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Kam K. Leang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mech. Engineering, MS 312
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
Voice: 775.784.7782
Fax: 775.784.1701

Personal web site


Expertise: Dynamic systems and control; mechatronics; nanopositioning; and scanning probe microscopy.

Ph.D. Mech. Eng., Univ. Washington, Dec. 2004.

M.S. Mech. Eng., Univ. of Utah, Dec. 1999.

B.S. Mech. Eng., Univ. of Utah, Dec. 1997.

July 2008 - present, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno.

Aug. 2005 - June 2008, Assistant Professor in Mech. Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Research funded by federal agencies such as The National Science Foundation.

Detailed CV available upon request.


Students working in the EASY Lab at UNR.
(Click here for for details about the lab)


Division of Undergraduate Education (In collaboration with Drs. Zou, Devasia, & Pannozzo)


NUE program (In collaboration with Drs. Suhr and Cannon)


Nanomanufacturing Program (In collaboration with Dr. Curtis R. Taylor)



PiezoDrive


(In collaboration with Dr. Kwang J. Kim)

Two new journal articles with Dr. Fleming on strain and force sensors for piezoactuators and high-speed SPM.

Congratulations to Brian Kenton for winning Best Session Paper award at the American Control Conference, 2010.


Drs. Leang and Suhr's new Energy Efficient Systems and Dynamic Structures mechanical engineering curriculum (including nanotech for ski design) funded by the National Science Foundation was featured on Channel 2 news, UNR news, and Chemical and Engineering News.

Brian Kenton receives 2009 NASA Space Grant Consortium Fellowship.


The city of Reno sits at the base of the Eastern Sierra Nevada range.  Located 45 minutes from Lake Tahoe, Reno provides easy access to many outdoor activities such as skiing, mountain climbing, and mountain biking.



The University of Nevada, Reno, is a land-granted institution that was established in 1874. UNR  engineering faculty are experienced, active in research, and dedicated to education.  Come join leading researchers at UNR to make discoveries and an impact.

For more information, visit the ME Department's, UNR's website, or see opportunities at The EASY Lab.

 
 
 

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