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Researcher's Profile

Last Name

Turner 

First Name

Kevin 

Middle Initial

Areas of Research Expertise

* Micro- and nano-manufacturing
* MEMS design and fabrication
* Analytical and experimental adhesion mechanics
* Single cell mechanics
* Atomic force microscopy
* Semiconductor materials integration and bonding
* Soft films and interfaces characterization
* Lithography chucking mechanics

Web site

Kevin Turner's Departmental Home Page 

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

 

Current/Active Funding

  • Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 2005-2032
  • Advanced Diamond Technologies Inc, NSF, 2008-2012, STTR Phase II: Diamond Nanoprobes for Atomic Force Microscopy to Enable Ultrahigh Performance Nanoscale Processes
  • NSF, 2009-2014, ARRA CAREER: A Fundamental Investigation of the Mechanics of Micro-Transfer Printing Processes for Manufacturing Multifunctional Microsystems
  • NSF, 2008-2012, Collaborative Research: Nanoscle Interdisciplinary Team Research on Understanding and Overcoming Atomic-level Wear in Tip-based Nanomanufacturing
  • UWF, 2009-2099, 3M's Community Giving Program

Issued Patent(s)

 

USPTO Published Applications

  • 0170180 - Electrostatic Deformable Mirror Using Unitary Membrane, granted Jul 2011.

Recent Publication(s)

  • "Impact of Wafer Geometry on CMP for Advanced Nodes"

Vukkadala P, Turner KT, Sinha JK, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 158(10): H1002-H1009 2011. Material removal uniformity during chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) for IC fabrication processes such as shallow trench isolation has previously been shown to be affected by nanotopography (NT) of the wafer frontside (pattern surface).

  • ""Soft Si": Effective Stiffness of Supported Crystalline Nanomembranes"

Cavallo F, Grierson DS, Turner KT, et al., ACS Nano 5(7): 5400-5407 Jul 2011. We investigate the effective mechanical response of a layered system consisting of a thin crystalline sheet (nanomembrane) on a bulk substrate, with a high elastic mismatch (in the range of 5 to 9 orders of magnitude) between the stiff sheet and the compliant substrate.

  • "Design of hydrodynamically confined microfluidics: controlling flow envelope and pressure"

Christ KV, Turner KT, Lab on a Chip 11(8): 1491-1501 2011. Here, we examine the effect of device geometry and flow parameters on the properties of the flow envelope and pressure drop of several two-port HCM devices using a combination of experiments and modeling.

  • "Effect of Inorganic Fillers in Paper on the Adhesion of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives"

Chen WX, Tang XY, Considine J et al., Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 25 (6-7): 581-596 2011. In the current study, the adhesion of pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs), a common type of adhesive used in labels and tapes, to papers containing varying amounts and types of fillers is investigated.

Recent Artistic Works

 

Collaboration

  • Intra University Collaboration: Materials Science Program, Mechanical Engineering
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Research Tools

 

Research Facilities

 

E-mail Address

kturner@engr.wisc.edu 

Phone Number

(608) 890-0913 

Current University

UW- Madison 

Department

Mechanical Engineering 

Title

Associate Professor 

Other Appointments

 

Address Line 1

3031 Engineering Centers Building 

Address Line 2

1513 University Avenue 

City

Madison 

State

WI 

Zip Code

53706 

Bachelor's Degree

BS, Johns Hopkins University, Mechanical Engineering, 1999

Master's Degree

MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2001

PhD

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2004

Other Degrees

 

Technologies Available for Licensing

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