Prof. Dr. Kean Aw

K. C. Aw was born in Georgetown, Malaysia, and is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Auckland. He joined the university in 2004 and is currently the Deputy Head of Department (Research). Prior to this academic position, he worked at Intel, Delta Prisma, Altera, and Navman for a total of 15 years. He earned his undergraduate degree in Electronics, MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Systems, and Ph.D. in Applied Physics (Semiconductor Physics). His main interests are in micro-systems and the deployment of smart/functional materials and structures, such as conducting polymers, metallic oxides, etc. which act as sensors and actuators in various applications, such as bio-sensors, medical/rehabilitation robots, micro-pumps, micro-manipulators, MEMS, energy harvesters, etc. He has over 200 refereed publications (book, book chapters, proceedings, and journals).