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ment Programs Structures R&D group, and as an LM consultant to aircraft team have garnered more than 50 research awards and honors including
programs for structural analysis. He is a member of the United States Air the top Asian Scientist 100 (2016), University’s Outstanding Researcher
Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), and the NASA Structures Technical Award & Outstanding Innovator (2014), TIE50 Award, TIEcon (2014), the
Discipline Team. Credit Suisse Technopreneur of the Year Award and Wall Street Journal
Asian Innovation Award (Gold) (2012), TechVenture Most Disruptive
Innovation Award and Asian Entrepreneurship Award (First Prize) (2012),
Track 3: Advances in Aerospace Technology President’s Technology Award (2011) and the IES Prestigious Engineering
3-22-1: RECENT ADVANCES IN COMPOSITES RESEARCH IN USA Achievement Award (2010).
Wednesday, November 16, 10:30AM–12:15PM
121B, Phoenix Convention Center
Research Challenges in Aircraft Composite Structures Certification Track 4: Biomedical & Biotechnology Engineering
and Analysis 4-1-1 BIOMEDICAL PLENARY PRESENTATIONS
(IMECE2016-68769) Wednesday, November 16, 10:30AM–12:15PM
121C, Phoenix Convention Center
Prof. Stephen Tsai The Artificial Heart MECE2016-68496)
Stanford University
Prof. Richard Smith
Biography: Stephen Tsai is Professor Research Emeritus, Aeronautics and Banner University Medical Center
Astronautics, Stanford University. His research interests are Process and
product development of composite materials that may lead to improved Biography: Professor Lim is a Provost’s Chair Professor at the Department
design practice and commercialization. His current interests include of Biomedical Engineering as well as a Principal Investigator at the
composite behavior as affected by static, creep and fatigue loading, and Mechanobiology Institute at the National University of Singapore. His
products like composite rotors for flywheel systems. Emphasis is on the research interests include the development of nano/micro technologies
design, manufacturing and evaluation of the performance and cost. for disease detection, diagnosis and therapy. He has authored more than
Methodology and supporting software to provide safe service of 30 years 300 peer-reviewed papers and delivered more than 290 plenary/keynote/
under combinations of loads, temperatures and moisture. Also pioneering invited talks. He is an elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical
spreadsheet based composites design tools. His continuing projects and Biological Engineering as well as an elected Council Member of the
(since 2007) include online composites design workshops, which provide World Council of Biomechanics. He currently sits on the editorial boards of
intensive, live training to thousands of around the world. Stephen Tsai is more than 12 international journals. Prof Lim has co-founded four startups
the founding editor of the Journal of Composite Materials, and a Life which are commercializing technologies developed in his lab. He and his
Fellow of ASME. Stephen received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from team have garnered more than 50 research awards and honors including
Yale University in 1952, and his D.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, also the top Asian Scientist 100 (2016), University’s Outstanding Researcher
from Yale, in 1961. Award & Outstanding Innovator (2014), TIE50 Award, TIEcon (2014), the
Credit Suisse Technopreneur of the Year Award and Wall Street Journal
Asian Innovation Award (Gold) (2012), TechVenture Most Disruptive
Track 4: Biomedical & Biotechnology Engineering Innovation Award and Asian Entrepreneurship Award (First Prize) (2012),
4-1-1 BIOMEDICAL PLENARY PRESENTATIONS President’s Technology Award (2011) and the IES Prestigious Engineering
Wednesday, November 16, 10:30AM–12:15PM Achievement Award (2010).
121C, Phoenix Convention Center
Microfluidic Technologies for Cancer Diagnosis & Personalized
Medicine: From Bench to Bedside & Market Track 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control
(IMECE2016-68307) 5-1-1: PLENARY PRESENTATIONS
Tuesday, November 15, 10:30AM–12:15PM
Prof. Chwee Lim 123, Phoenix Convention Center
National University of Singapore Unified Approach to Accurate and Efficient Modeling of Composite
Beams and Plates
Biography: Professor Lim is a Provost’s Chair Professor at the Department (IMECE2016-68763)
of Biomedical Engineering as well as a Principal Investigator at the
Mechanobiology Institute at the National University of Singapore. His Prof. Dewey Hodges
research interests include the development of nano/micro technologies Georgia Institute of Technology
for disease detection, diagnosis and therapy. He has authored more than
300 peer-reviewed papers and delivered more than 290 plenary/keynote/ Biography: A native of Clarksville, Tennessee, Dr. Hodges received the
invited talks. He is an elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical Bachelor of Science (with high honors) in Aerospace Engineering in June
and Biological Engineering as well as an elected Council Member of the 1969 from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He received the
World Council of Biomechanics. He currently sits on the editorial boards of Master of Science in June 1970 and the Doctor of Philosophy in January 27
more than 12 international journals. Prof Lim has co-founded four startups 1973, both in Aeronautics and Astronautics, from Stanford University in
which are commercializing technologies developed in his lab. He and his California. For sixteen years (1970 – 1986) he was a research scientist for

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