Lena H. Ting, PhD
[Publications] [Curriculum Vita]
Assistant Professor
Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Emory University and
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0535
email: lting [no spam] @emory.edu
phone: 404.894.5216
fax: 404.385.5044
313 Ferst Drive NE
U.A. Whitaker Bldg.
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-053
Research Interests
- Biomechanics and neuromuscular control of posture and locomotion
- Musculoskeletal modeling and dynamic simulation of movement
Educational Background
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurological Sciences Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, 1999-2002
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratoire de Physiologie et Biologie de la Motricit, Univ. Paris V, 1997-1998
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1998
- M.S.E., Biomechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1993
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley 1990
Select Honors & Awards
- 2008 Visiting Miller Professorship, University of California, Berkeley
- 2007 Arthur C. Guyton Award for Excellence in Integrative Physiology, American Physiological Society
- 2007 Above and Beyond Award, Georiga Tech BMES Chapter
- 2006 CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Georgia Tech
- 2004 Teaching Excellence Award, Biomedical Engineering Department
- 1999-2002, Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 1997-1998, Chateaubriand Postdoctoral Fellowship, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 1991-1994, National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
- 1986-1990, Drake Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering, U.C. Berkeley
Projects In The News
- Simulation Reveals How Body Repairs Balance
Georgia Tech Press Release, Sep 25, 2007
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Giving Man a Leg to Stand On
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Aug 24, 2006 -
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See How They Run
DISCOVER Vol. 15 No. 09 | September 1994 -