Lab
The Christians research lab seeks to design and improve materials for sustainable-energy applications, especially as photovoltaic (solar cell) absorbers.
If you’re a Hope College student in engineering, chemistry, or physics, reach out and learn how you can join the group!
Email me at christians@hope.edu and ask about how you can get involved in research.
Materials for Energy
Nobel Laureate (and former Hope student!) Richard Smalley identified energy as Humanity’s biggest challenge over the next 50 years. With links to climate change, poverty, war, the environment, water, and other areas, I agree. Our research seeks to use skills and techniques from engineering, chemistry, and physics to help design and understand the materials which will help us to meet this challenge . – Prof. Jeff Christians
Dr. Jeffrey Christians
Jeff and his wife Allie have two boys and two girls, Graham (11), Elliott (8), Clara (5), and Ruthie (1). They love spending time by water – Lake Michigan, or any little inland lake! – and any chance they can get to spend time with grandparents and cousins. You may find them playing basketball in the driveway (Allie is probably winning), going for a family bike (Ruthie perhaps unhappily in the trailer), playing Lego (Graham is the one with the coolest creation), drawing (Elliott is probably drawing some little characters), or enjoying nature (ask Clara about horses or kitties).
Christians Research Lab 