Lena H. Ting, PhD
Associate Professor
Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Emory University and
Georgia Institute of Technology
email: lting [at] emory.edu
phone: 404.894.5216
fax: 404.385.5044
313 Ferst Drive NE
U.A. Whitaker Bldg.3111
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0535
Research Interests
- Biomechanics and neuromuscular control of posture and locomotion
- Musculoskeletal modeling and dynamic simulation of movement
Educational Background
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley 1990
- M.S.E., Biomechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1993
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1998
- 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
Affiliations
- Program Faculty Member, Bioengineering Graduate Program, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Training Faculty, Neuroscience Program, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University
- Adjunct Faculty, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Adjunct Faculty, School of Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Associate Professor, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Neuroscience Faculty Member, Emory-Tibet Science Initiative, Emory University
Select Honors & Awards
- 2008 Visiting Miller Professor, 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, UC Berkeley
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