Robert J. Hocken

Education:

BS-NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, 1973-75. Ph.D. Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1973. M.A. Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1969. B.A. Oregon State University, 1968. B.A. Physics, Oregon State University, 1968.

Research:

Engineering metrology, nanotechnology (concentrating on development of the methodology for microscopic machines, sensors, and actuators), electro-optical instrumentation (testing of a high-speed laser tracking system for manufacturing applications, and inspection systems for turbine blades and blisks), atomic force microscopy and optical stethoscopy, and dimensional metrology for Computer Aided Manufacturing (with efforts concentrating on advanced probes, controllers, surface measurement systems, including CMMs).