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Academic Qualifications: (State Name of University, year of award & class of honours) 

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF FLEXIBLE ROBOT MANIPULATORS
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; 1986 

M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: ANALYSIS OF FINITE ELASTO-PLASTIC DEFORMATION
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; 1983 

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China; 1981 

Research Areas Focused

            Rehabilitation Device/System in Bio-Engineering and Assistive Technologies

          Biomimetics Modelling, Design and Systems

          UAV Design and Technologies

          Drop-impact Analysis and Absorption

          Robotics, Mechatronics, and Automation Systems

Professional Qualifications/Membership: (State date of membership)

1. IEEE (since 2002)

2. IFToMM (since 2000)

3. SiCToMM, Singapore (since 2000)

4. SIAA, Singapore (2000-2006)

Summary of Working Experience: (with dates) 

     Jan 1999 - Present                Associate Professor, NTU

     Dec 2003 - Mar 2004             Visiting Scientist, Robotics Institute,

                                              Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU), USA

                                              (on Tan Chin Tuan Academic Exchange Fellowship)

     Sep 1996 - Nov 1996             Visiting Research Scientist, Spectral Dynamics,

                                               San Jose, USA (on sabbatical leave)

     May 1996 - Aug 1996             Visiting Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada (on sabbatical leave)

     Jan 1996 - Apr 1996               Visiting Research Fellow, Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC),
    Ohio, USA (on sabbatical leave)

     Jan 1992 - Dec 1998               Senior Lecturer, NTU

     Jul 1988 - Dec 1991                Lecturer, NTI (renamed NTU in 1992)

     May 1986 - Jun 1988               Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo

     Jan 1983 - Dec 1985               Teaching Assistant, University of Waterloo

     Aug 1981 - Jul 1982                Tutor (full-time), National Cheng Kung University

Contacts

         Tel: +(65) 6790 5755
         Room No: N3-02c-91
         School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
         Nanyang Technological University
 

Last updated: 23 May 2007