Research Program and Theme
Cancer Engineering and Biological Systems | 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. Visit his research lab’s website for more information.
Education
- Ph.D., Stanford University
Campus Affiliations
- Ralph A. Andersen Endowed Chair, Mechanical Science and Engineering
- Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering
- Director, Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems (Nano-CEMMS), Mechanical Science and Engineering
- Co-Director, Illinois Advanced Manufacturing Institute, Grainger College of Engineering
- Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Professor, Bioengineering
- Professor, Materials Research Lab
- Professor, Micro and Nanotechnology Lab
- Professor, Information Trust Institute
- Professor, Biomedical and Translational Sciences
- Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Select Honors and Recognitions
- SME Fellow, 2022
- APS Fellow, 2014
- ASME Fellow, 2011
- IEEE Fellow, 2022
- NAI Fellow, 2022