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Kam K. Leang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; Principal Investigator
Mechanical Engineering Dept. MS 312
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557-0312
V/F: +1.775.784.7782/1701
Personal web site
Detail CV available upon request |
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Education
Ph.D. Mech. Eng., Univ. Washington
(Dec. 2004);
Advisor:
Santosh Devasia
M.S. Mech. Eng., Univ. of Utah (Dec. 1999)
B.S. Mech. Eng., Univ. of Utah (Dec. 1997) |
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Honors and awards
- VCU NBSE Professor of the Year Award (2006-2007)
- National Science Foundation GK-12 Program in Mathematics
Fellow (2002-04)
- National Science Foundation GK-12 PRIME Fellow (2001-02)
- Univ. of Utah, College of Engin. Outstanding Teaching
Assistant Award (1999)
- Univ. of Utah, Teaching Assistant of the Year Awards
(1997-98, 1998-99)
- NSF Human and Computer Interface, and Intelligent Control
Traineeship (1999)
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Research Team
- Robert Riddle, Ph.D. candidate
- Yingfeng Shan, Ph.D. candidate
- Sisi Song, Ph.D. candidate
- Seth Ashley, MS candidate
- Joel Hubbard, MS candidate
- Brian Kenton, MS candidate
- Alex Wirth, Undergraduate research scholar
- Conan Song, Undergraduate research scholar
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Collaborators
Andrew J. Fleming,
Univ. Newcastle, Australia
Kwang J. Kim,
Univ. of Nevada, Reno
Karla M. Mossi,
Virginia Commonwealth Univ.
Jonghwan Suhr,
Univ. of Nevada, Reno
Curtis R. Taylor,
Univ. of Florida |
Alumni (including members from VCU)
- Yingfeng Shan, MS August 2008
Thesis title: "Fabrication and Integrated Feedforward and Feedback
Control of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators''.
Yingfeng joined the University of Nevada, Reno, for graduate studies
in August 2008.
- Ugur Aridogan, Graduate student (July 2007 -- June 2008)
Project: Repetitive control of piezoactuators for SPMs.
- Stephanie Cutler, Undergraduate
Research (June 2007 -- June 2008)
Project: Modeling and control of piezoelectric
actuators for nano/bio technology
Project support: The National
Science Foundation, DUE
- Mike Freed, Undergraduate Research (January
2007 -- January 2008)
Projects: (1) Modeling and control of piezoelectric
actuators for nano/bio technology, and (2) Finite element
modeling of an active AFM cantilever.
Project support: The National
Science Foundation, DUE
- Robert Riddle, Undergraduate Research (January 2008 -- June
2008)
Project: Modeling and control of AFM.
Robert joined the University of Maryland for graduate studies in
August 2008.
- Matthew R. Vaerewyck, Undergraduate Research (September
2007 -- June 2008)
Project: Fabrication of a high-speed AFM scanner.
Matthew joined VCU for graduate studies in August 2008.
- Timothy Hall, Undergraduate Research (June 2007 -- August
2007)
Project: Optimizing the Design and Fabrication of Ionic Polymer
Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuators to
Propel an Autonomous Underwater Robot.
- Robert Brik, K-12 student scholar, Godwin High
School, Richmond, VA (June 2006 -- June 2008)
Robert joined MIT for undergradute studies in Mechanical Engineering.
- Jacob Dodson, Undergraduate Research (September 2006 -- May
2007)
Project: Design and control of a biaxial cell-stretching platform.
After graduating VCU, Ryan attended Virginia Tech and entered
Ph.D. program.
- Greg G. Anderson, Undergraduate Research (January 2006 -
June 2006)
Project: Development of control software for a wireless mobile
robot.
Project support: VCU CTE Small Grant Award
- Ryan M. Mohr, Undergraduate Research (October 2005 - August
2006)
Project: Control of a shape memory alloy actuator.
After graduating VCU, Ryan attended UC Santa Barbara and entered Ph.D.
program.
- James Beck, Undergraduate Research (October 2005 - May
2006)
Project: Hysteresis characterization under charge-feedback control
of a LIPCA device
After graduating VCU, James attended Columbia University and entered
Masters program.
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