Yuan-Cheng Fung

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Yuan-Cheng Fung was a pioneering bioengineer often regarded as the "father of modern biomechanics" for his foundational contributions to the mechanics of living tissues.

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instanceOf bioengineer
biomechanics researcher
mechanical engineer
person
university professor
alternateName Y. C. Fung
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Yuan-Cheng B. Fung
linked to: Yuan-Cheng Fung
awardReceived ASME Bioengineering Division’s Y. C. Fung Young Investigator Award named in his honor
ASME H. R. Lissner Medal
Founders Award of the National Academy of Engineering
National Medal of Science
birthCountry China
birthDate 1919-07-15
birthPlace Changzhou
deathDate 2019-12-15
degree Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
PhD in aeronautics
educatedAt California Institute of Technology
National Central University
employer California Institute of Technology
University of California, San Diego
field aerospace engineering
bioengineering
biomechanics
mechanics of materials
founded bioengineering program at UC San Diego
hasAcademicAdvisor Hans W. Liepmann
honorificTitle father of modern biomechanics
knownFor biomechanics of the lung
foundational contributions to biomechanics
mechanics of living tissues
nonlinear viscoelasticity of soft tissues
pioneering work in bioengineering
quasi-linear viscoelastic theory
residual stress in arteries
language Chinese
English
memberOf Institute of Medicine
National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Sciences
name Yuan-Cheng Fung
nationality American
Chinese
notableWork Biomechanics: Circulation
Biomechanics: Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues
Foundations of Solid Mechanics
position Professor
Professor Emeritus
workInstitution Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Sciences, UC San Diego
Department of Bioengineering, UC San Diego

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ASME Medal notableRecipient Yuan-Cheng Fung
Timoshenko Medal hasNotableRecipient Y. C. Fung
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Yuan-Cheng Fung name Yuan-Cheng Fung
Yuan-Cheng Fung alternateName Y. C. Fung
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Yuan-Cheng Fung alternateName Yuan-Cheng B. Fung
linked to: Yuan-Cheng Fung