Professor

Laboratory Head

Professor LAU, Gih-Keong

Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University

Tel: +886-3-572121 ext: 55107; E-mail: mgklau@nctu.edu.tw

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Dr. LAU, Gih-Keong is an professor with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. He joined National Chiao Tung University as an associate professor in 2019 after his assistant professorship with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr. Lau received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, in 2007, and the M.Eng. and B.Eng degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2000 and 1998 respectively. He had received several awards for serving the university and international professional society. He is a recipient of the 2019 Junior Chair Professor award from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. He is a recipient of the 2019 Service Award from NTU, after receiving the 2017 MAE Service Award from the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE). He received Tan Chin Tuan Fellowship in 2015 and was a visiting professor to École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in June 2015. He was an associate editor for the 2017-2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2017-2019).

Academic Qualifications

PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, Dec 2007
MEng in Mechanical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Aug 2001
BEng in Mechanical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Aug 1998

Summary of Working Experience:

2019- now: Associate Professor, National Chiao Tung University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Taiwan
2008-2019: Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2004-2007: Research staff (PhD candidate), Delft University of Technology, Department of Precision & Microsystems Engineering
2000-2003: Project Officer and Research Associate, Nanyang Technological University, Center for Mechanics of Micro-systems

Awards

2019 Junior Chair Professor Award from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
2017 MAE Service Award from School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2015 Award of Tan Chin Tuan Fellowship for outbound exchange (as a visiting professor to Ecole Polytechnic Federale Lausanne (EPFL)
2006 Best poster award for “In-plane thermal unimorph using confined polymers” in the 17th Workshop on Micromechanics Europe (MME06), Southampton, UK, September 2006.
2005 Best poster award for “Actuated elastomer with rigid vertical electrodes,” in the 16th Workshop on Micromechanics Europe (MME05), Goteberg, Sweden, September 2005.
1998 Meinhardt Book Prize, School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
1996-1997 Kuok Foundation Studentship, Nanyang Technological University

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