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Kenny Yu (IntlAssoc)

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Nanomechanical Properties Group

kenny.yu [at] nist.gov

ORCID iD

0000-0001-7833-6354

Staff Employment

2025-Present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, NIST
2022-2024: Process Integration and Yield Engineer, Intel Corporation
2018-2020: Doctoral Researcher, Nokia Bell Labs

Staff Education

PhD in Physics, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland
MEng in Electronic and Computer Engineering, Dublin City University, Ireland
BSc in Physics, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland

Areas of Expertise

Thermal properties

Optical / photometry / laser metrology

Nanofabrication / manufacturing

Condensed matter

Reference materials

Dr Kenny Yu is a researcher in the Materials Measurement Science Division, Material Measurement Laboratory, NIST, Gaithersburg. His research background is in thermal transport, specifically in thermoreflectance techniques, interfacial phonon transport theories, and device fabrication/process integration. He is currently involved in the Transport Property Measurements for Semiconductors and Energy Materials project.

Professional Activities

Active peer reviewer and poster judge for IEEE iTherm Conferences

Scholarship and Membership

2025-Present: Sigma Xi - NIST Chapter, Full Member
2020-2022: Irish Research Council Scholar (Enterprise Partnership Scheme - Nokia Bell Labs)
2018-2020: Irish Research Council Scholar (Employment-Based Programme - Nokia Bell Labs)

Selected Publications (prior to joining NIST)

K. Yu, R. Enright and D. McCloskey, "Quantifying interfacial thermal conductance at solid-liquid interfaces using frequency-domain thermoreflectance and analytical methods," DOI: 10.1109/iTherm54085.2022.9899691.
K. Yu, R. Enright and D. McCloskey, "Monte Carlo analysis of frequency domain thermoreflectance data for quantitative measurement of interfacial thermal conductance at solid-liquid interfaces modified with self-assembled monolayers," DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2116/1/012042
S. Corbett, D. Gautam, S. Lal, K. Yu, N. Balla, G. Cunningham, K. M. Razeeb, R. Enright, and D. McCloskey, "Electrodeposited Thin-Film Micro-Thermoelectric Coolers with Extreme Heat Flux Handling and Microsecond Time Response," DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c16614