Yuan-Cheng Fung
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'''Yuan-Cheng Bert Fung''' (born [[1919]]) is a modern scientist, regarded as a founding figure of [[bioengineering]] and the "Founder of Modern [[Biomechanics]]"<ref>[http://www.techscience.com/mcb_pdf/v1n1/pdf/184288277842.pdf YC “Bert” Fung: The Father of Modern Biomechanics (pdf)]</ref>.
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 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 principal founders of the Journal of Biomechanics.
He is well known for Fung's Law.
Fung's law in 1-D is written:
:<math>\sigma+\beta=exp(\alpha[\lambda-1])</math>
Fung's famous exponential strain energy function (in 3-D) is
ρw = c exp(Q), Q is a quadratic form of strains.
He was a past chair of the [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers|ASME]] International [[Applied Mechanics Division]], and was the 1991 recipient of the [[Timoshenko Medal]].
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==External links==
*[http://www-bioeng.ucsd.edu/faculty/alpha/faculty.cfm?psnid=1948 Profile at UCSD]
*Y.C. Fung, [http://amresearch.blogspot.com/2006/07/1991-timoshenko-medal-lecture-by-yuan.html Mechanics of Man], Acceptance Speech for the Timoshenko Medal.
*[http://www.asme.org/Governance/Honors/SocietyAwards/YC_Fung_Young_Investigator.cfm YC Fung Young Investigator Award]
*[http://www.techscience.com/mcb_pdf/v1n1/pdf/171267552381.pdf YC Fung: A Scientific Giant and a Kind Man (pdf)]
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[[Category:Nanjing University alumni]]
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