Waits completed his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in May 2008.
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Christopher Michael Waits completed his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in May 2008. His dissertation is titled "Microtrurbopump Utilizing Microball Bearings." This dissertation presents the development of a microfabricated turbopump capable of delivering fuel with the flow rates and pressures required for portable power generation. The device is composed of a spiral-groove viscous pump that is driven by a radial in-flow air turbine and supported using a novel encapsulated microball bearing. Christorpher is currently working as a Research Engineer in the Power MEMS group at the US Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland.