King Receives ONR Young Investigator Award

7/3/2012 By Anna Flanagan

Associate Professor William KingAssociate Professor and Kritzer Faculty Scholar William King received a 2007 Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research.

Written by By Anna Flanagan

William P. King
William P. King
Associate Professor William King
Associate Professor and Kritzer Faculty Scholar William King received a 2007 Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research. The award, which honors academic researchers early in their careers, will help fund King's study, "Nanoscale Measurements of Temperature and Thermal Properties for Applications in Thermal Management and Energy Harvesting." Recipients of the ONR Young Investigator Award are selected based on the significance and impact of previous research, publications and professional activities; the creativity of their research proposals; and the long-term commitment their institutions have to them.

King was previously named to the TR35, the Technology Review list of 35 top young innovators under the age of 35 whose innovations are likely to change the world. The TR35 recognized his development of a nanoscale soldering iron that can be used to manufacture nanoscale devices such as electronic circuits. He was also a recipient of a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (2003) and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from the Department of Energy (2005). His current research includes micro- and nanoscale heat transfer and thermal processing, atomic force microscopy, microelectromechanical systems, micro- and nanofabrication and self-assembly. Such work may ultimately play a role in making nanomanufacturing a practical reality.


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This story was published July 3, 2012.