Yuan-Cheng Fung
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Yuan-Cheng Bert Fung (born 1919) is a modern scientist, regarded as the "Father of Bioengineering" and the "Founder of Biomechanics". He was born in Jiangsu Province, China in 1919. He earned a Bachelor's degree in 1941 and a Master's degree in 1943 from the National Central University of China, and earned a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in the United States in 1948. He is a a professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego.
He is the author of numerous books including Foundations of Solid Mechanics, Continuum Mechanics, and a series of books on Biomechanics.
He is also one of the principle founders of the Journal of Biomechanics.
He is well known for Fung's Law.
Fung's law in 1-D is written:
- σ + β = exp(α[λ − 1])
Fung's famous exponential stain energy function (in 3-D) is ρw = c exp(Q), Q is a quadratic form of strains.
He was a past chair of the ASME International Applied Mechanics Division, and was the 1991 recipient of the Timoshenko Medal.
[edit] External links
- Profile at UCSD
- Y.C. Fung, Mechanics of Man, Acceptance Speech for the Timoshenko Medal.
- YC Fung Young Investigator Award
- YC Fung: A Scientific Giant and a Kind Man (pdf)
- YC “Bert” Fung: The Father of Modern Biomechanics (pdf)
