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Christopher earned his BS in Geological Engineering in 2004 from the University of Idaho, and earned his MS and PhD in Geological Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) in 2006 and 2010. He worked as an Instructor and Research Associate at UW-Madison until 2012, whereupon he started at Colorado State University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Christopher conducts research and teaches undergradauate and graduate courses in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. His research focuses on physical, chemical, and biological behavior of geomaterials, scale effects in field- and laboratory-scale testing, and sustainable solutions to geoengineering problems. In addition, he is faculty advisor to the CSU chapter of Engineers Without Borders that is actively engaged in engineering challenges for developing communities, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado.