Dr. Curtis R. Taylor

Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Fax: (804) 827-7030

Education

Ph.D. in Microelectronics-photonics (interdisciplinary studies in Electrical Engineering and Physics), University of Arkansas, 2005
M.S. in Microelectronics-photonics (interdisciplinary studies in Electrical Engineering and Physics), University of Arkansas, 2002
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, 1998
Citation in Total Quality Management, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, 1998

National Science Foundation (NSF) IGERT Fellow
University of Arkansas Doctoral Fellowship
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship - Honorable Mention
National Engineering Honor Society (Tau Beta Pi)
Mechanical Engineering Honor Society (Pi Tau Sigma)

“Quantum Dots, Nanopatterning, Apparatus, Methods and Applications of Same” (patent pending)

Taylor, C. and Radmilovic, V., Structure and Nanomechanical Properties of Grain Boundary Precipitate-Free-Zones (PFZs) in Peak Aged AlCuSiGe Alloy", Scripta Materialia, (2006) to be submitted (draft available).
Taylor, C., Stach, E., Malshe, A., Salamo, G. Mechanically Biased Self-Assembly of Quantum Dots Using Nanoindentation, (2006) to be submitted (draft available).
Taylor, C., Stach, E., Malshe, A., In-situ TEM annealing of GaAs(100) Nanoindents, (2006) to be submitted (draft available).
Taylor, C., Prince, R., Riester, L., Salamo, G., Oh Cho, S., Malshe, A., Characterization of ultra-low-load (mN) nanoindents in GaAs (100) using a cube corner tip, Journal of Smart Materials and Structures 14 (2005) p. 963-970.
Taylor, C., Stach, E., Malshe, A., Salamo, G. Nanoscale Dislocation Patterning by Ultralow Load Indentation, Applied Physics Letters, 87, 073108 (2005). (selected for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology)

Taylor, C., Stach, E., Malshe, A., Marega. E., Salamo, G.: Mechanically Biased Self-Assembly of Quantum Dots, in Nanomanufacturing, edited by F. Stellacci, J.W. Perry, G.S. Herman, R.N. Das (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 921E, Warrendale, PA, 2006)
Taylor, C. Stach, E., Malshe, A., Salamo, G. Analysis of Nanoscale Deformation in GaAs(100): Towards Patterned Growth of Quantum Dots, E5: Novel Materials, Synthetic Structures and Nanomanipulation of Defects/Dopants Proceedings, Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting 2005, March 30, 2005, San Francisco, California.
Taylor, C., Prince, R., Malshe, A., Riester, L., Salamo, G., Oh Cho, S. Investigation of Ultra-Low-Load Nanoindentation for the Patterning of 3-D Quantum Structures, SPIE International Symposium in Nano- and Microtechnology: Materials, Processes, Packaging, and Systems, December 16-18, 2002, Melbourne, Australia.
Taylor C., Naseem H., Brown W., Characterization of Adhesives for Low Temperature Microelectronics and Photonics Packaging, 2002 Symposium on Polymers for Microelectronics at Winterthur, May 8-10 2002, Newark, Delaware.
Rowland, M. and C. Taylor, 1998, Aerospace Fiber Optic Manufacturing, Proceedings, Integrated Manufacturing Process and Control Technologies, American Helicopter Society 54th Annual Conference, May 21-24, 1998, Washington, DC.