William P King

William King

Ralph A. Andersen Endowed Chair and Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering

Research Program and Theme

  • Program: Cancer Engineering and Biological Systems
  • Theme: Comparative and Engineered Oncology Models

Research Focus

King’s research focuses on manufacturing and advanced materials, microsystems and nanotechnology, and heat transfer. Technologies developed in his laboratory are widely used in the automotive, medical, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor industries to develop new materials and product designs and to support manufacturing processes. King was the founding Chief Technology Officer at the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) at UI LABS in Chicago, IL, one of the first institutes in the U.S. National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and now known as MxD.

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