KAM LEANG

Kam K. Leang received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah in 1997 and 1999, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Washington in 2004. He is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Utah.  He is a core member of the University of Utah Robotics Center.  His research covers three main areas: design, modeling, and control, with applications in (1) high-speed nanopositioning systems, (2) electroactive polymer actuators for soft robotics, and (3) multi-robot systems. He is a Fellow of ASME and Senior Member of IEEE.