K. C. Aw was born in Georgetown, Malaysia and is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Auckland. He joined the university in 2004. Prior to this academic position, he worked at Intel, Delta Prisma, Altera and Navman for a total of 15 years. He earned his undergraduate degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, M.Sc in Advanced Manufacturing Systems and PhD in Applied Physics (Semiconductor Physics). His main interests are in micro-systems and deployment of smart/functional materials and structures such as conducting polymers, metallic oxides, etc., which act as sensors and actuators in various applications such as bio-sensors, medical/rehabilitation robots, micro-pumps, micro-manipulators, MEMS, energy harvesters, etc.
