Sabrina

Sabrina M. Curtis, PhD, Dr-Ing.

Founder/ CEO

Dr. Curtis earned her bi-national double doctorate degrees between the Kiel University (Germany) and the University of Maryland (USA). Her doctoral work at Keil University was funded by  the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

After realizing lab-scale PVD was not a scalable manufacturing technique for NiTi and NiTi-X thin films, Dr. Curtis invented two manufacturing processes to enable fabrication at scale. One method enables high-volume manufacturing of NiTi and NiTi-X thin films using existing industrial PVD equipment. The other method is a novel laser manufacturing process that enables high throughput with low power and cost requirements. Both of these methods have been validated, and Dr. Curtis and the Khanjur team are currently working with customers to supply thin format NiTi and NiTi-X materials for evaluation in research and pilot-scale product development.

In addition to these two patent-pending processes, Dr. Curtis  is the primary inventor of seven patents, and a co-author of 12 journal publications. A full list of her publications and patents can be found on Google Scholar and on Khanjur’s publication page.

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iful6ZsAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr. Curtis also holds a strong commitment to ensuring that, as thin format NiTi and NiTi-X becomes more available for use in product and systems development, there will be engineers who can lead the development. She has and continues to mentor over dozens of interns directly through Khanjur and has directly supervised numerous undergraduate, master, and PhD students throughout their research projects.

Press Releases About Sabrina:

1. NextFlex: An Interview with Khanjur R&D CEO/Founder Dr. Sabrina Curtis: https://www.nextflex.us/an-interview-with-khanjur-rd-ceo-founder-dr-sabrina-curtis/
2. YouTube: Sabrina Curtis | Stretchable Wearables Khanjur R&D | Wearable Takeover Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kPHhlT7Uhc
3. Spotify: Inventing & Funding Stretchable Wearable Sensors with Dr. Sabrina Curtis – Wearable Takeover Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0eeXXdrRNodeiPxIjctL7x
4. S. Army: National Science Foundation awards Army intern prestigious research fellowship: https://www.army.mil/article/204597/national_science_foundation_awards_army_intern_prestigious_research_fellowship
5. Kiel University: Sabrina Curtis and Luka Hansen selected for Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2020 https://www.uni-kiel.de/en/university/details/news/2020-03-12-nobel-laureate-meeting-2020