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院士簡歷


Division of Engineering Sciences


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Savio Lau-Yuen Woo 胡流源
Election Year 1996
405 Center for Bioengineering
300 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219, U.S.A.
Tel: (412) 648-2000 / Fax: (412) 648-2001
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Current Positions
  • Distinguished University Professor Emeritus
  • Founding Director, Musculoskeletal Research Center
  • Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering
  • University of Pittsburgh
Education
  • B.S. (Mechanical Eng.), Chico State College (1965)
  • M.S. (Mechanical Eng.), University of Washington (1966)
  • Ph.D. (Bioengineering), University of Washington (1971)
  • D.Sc. (Honorary), California State University (1998)
  • D.Eng. (Honorary), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2008)
Professional Experience
  • Assistant, Associate Professor, University of California, San Diego (1970-1980)
  • Professor, University of California, San Diego (1980-1990)
  • Director, Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of Pittsburgh (1990-2020)
  • Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh (1990-1993)
  • A.B. Ferguson Professor, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (1993-2004)
  • W.K. Whiteford Professor
  • Distinguished University Professor, Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh (2004-2017)
  • Bāo Yù Gāng Endowed Chair Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo University (2016-present)
  • Distinguished Chair Professor, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University (2017-present)
  • Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh (2017-present)
Specialties
  • Engineering Sciences, Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering
Awards and Honors
  • Elected to U.S. National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine (1991)
  • H.R. Lissner Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1991)
  • Giovanni Borelli Award, American Society of Biomechanics (1993)
  • Elected to U.S. National Academy of Engineering (1994)
  • Muybridge Medal, International Society of Biomechanics (1995)
  • Olympic Gold Medalist and IOC Olympic Prize for Sports Science (1998)
  • Carnegie Centenary Professor, The Carnegie Trust for the University of Scotland (2002)
  • Life Time Achievement Award, Bay Area Knee Society (2007)
  • Diamond Award "Distinguished Achievement in Academia", University of Washington College of Engineering (2008)
  • Gold Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)(2012)
  • Establishment of the Savio L-Y. Woo Medal for Translational Biomechanics, Bioengineering Division (BED), American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) (2015)
  • Honorary Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (2022)