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William M. Kier

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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College of Arts and Sciences

Biology

William M. Kier is currently serving as a Biology Professor at University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill.

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biology biomechanics avian biology physiology marine biology biophysics morphology (biology) anatomy experimental biology morphology animal physiology developmental biology zoology mammalian biology fish biology skeletal muscle muscle function morphogenesis biological oceanography human movement musculoskeletal function animal science experimental biophysics exercise physiology functional morphology hydrostatic skeletons experimental botany applied physiology comparative physiology musculoskeletal science structural morphology oval squid livestock science liver physiology insect science integrative biology bio-inspired robotics ontogeny terrestrial biology musculoskeletal interaction lipid movement cell motility connective tissue fin musculature escape-jet locomotion nature insect molecular biology vertebrate paleontology mammalogy marine ornithology optical engineering amphiphilic system structural adhesive primate behavior mammalian physiology coral reefs nematology marine ecology bioacoustics tissue physiology experimental plant biology orthopedic biomechanics conformational studies marine environments morphological evidence specific resistance biological inspiration future research continuum robot arms octopus suckers adhesive mechanism octopus arm musculature functional design gross morphological dynamics squid arms ultrastructural evidence muscle mechanics mechanobiology axial skeleton kinesiology

Notable Scholarly Works

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Topology, Dynamics, and Control of a Muscle-Architected Soft Arm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024)

Arman TekinalpNoel NaughtonSeung Hyun KimUdit HalderRhanor GillettePrashant G. MehtaWilliam KierMattia Gazzola

biophysicsbiomechanicsmedical imagingbio-inspired roboticsmechanical sciencebiomimetic actuatorsbiomedical engineeringrobotics automationmechanobiologytopological quantitiesbio-inspired systemskinematicsbio-inspired designbiomechanical engineeringapplied physiologysoft roboticsmuscle-architected soft armmechanical systems

Issue Information ‐ Cover. Wildlife Society Bulletin (2023)

Bret CollierRoger ApplegateAdam BehneyThomas BensonLeah BerkmanMichael ByrneDeahn DonnerMatt EllisShawn HaskellDave HaukosJoseph HintonChristopher JacquesDouglas JohnsonRobert LonsingerJohn McdonaldWestfi EldPeter NeuhausDouglas OsborneAntoinette PiaggioEmily PomeranzCharles RandelJeanine RefsniderShari RodriguezPaige SchmidtMark SmithJoshua StaffordAnna KnippsJeffrey Levengood

morphologyissue managementbiologyissue informationmorphology (biology)

One Size Does Not Fit All: Diversity of Length–Force Properties of Obliquely Striated Muscles. Journal of Experimental Biology (2023)

Joseph T. ThompsonKari R. Taylor-BurtWilliam M. Kier

musculoskeletal functionexercise physiologyexperimental biologyanimal physiologyphysiologyhuman movementneuroscienceexperimental biophysicskinesiologylength-force propertieshuman performanceskeletal musclekinematicsapplied physiologymusculoskeletal sciencebiomechanics

Predicting the Effects of Spatiotemporal Modifications of Muscle Activation on the Tentacle Extension in Squid. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2023)

Johan L. van LeeuwenWilliam M. Kier

biological engineeringtentacle extensionanimal physiologyspatiotemporal modificationsphysiologyspatiotemporal organizationmuscle activationavian biologybiotechnologybiomedical engineeringmarine biologybiomechanics

Front Matter. The Australian Year Book of International Law Online (2022)

Rachel FergusonSophie QuoyleSuhua ZhangSamuel GormanTamara RichardsonCeleste ZhongBen HuntsmanScott RobinsonAva CadeeJessica TaylorPhilip AlstonChristine ChinkinLaurence Boisson De ChazournesTheodore ChristakisHelen BradyKatrina CooperBill CampbellKaren ScottHilary Charlesworth JudgeGerry SimpsonSimon ChestermanDean Of LawS StrongJemima BackAlistair BoydNiamh CallinanTimothy CollinsJulian EdwardsJoseph HarmanMun LeeCatherine NguyenIbrahim TahaLiuyuwen YangYuanhang WangLara WilkinsonChiara AngeloniAsha BelkinLoretta BensonSulithi DewendraLucinda DunhamKellie ElmesElliot FreadmanMatthew GriceMeg HaynesTristan JamsonCrystal JiKavina KalaichelvamRhiannon KerrRachel KirkEmily LaAlex LiaJake MarusichCaitlyn MckenzieRachel MossEmma NortonKatherine O'connellJayden PayneEmily RowbothamSamuel SaundersDiya Sharma

electronic publishingworld literatureliteratureprelims comprisecontents foreword prefacedigital scholarshipliterary theoryfront mattertextual practicecopyright protectionenglishmedia studies

Evidence That Eye-Facing Photophores Serve as a Reference for Counterillumination in an Order of Deep-Sea Fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2020)

Alexander L. DavisTracey T. SuttonWilliam M. KierSönke Johnsen

eye-facing photophoresfish biologydeep-sea fishesavian biologybiologyevolutionary biologymarine biologyophthalmology

Muscle Force is Modulated by Internal Pressure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)

William M. Kier

physiologymuscle functionmuscle forceinternal pressure

Specialization for Rapid Excitation in Fast Squid Tentacle Muscle Involves Action Potentials Absent in Slow Arm Muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology (2020)

William F. GillyCorbin RenkenJoshua RosenthalWilliam M. Kier

experimental biologyphysiologyelectrophysiologyaction potentialsneurosciencekinesiologyneurophysiologyrapid excitationslow arm musclemarine biologybiomechanics

A Soft End Effector Inspired by Cephalopod Suckers and Augmented by a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator. Soft Robotics (2019)

Nick ShollAustin MossWilliam M. KierKamran Mohseni

soft end effectorwearable technologybio-inspired roboticscephalopod suckersdielectric elastomer actuatorapplied physicssoft roboticsrobotics

Shape, Size, and Structure Affect Obliquely Striated Muscle Function in Squid. Integrative and Comparative Biology (2018)

Kari R Taylor-BurtWilliam M KierJulia Olszewski-JubelirerJoseph T Thompson

musculoskeletal functionanimal physiologyliver physiologyfish biologyphysiologymuscle functionanatomycomparative physiologyintegrative biologyavian biologykinesiologybiologyneurophysiologymorphology (biology)skeletal musclemarine biologymammalian biologystructural biology

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William M. Kier

Professor

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Affiliations

College of Arts and Sciences

Biology

William M. Kier is currently serving as a Biology Professor at University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill.

Honors

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Topology, Dynamics, and Control of a Muscle-Architected Soft Arm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024)

Arman TekinalpNoel NaughtonSeung Hyun KimUdit HalderRhanor GillettePrashant G. MehtaWilliam KierMattia Gazzola

Issue Information ‐ Cover. Wildlife Society Bulletin (2023)

morphologyissue managementbiologyissue informationmorphology (biology)

One Size Does Not Fit All: Diversity of Length–Force Properties of Obliquely Striated Muscles. Journal of Experimental Biology (2023)

Joseph T. ThompsonKari R. Taylor-BurtWilliam M. Kier

Predicting the Effects of Spatiotemporal Modifications of Muscle Activation on the Tentacle Extension in Squid. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2023)

Johan L. van LeeuwenWilliam M. Kier

Front Matter. The Australian Year Book of International Law Online (2022)

electronic publishingworld literatureliteratureprelims comprisecontents foreword prefacedigital scholarshipliterary theoryfront mattertextual practicecopyright protectionenglishmedia studies

Evidence That Eye-Facing Photophores Serve as a Reference for Counterillumination in an Order of Deep-Sea Fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2020)

Alexander L. DavisTracey T. SuttonWilliam M. KierSönke Johnsen

eye-facing photophoresfish biologydeep-sea fishesavian biologybiologyevolutionary biologymarine biologyophthalmology

Muscle Force is Modulated by Internal Pressure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)

William M. Kier

physiologymuscle functionmuscle forceinternal pressure

Specialization for Rapid Excitation in Fast Squid Tentacle Muscle Involves Action Potentials Absent in Slow Arm Muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology (2020)

William F. GillyCorbin RenkenJoshua RosenthalWilliam M. Kier

experimental biologyphysiologyelectrophysiologyaction potentialsneurosciencekinesiologyneurophysiologyrapid excitationslow arm musclemarine biologybiomechanics

A Soft End Effector Inspired by Cephalopod Suckers and Augmented by a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator. Soft Robotics (2019)

Nick ShollAustin MossWilliam M. KierKamran Mohseni

soft end effectorwearable technologybio-inspired roboticscephalopod suckersdielectric elastomer actuatorapplied physicssoft roboticsrobotics

Shape, Size, and Structure Affect Obliquely Striated Muscle Function in Squid. Integrative and Comparative Biology (2018)

Kari R Taylor-BurtWilliam M KierJulia Olszewski-JubelirerJoseph T Thompson

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