CJ Ideas
Dr. Christopher P. Junk

Founder and principal scientist

Dr. Christopher P. Junk

Chris is an expert in fluorine chemistry with more than 25 years of experience making and characterizing both small molecules and polymers. His research has also focused on materials science and tribology.

A career built around difficult fluorinated materials.

Founder of CJIdeas, LLC in 2016

More than 15 years as a DuPont research chemist

Senior Research Fellow in Chemistry at Lehigh University

2015 Chair of the American Chemical Society Division of Fluorine Chemistry

Co-author of 25 technical papers and inventor on more than 30 U.S. patents

Ph.D. in Chemistry from Dartmouth College and B.S. in Chemistry from St. Norbert College

CJIdeas, LLC

Independent technical support for synthesis, analysis, and solving difficult problems.

In 2016, Dr. Junk founded CJIdeas, LLC, a consulting company that provides analytical testing and laboratory synthesis services, as well as IP strategy and project management.

Prior to CJIdeas, he spent more than 15 years at DuPont as a research chemist, working on fluorinated materials and related research topics.

Dr. Junk has co-authored 25 technical papers and is an inventor on more than 30 U.S. patents. He is a Senior Research Fellow in the Chemistry department at Lehigh University and was the 2015 Chair of the American Chemical Society Division of Fluorine Chemistry.

Dr. Junk received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Dartmouth College and his B.S. in Chemistry from St. Norbert College.

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Testing and interpretation

Raw analytical data turned into chemical insight.

Through CJIdeas, Chris offers testing and interpretation across spectroscopy, microscopy, chromatography, polymer characterization, and thermal analysis.

Infrared spectroscopy for gas, liquid, and solid samples

UV/Visible spectroscopy

NMR spectroscopy for 1H, 19F, and 13C nuclei

Elemental analysis

SEM-EDX scanning electron microscopy with elemental analysis

GCMS and LCMS chromatography / mass spectrometry

Gel permeation chromatography

Thermogravimetric analysis

Differential scanning calorimetry

Optical microscopy with digital camera

3D X-ray microtomography

Particle size analysis including SLS, DLS, and BET method

Research

Selected publications

Papers by Chris and his collaborators on fluorine chemistry, polymer wear, and membrane separation. Select a title to view the paper or its publication page.

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