- Associate Professor
Biography
Dr. David Lin has a joint academic appointment in the Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering and the Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience. Dr. Lin studies movement and posture at multi-scale levels, from locomotion to single muscle cells, to elucidate how the musculoskeletal and nervous systems enable a diverse set of motor behaviors. His work includes both experimental and computational methods. Dr. Lin is dedicated to teaching undergraduates in Bioengineering and graduate students in his multidisciplinary laboratory. Courses that he has developed and taught include Bioinstrumentation, System Physiology, and Biomechanics
Affiliate and Adjunct Appointments
- Adjunct, Mechanical Engineering, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture
Education
- PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1997
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987
Certifications
- Board certified, with who, (Diplomate acronym), description
Research Interest
- Biomechanics
- Muscle Physiology
- Motor Control
Publications
Professional Service
- Reviewer for Journal of Biomechanics
- Reviewer for Journal of Experimental Biology
- Reviewer for Annals of Biomedical Engineering
- Co-chair and organizer of Northwest Biomechanics Symposium
- Reviewer for National Science Foundation
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Teaching in Bioengineering, 2006, 2015, 2020
- Outstanding Teaching in College of Engineering, 2007
- National Research Service Award, NIH, 1998-2000