Hayden Taylor is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at U.C. Berkeley. His research seeks to invent, model, and simulate a new generation of manufacturing processes to reduce energy consumption and materials usage. Current research follows three thrusts: (A) multi-scale additive manufacturing, including the recently introduced process of computed axial lithography (CAL), (B) computational mechanics in micro- and nano-scale lithography and surface engineering, and (C) engineering surfaces for heat and mass transfer. He received his B.A. and M.Eng. degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Cambridge in 2004, and the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 2009, where he worked with Professor Duane Boning to develop computational models for mechanical lithography processes including nanoimprint.

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