Waits completed his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in May 2008.

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.