EDUCATION

Post-doctoral, mechanical engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA, 1988-1989.

Ph.D., mechanical engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 1984-1987.

M.Eng.Sc., mechanical engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 1982-1983.

B.E. (first-class honors), mechanical engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 1978-1981.

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

• Chair of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, 2005-present.
• Director, Biomechanical Engineering Research Group, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, 2008-2016.
• Adjunct Professor, Taiwan National Sports University, 2019-present. Appointed as an adjunct faculty member in the College of Exercise and Health Sciences. Collaborating with Prof Wentzu Tang on biomechanics of sports.
• Visiting Advanced Joint Research (VAJRA) Faculty Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, 2018-2020. Conducted research on muscle function in amputee gait.
• Global Initiative Advanced Network (GIAN) Visiting Faculty, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, 2018. Taught a course titled ‘Computational Musculoskeletal Biomechanics’ to undergraduate and graduate engineering students at IIT Madras as well as bioengineers and clinicians working in the health sector.
• Adjunct Professor, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India, 2018-present. Appointed as an adjunct faculty member in the Dept of Mechanical Engineering and the Centre for Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics.
• Visiting Professor, Universidad de la República, Faculty of Medicine, Uruguay, 2017. Taught a graduate course titled “Knee Biomechanics” to engineering, medical and physical therapy students.
• Visiting Professor, University of Twente, The Netherlands, 2016. Taught a graduate course on computational biomechanics to mechanical engineering students.
• GastProfessor, Institute of Engineering Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Vienna, Austria, July-December 2014. Taught a graduate course on musculoskeletal biomechanics to mechanical and biomedical engineering students.
• Visiting Professor, National Taiwan Sports University, Taiwan, 2008-2012. Taught a graduate course on rigid body dynamics to engineering and exercise science students.
• Head of Department, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, 2006-2007.
• Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne, 2007.
• Adjunct Professor, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2005-2007.
• Adjunct Professor, Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 2002-present.
• Joe J. King Professor in Engineering, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2003-2005.
• Associate Chair for Academic Affairs, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2001-2003. Directed the undergraduate program in biomedical engineering and managed the accreditation process for the undergraduate curriculum in biomedical engineering.
• Associate Professor, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2000-2002. co-Principal Investigator on a Whitaker Foundation Development Award to form a new Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.
• GastProfessor, Institute of Mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Vienna, Austria, September-December 1998. Taught a graduate course on musculoskeletal biomechanics to mechanical engineering students.
• Associate Professor, Dept of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Austin, 1995-1999. Courtesy appointment in the Dept of Mechanical Engineering.
• Visiting Scholar, Oxford Orthopaedic Engineering Centre, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, University of Oxford, 1996. Research sabbatical spent collaborating with Prof. John O'Connor, Dept of Engineering Science, Oxford University.

• Assistant Professor, Dept of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Austin, 1990-1995. Courtesy appointment in the Dept of Mechanical Engineering.
• Post-doctoral Fellow, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1988-1989. Supervised by Prof. Felix Zajac. Taught a graduate course titled ‘Neuromuscular Biomechanics’. Served as Freshman Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Advising Center, Stanford University.
• Graduate Research Assistant, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1984-1987. PhD dissertation supervised by Prof. Necip Berme.
• Graduate Research Assistant, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University, 1982-1983. Master’s thesis supervised by Prof. Len Koss.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Named as Australia’s leading researcher in the field of Biophysics, The Australian National Newspaper, October 2020. Thirty (30) scholars were selected as Australia’s leading researchers in the field of life sciences. These were the researchers with the highest numbers of citations from papers published in the last 5 years in the 20 top journals in their field.
• Editors’ Choice Paper, ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2020. 9 papers out of 189 that appeared in JBME in 2020 were selected for this award. Full-length paper titled: ‘Direct validation of model-predicted muscle forces in the cat hindlimb during walking. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 142(5): 051014, 2020.
• Editor’s Choice Award, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), 2019. One of 3 papers selected from 182 papers published in Annals of Biomedical Engineering in 2018. Award presented at the Annual BMES Meeting in Philadelphia for paper titled ‘Predictive simulations of neuromuscular coordination and joint-contact loading in human gait’. Full-length paper published in Annals of Biomedical Engineering 46: 1216–1227, 2018.
• Bryan Hudson Clinical Endocrinology Award, 2015. Best clinical endocrinology research paper presented at the Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide. Paper titled ‘Effects of androgen deprivation on the biomechanical function of lower-limb muscles during gait in men’ by Cheung et al.
• Victorian Innovation Fellowship, 2005-2010. Research fellowship awarded by the Victorian Endowment for Science, Knowledge, and Innovation, Melbourne, Australia.
• Fellow, Engineers Australia, 2007-present.
• Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2004-present.
• Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2003-present.
• Joe J. King Endowed Professorship in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2003-2005.
• Leland Barclay Fellowship in Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2002-2003.
• Best Paper Award, American Society of Engineering Education. Best paper presented at the Gulf Southwest Section Annual Conference, Arlington, 2003. Paper titled ‘Classroom testing of Virtual Biomechanics Laboratory (VBL) learning modules’.
• Journal of Biomechanics Award, American Society of Biomechanics. Received at the Fourth World Congress on Biomechanics in recognition of novel methods developed for understanding function of biological systems. Full-length paper published in the Journal of Biomechanics 37: 797-805, 2004.
• Richard Skalak Best Paper Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Full-length paper titled ‘Dynamic optimization of human walking’ published in the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 123: 381-390, 2001.
• Best Paper Award, Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society. Paper presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society. Full-length paper published in Gait and Posture 17: 159-169, 2003.
• Dean’s Fellow, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2002.
• William H. Tonn Professional Award in Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2001. Given in recognition of service to the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the College of Engineering.
• Dean’s Fellow, College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 2000.

EDUCATION

PhD Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (2009)

MS National de Biomecanique, Université Paris XII Val-de-Marne, France (2000)

BS Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (1998)

CAREER & SERVICE 

AWARD & RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT 

Young Investigator Research Grant, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Excellent Teaching Award, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2014

Young Investigator Research Grant, National Science Council of Taiwan

Distinguished Teaching Award, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2018

Excellent Creation Award, The 11th Hiwin Thesis Award, Taiwan, 2015

Award for Excellent, Medical Electronic League’s Competition on the Biomedical Production of Applications, 2014

Excellent Paper Award, 2014 International Conference of Asia Society of Sports Biomechanics

Award for Excellent, the 4th Annual Creative Entrepreneurship Competition ─ New Business Development Group, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 2013

Silver Medal, The 2nd National Competition of Electronics and Information Practices in Health and Medical

EDUCATION

PhD Kinesiology (Neuromechanics), University of Maryland, USA (2009)

MS Kinesiology (Biomechanics), Seoul National University, South Korea (2003)

BS Kinesiology, Seoul National University, South Korea (1999)

CAREER & SERVICE

AWARD & RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT

17 Research projects funded by Korean Research Foundation since 2015

2 Industry-academy cooperation projects since 2015

15 Internal research grants funded by Seoul National University since 2015

39 peer-reviewed SCI and 9 peer-reviewed KCI journal articles

2 patents

88 conference papers and proceedings

3 book chapters