Track Chairs
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Taiji Adachi
Kyoto University, Japan
Taiji Adachi
Kyoto University, Japan
Track: Emerging Areas
Taiji Adachi PhD is Professor at the Laboratory of Biomechanics, Department of Biosystems Science, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University. He received his BS (1990) in Mechanical Engineering at Kobe University, MS (1992) and PhD (1997) in Mechanical Engineering at Osaka University. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering as a Research Associate (1992) at Kobe University, worked as a Research Fellow at the Orthopaedic Research Laboratory at the University of Michigan (1997-99). He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering as Associate Professor (2004) at Kyoto University, and he is currently a Professor (2010-) at the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences. He is working in the fields of bone adaptation, cell and molecular biomechanics, and has been a Member of World Council of Biomechanics (2011-). -
Kamiar Aminian
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Kamiar Aminian
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Track: Sports Biomechanics
Kamiar Aminian is a Professor with the Institute of Bioengineering and director of the Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). His research focuses on methodologies for human movement monitoring and analysis in real world conditions mainly based on wearable technologies, with an emphasis on gait, physical activity, and sport. His research aims to perform outcome evaluation in orthopaedics, to improve motor function and intervention programs in aging and patients with movement disorders and pain, and to identify metrics of performance in sport science. He has hosted and supported the creation of several spin-offs in the field of biomechanics and sport and is co-founder of the spin-off company (Gait Up) in the field of wearable technology and movement analysis. He is teaching in the areas of physiology and instrumentation, IoT, sensors and medical devices, biomechanics, and sports. He is author of 250+ papers in peer-reviewed journals and holds 12 patents related to wearable systems. He was the President of 3D Analysis of Human Movement (3D-AHM) group (a technical group of international society of biomechanics) and the chairman of the 13th Symposium of 3D-AHM. He is Speciality Chief editor in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living and Associate Chief Editor in Sensors. He is senior member of IEEE society, the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB), the European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC), the International Society of Posture & Gait Research (ISPGR), the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), the Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSBE) and the Swiss Science Sport Society (4S). -
Lynne Bilston
UNSW Medicine, Australia
Lynne Bilston
UNSW Medicine, Australia
Track: Neural Mechanics
Lynne Bilston is a biomedical engineer whose research focuses on how mechanical forces are involved in physiological and pathophysiological processes in the body. Her research encompasses injury biomechanics, neural and other soft tissue biomechanics, and the development of novel imaging methods for making biomechanical measurements in vivo, such as MR elastography. She has a PhD in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and is a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Investigator fellow, and an elected fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. She is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at Neuroscience Research Australia, and a conjoint Professor at the University of New South Wales in the Faculty of Medicine. -
Anthony M J Bull
Imperial College London, United Kindom
Anthony M J Bull
Imperial College London, United Kindom
Track: Injury, Rehabilitation, and Ergonomics
Anthony is Head of Bioengineering at Imperial College London and leads the Centre for Blast Injury Studies that exists to improve the mitigation of injury, improve and advance treatment, rehabilitation and recovery thus increasing lifelong health and quality of life after blast injury (www.imperial.ac.uk/blastinjurystudies). This has a strong biomechanics focus on lower limb and spinal injuries. Associated with his CBIS role, Bull is co-PI on the 20 year cohort study following the war wounded from Afghanistan. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering and is a council member of the World Council of Biomechanics since 2018. -
Cheng-Kung Cheng
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Cheng-Kung Cheng
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Track: Artificial Organs, Medical Device and Assistive Technology
Prof. Cheng-Kung CHENG is the Chair Professor of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Director of Engineering Research Center for Digital Medicine of the Ministry of Education, and Director of Division of Imaging, Computation, and System Biomedicine of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He was the council member of the World Congress of Biomechanics from 2002-2014. He served as the President for several academic societies including Chinese Speaking Orthopaedic Society, Taiwanese Orthopaedic Society and Taiwanese Biomechanics Society. Prof. Cheng was inducted as the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Academy Award of the University of Iowa of the USA in 2016. Prof. Cheng is the President-Elect of the World Association for Chinese Biomedical Engineers. He is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. His main research focuses on the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system and orthopaedic implants. Most recently, he has also dedicated effort in rehabilitation therapy focused on medical device development for diagnosis and treatment. -
Li-Shan Chou
Iowa State University, USA
Li-Shan Chou
Iowa State University, USA
Track: Societies
Li-Shan Chou is currently the Chair and Professor in Department of Kinesiology at the Iowa State University (ISU). He received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tatung Institute of Technology in Taiwan, and subsequently earned his MS and Ph.D. degrees, both in Mechanical Engineering, from University of Illinois at Chicago, as well as completed his postdoctoral training at University of Chicago and Mayo Clinic. He has served on the faculty of University of Oregon for 19 years (4 years as the Department Head of Human Physiology) before joining ISU in 2019. His interdisciplinary research investigates biomechanical markers that lead to sensitive detection and understanding of underlying mechanisms related to mobility/balance impairments associated with ageing, musculoskeletal diseases or injuries, and traumatic brain injury. Up to date, he has mentored 17 PhDs and many maters and undergraduate students, and his team published more than 110 peer-reviewed papers. His teaching is in the areas of biomechanical analysis of human movement, orthopedic biomechanics, and rehabilitation engineering. He is a Fellow of American Society of Biomechanics and serves as the Associate Editor and Section Editor to Gait and Posture and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, respectively. He is also the past-president of the International Society of Biomechanics 3D Analysis of Human Movement Technical Group. -
Elizabeth Clarke
The University of Sydney, Australia
Elizabeth Clarke
The University of Sydney, Australia
Track: Musculoskeletal 1: Bone and Soft Tissue
A/Prof Elizabeth Clarke is a Biomedical Engineer, Academic Director of the Murray Maxwell Biomechanics Laboratory, and Co-Chair of the Musculoskeletal Research Group at the Kolling Institute, University of Sydney. Her diverse research program spans injury, tissue engineering, and soft tissue biomechanics, with a focus on ligament and tendon. She collaborates extensively with orthopaedic surgeons and the Medical Technology and Pharmaceutical Industries for translation of biomechanics research, including tissue pathology and remodelling after injuries, development and pre-clinical testing of treatments to restore strength and reduce pain after injury, and development and testing of engineered natural and synthetic materials for musculoskeletal devices, such as XENO-K derived from kangaroo tendons. -
Adam J. Engler
University of California, San Diego, USA
Adam J. Engler
University of California, San Diego, USA
Track: Cell Biomechanics 2: Mechanobiology
Adam J. Engler is a Professor and Vice-Chair of Bioengineering at UC San Diego, where he has been on the faculty since 2008. He also is a resident scientist at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine and Associate Director of the Medical-Scientist Training Program (MSTP).
Dr. Engler previously trained with Dr. Dennis Discher at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his PhD studying how ECM stiffness regulated stem cell fate. He also trained as a postdoc with Dr. Jean Schwarzbauer at Princeton University's Department of Molecular Biology where he studied the mechanics of extracellular matrix assembly.
Dr. Engler’s current research focuses on how physical and chemical properties of the niche influence or misregulate cell function and modify genetic mechanisms of disease. In particular, his lab studies this phenomenon in the context of cardiovascular diseases and cancer. To accomplish this, his lab makes natural and synthetic matrices with unique spatiotemporal properties to mimic niche conditions, improve stem cell behavior and commitment in vitro, or direct them for therapeutic use in vivo. He currently has published over 100 manuscripts with an H-index of 52, holds 3 patents, and has a start-up company focused on stem cell research products.
Dr. Engler has received numerous awards in recognition of this research, including young investigator or mid-career awards from International Society for Matrix Biology (2008), Biomedical Engineering Society (2008), American Society of Matrix Biology (2014), American Society of Mechanical Engineering (2015), and American Society for Engineering Education (2018). Dr. Engler is a fellow of the American Institute for Biomedical Engineering (2018) and recipient of an NIH New Innovator Award grant (2009). -
Amit Gefen
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Amit Gefen
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Track: Organ Biomechanics
Professor Amit Gefen is currently a Full Professor with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Tel Aviv University and the Berman Chair in Vascular Bioengineering. The research interests of Prof. Gefen are in studying normal and pathological effects of biomechanical factors on the structure and function of cells, tissues and organs, with emphasis on applications in acute and chronic wound research. To date, Prof. Gefen published more than 270 articles in peer-reviewed international journals and multiple edited books on mechanobiology, cell and tissue biomechanics, with applications that are mostly in wound prevention and treatment. -
Liesbet Geris
University of Liège, Belgium
Liesbet Geris
University of Liège, Belgium
Track: Tissue Engineering 2: Applications
Liesbet Geris is Professor in Biomechanics and Computational Tissue Engineering at the university of Liège and KU Leuven in Belgium. Her research focusses on the multi-scale and multi-physics modeling of biological processes. Together with her team and their clinical and industrial collaborators, she uses these models to investigate the etiology of non-healing fractures, to design in silico potential cell-based treatment strategies and to optimize manufacturing processes of these tissue engineering constructs. Liesbet is scientific coordinator of the Prometheus platform for Skeletal Tissue Engineering (50+ researchers). She has edited several books on computational modeling and tissue engineering. She has received 2 prestigious ERC grants (starting in 2011 and consolidator in 2017) to finance her research and has received a number of young investigator and research awards from the in silico and regenerative medicine communities. She is a former member and chair of the Young Academy of Belgium (Flanders) and member of the strategic alliance committee of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society. She is the current executive director of the Virtual Physiological Human Institute and in that capacity she advocates the use of in silico modeling in healthcare through liaising with the clinical community, the European Commission and Parliament, regulatory agencies (EMA, FDA) and various other stakeholders. Besides her research work, she is often invited to give public lectures on the challenges of interdisciplinarity in research, women in academia and digital healthcare. -
Xiang-Dong Edward Guo
Columbia University, USA
Xiang-Dong Edward Guo
Columbia University, USA
Track: Musculoskeletal 1: Bone and Soft Tissue
X. Edward Guo, Ph.D.
Stanley Dicker Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine)
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027.
X. Edward Guo is a world-renowned leader in bone biomechanics and bioengineering, known for developing innovative, three-dimensional, bone-imaging analysis techniques that have wide applications in osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. He is currently pioneering novel biomedical engineering techniques to reveal the cellular and molecular basis of a skeleton’s ability to respond to mechanical loading, an important basic science and clinical issue underlying many musculoskeletal disorders.
Guo is Stanley Dicker Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Sciences (in Medicine) at Columbia University and director of Columbia University’s Bone Bioengineering Laboratory. He is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies, and International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering, American Society for Mechanical Engineers, the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, and Biomedical Engineering Society.
One of the founding members of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Guo joined Columbia Engineering in 1996. He received his BS in applied mechanics/biomechanics from Peking University and his MS in engineering science from Harvard University. He earned his PhD in medical physics and medical engineering from Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology and did his postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan. -
Gerhard A. Holzapfel
Graz University of Technology, Austria
Gerhard A. Holzapfel
Graz University of Technology, Austria
Track: Cardiorespiratory 3: Materials and Prosthesis
Gerhard A. Holzapfel is Professor of Biomechanics and Head of the Institute of Biomechanics at Graz University of Technology (TUG), Austria, since 2007. He is also Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway, and Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Until 2013 he was Professor of Biomechanics at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden, for 9 years (7 years as an Adjunct Professor). After his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in Graz he received an Erwin-Schrödinger Scholarship for foreign countries to be a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University (1993-95). He achieved his Habilitation at TU Vienna in 1996 and received a START-Award in 1997, which is the most prestigious research award in Austria for young scientists. In the following years (1998-2004) he was the Head of a research group on "Computational Biomechanics" at TUG. Among several awards and honors in the past years he is listed in "The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014" (Thomas Reuters), he received the Erwin Schrödinger Prize 2011 from the Austrian Academy of Sciences for his lifetime achievements, and he was awarded the 2021 William Prager Medal and the 2021 Warner T. Koiter Medal.
Professor Holzapfel’s research includes experimental and computational biomechanics and mechanobiology with an emphasis on soft biological tissues, the cardiovascular system including blood vessels in health and disease, therapeutic interventions such as balloon angioplasty and stent implantation, polarized light and second-harmonic imaging microscopy, magnetic resonance imaging and medical image processing; nonlinear continuum mechanics, constitutive (multi-scale) modeling of solids at finite strains such as cross-linked actin networks, growth and remodeling, nonlinear finite element methods, fracture and material failure.
Professor Holzapfel has authored a graduate textbook entitled "Nonlinear Solid Mechanics. A Continuum Approach for Engineering" (John Wiley & Sons), and co-edited seven books. He contributed chapters to 20+ other books, and published 230+ peer-reviewed journal articles. He is the co-founder and co-editor of the International Journal "Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology" (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg). -
Clark T. Hung
Columbia University, USA
Clark T. Hung
Columbia University, USA
Track: Tissue Engineering 1: Mechanobiology
Dr. Clark T. Hung is Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopedic Sciences (in Orthopedic Surgery) at Columbia University, New York, NY. Dr. Hung has been pursuing multidisciplinary research using state-of-the-art biological and engineering tools to perform studies to investigate physical effects (e.g., cell deformation, fluid flow effects, osmotic pressure) on cells and tissues, and the incorporation of these forces in strategies to develop functional cartilage substitutes and in vitro models of the synovial joint. His research has been funded by agencies including the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation. Dr. Hung is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE, 2009), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME, 2010), the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES, 2018), the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (ICORS, 2019), and the Orthopedic Research Society (ORS, 2021) and is a recipient of awards including the Negma-Lerards Award in Mechanobiology of Chondrocyte and Cartilage (2003), Marshall Urist Award for Excellence in Tissue Regenerative Medicine (2016) and Achievement in Mentoring Award (2021) from the Orthopedic Research Society, and Kim Award for Faculty Involvement (Columbia SEAS, 2002). Dr. Hung currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Orthopaedic Research & Reviews (Dove Press open access) and Associate Editor of Journal of Orthopaedic Research. -
Peter Hunter
The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Peter Hunter
The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Track: Emerging Areas
Peter Hunter completed his Engineering and Masters of Engineering degrees at the University of Auckland before undertaking his DPhil (PhD) in Physiology at the University of Oxford where he researched finite element modeling of ventricular mechanics. Since then his major research interests have been around modelling various aspects of the human body using specially developed computational algorithms and an anatomically and biophysically based approach which incorporates the detailed anatomical and microstructural measurements and material properties into continuum models.
Peter has received numerous accolades for his work and in 2010 was appointed to the NZ Order of Merit. In 2009, he was awarded the Rutherford Medal, New Zealand's top science award, as well as the KEA World Class NZ award in Research, Science, Technology and Academia. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1994 and a Fellow of the Royal Society (London) in 2006.
As recent Co-Chair of the Physiome Committee of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, Peter is helping to develop standards based physiological models and the use of computational methods for understanding the integrated physiological function of the body in terms of the structure and function of tissues, cells and proteins.
Alongside his role as Director of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Auckland, Peter holds honorary and visiting Professorships at a number of universities around the world and is on the scientific advisory boards of a number of research institutes in Europe, the US and the Asia-Pacific region. -
Takuji Ishikawa
Tohoku University, Japan
Takuji Ishikawa
Tohoku University, Japan
Track: Biofluid and Transport 1: Modeling and simulation
Takuji Ishikawa is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. He obtained his Ph.D degree at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan in 1999. He then worked at University of Fukui from 1999 to 2006, and moved to Tohoku University from 2006. He became a professor at Tohoku University in 2013.
From 2003 to 2005 as well as in 2019, he visited the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge.
His main research area is biofluid mechanics, especially cellular scale phenomena such as swimming microorganisms and blood flow. He has clarified macroscopic properties of cell suspensions using a bottom-up strategy, i.e., from a cellular level to a continuum suspension level. By combining experiment, theory and numerical simulation, he has studied microbial flora in the gut, red tides in the ocean and nodal flow for left-right body asymmetry. He has published more than 160 papers in major scientific journals.
He is a member of World Council of Biomechanics, and the Editor in Chief of Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering. He has received many scientific awards, such as Seguchi Award from Bioengineering Division of JSME, and The Young Scientists’ Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. -
Ilse Jonkers
KU Leuven, Belgium
Ilse Jonkers
KU Leuven, Belgium
Track: Injury, Rehabilitation, and Ergonomics
From my PhD (2000) onwards, I successfully bridged from a classical human movement science and physical therapy profile towards an integrated biomedical science and biomedical engineering profile, exploiting maximally the use of 3D motion capture and multi-body simulation techniques to advance the understanding on pathological movement. The two-year postdoctoral stay at the bioengineering department at Stanford University (Prof Delp) was a pivotal experience in this process. To date, I am a professor and head of the Human Movement Biomechanics Research Group at KU Leuven.
My group is conducting internationally highly competitive research on the quantification of whole joint loading using multi-body simulation. Its work is known for the development of subject-specific musculoskeletal models containing a high level of anatomical detail, especially in the context of cerebral palsy. More recent research activities relate to the development of multi-scale modelling of bone and cartilage adaptation and advanced medical imaging of cartilage to understand degenerative joint diseases. In this context, I am to elucidate the role of mechanical loading in cartilage homeostasis and disease using multi-axial bioreactor experiments. I am passionate about this new, highly multi-disciplinary research line combining biomedical sciences (human movement science, musculoskeletal modelling, cartilage biology and imaging) and engineering sciences (multi-scale modelling). -
Ming-Shaung Ju
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Ming-Shaung Ju
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Track: Artificial Organs, Medical Device and Assistive Technology
Ming-Shaung JU received B.Sc. degree, in 1978, and M.Sc. degree, in 1982, in Mechanical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, and Ph.D. degree, in 1986, in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. In 1987 he joined the faculty of Mechanical Engineering Department at National Cheng Kung University as an associate Professor and a Professor since 1993. He has served as the Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, the Associate Director of Yen Tjing-Ling Technology Research and Development Center, and the Associate Dean of Engineering College of National Cheng Kung University. He has visited Mayo Clinic, Rochester, San Jose State University, San Jose, and University of Washington, Seattle, USA as visiting scholars. He has served in the Board of Directors of Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers, Board of Directors and Supervisors of Taiwanese Society of Biomedical Engineering and President of Taiwanese Society of Biomechanics (2006-2008). He co-organized the XXI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB2007) at Taipei, Taiwan. He is the Secretary of the Council of Asian-Pacific Association for Biomechanics (2017-2021). He serves as Associate Editor for Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, JSME and Journal of Chinese Institute of Engineers. He received the Outstanding Professor Award, Chinese Institute of Engineers-Kaohsiung Chapter (2016). He has published more than 115 technical papers on referred journals, three book chapters and ten Taiwanese and USA patents. His research interests include biomechanics of peripheral nerve, EEG-based brain computer interface and neural prosthesis, micro-system technology for minimally invasive biomedical devices, medical robots and seizure suppression. -
Andy Karduna
University of Oregon, USA
Andy Karduna
University of Oregon, USA
Track: Biomedical Engineering Education and Outreach
After having spent his entire life on the east coast of the US, Dr. Karduna accepted a faculty position at the University of Oregon in 2002. Originally from New York, he did his undergraduate work at MIT receiving a BS in Mechanical Engineering. For graduate studies, he earned his MS from Johns Hopkins and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, both in Biomedical Engineering. From 1996 to 2002, Dr. Karduna served as a faculty member in the department of rehabilitation sciences at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
His main research interest is in the area of upper extremity biomechanics, with an emphasis on kinematics, EMG analysis, proprioception, and occupational disorders. Over his academic career, he has received extramural funding from the NIH, CDC, NSF, PAC 12 Foundation, Oregon Medical Research Foundation, Whitaker Foundation, American Physical Therapy Association, Foundation for Physical Therapy, and the Arthritis Foundation. He has served on the Executive Board of the American Society of Biomechanics and was elected as a Fellow in 2018. He is also an Associate Editor for the Journal of Biomechanics. -
Kenton R. Kaufman
Mayo Clinic, USA
Kenton R. Kaufman
Mayo Clinic, USA
Track: Locomotion and Human Movement 2: Balance, Posture, and Motor Control
Dr. Kenton R. Kaufman is the W. Hall Wendel Jr Musculoskeletal Research Professor, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory, and Consultant in the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, Physiology and Biomedical Engineering at Mayo Clinic. He is a registered professional engineer. His primary research focus is musculoskeletal rehabilitation science.
Dr. Kaufman currently serves on the Medical Advisory Board for the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association and the Research Advisory Board for Shriners Hospitals for Children. He is a member of Gait and Posture, and Prosthetic and Orthotics International editorial boards. He has served on the National Advisory Board for Medical Rehabilitation Research and the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Kaufman is a Past President of the American Society of Biomechanics. He is a founding member and Past President of the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society. He is a Fellow in the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, American Society of Biomechanics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and International Society of Biomechanics.
Dr. Kaufman has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) Borelli Award for outstanding career accomplishment, ASB Goel Award for Translational Biomechanics, ASB Young Investigator Award, Excellence in Research Award and the O’Donoghue Sports Injury Research Award from the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, Clinical Research Award from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Research Award from the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, three Best Scientific Paper Awards from the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, Frank Stinchfield Award from The Hip Society, John Charnley Award from The Hip Society, John Insall Award from The Knee Society, Thranhardt Award from the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, and Clinical Biomechanics Award from the International Society of Biomechanics. -
Ho-Young Kim
Seoul National University, Korea
Ho-Young Kim
Seoul National University, Korea
Track: Biofluid and Transport 2: Experimental
Ho-Young Kim is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the Seoul National University, where he has been on the faculty since 2004. He obtained his B.S. degree from Seoul National University, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from MIT all in mechanical engineering. He was a post-doc (2004) and visiting professor (2011-2012) at Harvard University.
His research activities revolve around microfluid mechanics, biomimetics, and soft matter physics. He is also interested in biologically inspired soft robotics, in which area he has developed a jumping robotic water strider, a humidity-driven seed-mimetic robot, and artificial spiderwebs.
He is a Fellow of American Physical Society since 2017.