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Keith Cobry Keith Cobry is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado. He has a BS in Engineering Physics, a BA in Germanic Studies, and an MS in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Microsystems, all from the University of Colorado. He has broad experience in a variety of engineering and research fields, including internships in the Printing Systems Division at IBM-Boulder, the Colorado Space Grant Consortium (University of Colorado) and Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp (Russian American Observation Satellites Program and Hubble Widefield Camera 3 Program). He was an undergraduate research assistant with the Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) in the Optoelectronics Division at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), researching growth patterns of semiconductor quantum dots on GaAs wafers. He also participated as an undergraduate research assistant at the Institute for Experimental and Applied Physics at the University of Regensburg (Regensburg, Germany). His work there focused on the characterization of carbon nanotubes for use as components in nano-electronic systems. Keith’s current work focuses on the use of and fabrication of acoustic and micro-electronic sensor systems for real-time performance monitoring of porous membranes in industrial liquid separation processes. The purpose of this is for the control of membrane fouling in Micro-, Ultra-, Nano- and Reverse Osmosis filtration. These membranes are used in desalination, municipal drinking water filtration and pharmaceuticals separations, and real-time knowledge of membrane conditions may significantly improve filtration efficiency. This may be particularly useful in desalination, allowing development of brackish water resources where it is currently economically or environmentally infeasible. Additionally, Keith has assisted in studies involving the use of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) of thin films in Micro- and Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS). Conformal coatings of micro- and nanostructures, even those with high aspect ratios and irregular geometries, are possible with ALD. This process provides atomic-scale (1 Angstrom) thickness control, opening a number of potential applications in the MEMS/NEMS field. Research Projects: Ultrasonic Microsensors for In-Situ Monitoring of Membrane Biofouling Documents: Resume |
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