Thomas Kenny
Thomas Kenny joined the Design Division in January of 1994. His research interests include silicon micromachining, microsensors, and the properties of micromechanical structures.
Thomas Kenny has always been interested the properties of small structures. His PhD research was carried out in the Physics Department at UC Berkeley, and focused on a measurement of the heat capacity of a monolayer of Helium atoms. After graduating, his research at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory focused on the development of a series of microsensors which use tunneling displacement transducers to measure small signals. Currently, at Stanford, research in Tom's group covers many areas including MEMS devices to detect small forces, studies of gecko adhesion, micromechanical resonators, and heat transfer in microchannels
Members of the research group include:
Robert Rudnitsky (Appl Physics)
Rob Candler (EE)
Evelyn Wang (ME)
WooTae Park (ME)
Holden Li (ME)
Matt Hopcroft (ME)
Ginel Hill (Appl Phys)
Bongsang Kim (ME)
Vipin Vitikkate (ME)
Renata Melamud (ME)
Hyeun-Su Kim (ME)
Tom teaches several courses at Stanford University., ME220 Introduction to Sensors, is an overview of Sensors and applications of sensors. Tom is also involved in the teaching of ME210 Introduction to Mechatronics with J. Edward Carryer and Matt Ohline.
Tom's hobbies include Ultimate Frisbee, Hiking, Skiing, and an occasional friendly game of Poker. Tom's wife, Debby Kramer, Is a recycling coordinator for a collection of cities on the peninsula. Tom and Debby are also proud parents of a 10-year old golden retreiver named Elvis. Elvis' hobbies include the systematic defoliation of their backyard and the ingestion of everything he can get his teeth on. Calvin is a 9 year old chocolate lab and can be found in Tom’Äôs office most days.
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Design Division
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4021
Tel: 415-725-3805
Fax: 415-723-3521
E-mail: kenny@cdr.stanford.edu
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