Haichao Han
Dr. Han is a Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical
Engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his
Ph.D. degree in Solid Mechanics/Biomechanics in 1991 from Xi’an Jiaotong
University in China with joint training from the University of California at San
Diego under the tutelage of Professor YC Fung. Dr. Han was an Associate
Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University and a Research Engineer II at Georgia
Institute of Technology before joining UTSA in 2003.
Dr. Han’s research interests are in the area of
cardiovascular biomechanics. His research has been supported by the State of
Texas, AHA, NSF, NIH .Now he is a recipient of a CAREER award from NSF. He has
published over 70 peer-reviewed journal papers. He is a Fellow of American Heart
Association (AHA), Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological
Engineering (AIMBE), and an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of
Biomechanical Engineering.