Thomas W. Kenny

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Thomas William Kenny Jr.[a] is an American entrepreneur and mechanical engineer at Stanford University, where he holds the Richard W. Weiland Professorship in the School of Engineering.[1] Along with Ken Goodson and Juan Santiago, Kenny was a co-founder of Cooligy,[2] which was acquired by Emerson Network Power in 2005.[3]

Kenny received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of Minnesota in 1983, as well as Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989 and 1993, respectively. He worked for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1989 to 1993, where his research included the "development of electron-tunneling high-resolution microsensors." He moved to the mechanical engineering department at Stanford University in 1994, where he continues to study sensors and micromechanics.[4] Kenny works with professors Goodson and Santiago within the department; in 2001, the trio founded an electronics cooling company named Cooligy, which was acquired by Emerson in 2005.

At Stanford, Kenny serves as Richard W. Weiland Professor, and was formerly Paul Davies Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education.[5] He is the professor of the eponymous Kenny Group, which studies microstructures and sensors.[6] Kenny's awards and honors include: the CAREER Award (NSF, 1995–1999), the Technical Achievement Award (IEEE, 2011), fellowship in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2014),[7] the Daniel Noble Award for Emerging Technologies (IEEE, 2019),[8][9] and election to the National Academy of Engineering (2022).[10][11] In 2024, Kenny gave the Yunchuan Aisinjioro-Soo Distinguished Lecture at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.[12]

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  1. ^ Name stated in patents, e.g. in "Apparatus for Conditioning Power and Managing Thermal Energy in an Electronic Device".

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  1. ^ "Endowed Positions at Stanford". Giving to Stanford. Stanford University: Search for Thomas W. Kenny. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  2. ^ Meikle, Brad (July 19, 2004). "Cooligy Heats Up Competition". Buyouts. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Shepard, Jeff (October 24, 2005). "Emerson Announces Acquisition of Cooligy". EE Power. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Miller, James M. L.; et al. (April 2022). "Effects of Remote Boundary Conditions on Clamping Loss in Micromechanical Resonators". Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 31 (2): 204–216. doi:10.1109/jmems.2021.3136885. ISSN 1057-7157.
  5. ^ "Thomas Kenny". Stanford Profiles. Stanford University. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "People". Stanford Micro Structures & Sensors Lab. Stanford University. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Cesare, Chris (November 12, 2014). "Two professors elected fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers". Stanford University School of Engineering. Stanford University. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "IEEE-Level Awards". IEEE Awards. IEEE. IEEE Technical Field Awards. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  9. ^ Boney, Ashley (July 16, 2018). "Thomas Kenny wins the IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award". Stanford University School of Engineering. Stanford University. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  10. ^ Case, Kim (February 9, 2022). "National Academy of Engineering Elects 111 Members and 22 International Members". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  11. ^ Wu, Jill; Tucker, Danielle Torrent (February 18, 2022). "Stanford faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering". Stanford University School of Engineering. Stanford University. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "Kenny featured at 24th Soo Distinguished Lecture". Mechanical Science & Engineering. UIUC. January 17, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

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