Yi-Xian Qin Assistant Professor Address: Department of Biomedical Engineering 350 Psychology A Building Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-2580 Tel: (631) 632-8521 Fax: (631) 632-8577 Email: yi-xian.qin@sunysb.edu Education Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 1997 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 1993 B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Medical Instrumentation College, 1982 Past and Present Research Interests Hard tissue biomechanics and adaptation, two-phase empirical and analytical modeling Bioinstrumentation in acoustic imaging for tissue quality Nano/micro bone mechanics Support by Funding Agencies and Industry National Space Biomedical Research Institute US Army Medical Research National Institute of Health Courses Taught BME 201: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (Bioengineering and Society) BME 420: Computational Biomechanics BME 505/506: Principle and Practice of Biomedical Engineering BME 604: Finite Element Modeling for Biology and Medicine Honors and Awards 2002 Chancellor’s Award for Promising Inventor, State University of New York 2000 Recognition Award for Integration of Research, SUNY Stony Brook 1999-03 Whitaker Investigator - The Whitaker Foundation 1997 President's Award for Distinguish Doctoral Student, SUNY Stony Brook Publications/Patents 30 Journal articles 15 Conference papers 1 Book Chapter 2 Patents and 2 Disclosures Research Facilities Laboratory for Hard Tissue Biomechanics and Bioinstrumentation