doctoral_advisor birth_place nationality name field work_institutions birth_date known_for residence prizes article_title citizenship alma_mater
ernest sechler changzhou , jiangsu , china american yuan-cheng fung 冯元桢 bioengineering biomechanics caltech ucsd 15 september 1919 bioengineering biomechanics usa von -lrb- 1977 -rrb- timoshenko medal -lrb- 1991 -rrb- national medal karman of science -lrb- 2000 -rrb- jordan allen medal -lrb- 1991 medal -rrb- russ prize -lrb- 2007 -rrb- -lrb- 1976 -rrb- otto laporte award yuan-cheng fung
 american nanjing university caltech
yuan-cheng fung

yuan-cheng `` bert '' fung -lrb- born 1919 -rrb- is an american bioengineer and scientist .
he is regarded as a founding figure of bioengineering , tissue engineering , and the `` founder of modern biomechanics '' .
