Dr. Yan WANG Research Assistant Professor
Exploration of biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system for the benefit of human health and rehabilitation

Location GH138
Phone +852 2766 7675
mail annie.y.wang@polyu.edu.hk

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Biography My bachelor degree in mechanical engineering was obtained in 2008, and the MPhil degree in mechatronic engineering was obtained in 2011, both from Shandong University. My PhD study was in musculoskeletal biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering in BME, PolyU and graduated in 2016. I kept on working in the same department as research associate, post-doctoral fellow and research fellow in the following 4 years. During the research career years I have had more than 60 publications including SCI journal papers, scientific book chapters, conference papers and patents, and been honored of 13 relevant awards. I have been involved in 18 research grants as Co-Investigator and participant and is a PolyU team leader of a project funded by national key R&D program (Ministry of Science and Technology). I obtained a NFSC (National Natural Science Foundation of China ) general project grant as principal investigator.




Research Interests
Biomechanics of musculoskeletal system
Rehabilitation engineering
Sports injury
Motion analysis
Computational modelling and simulation
Prosthetics and orthotics bioengineering
Foot biomechanics and foot-support design
Bone and joint motion and mechanics
Ankle joint surgery
Ankle implant



Professional Qualifications PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), Hong Kong Polytechnic University
MPhil. in Mechatronic Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University
BSc. in Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University




Academic and Professional Experiences Research Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME),Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Apr 2018 – Jun 2020
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME),Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Apr 2016 – Apr 2018
Research Associate, Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME),Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Oct 2015 – Apr 2016
Research Assistant, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA, Sep 2013 – Dec 2013
Research Engineer, Sany Group Co.,Ltd., Shanghai, China, Jul 2011 – Nov 2011