bielt@nus.edu.sg
Tel: +65-6516-1471
Fax: +65-6872-3069

Laboratory site: http://www.bioeng.nus.edu.sg/biomechanics

Research Areas:

• Osteoporosis, Bone Viscoelasticity, Instability in elderly
• Development of high-damping viscoelastic composites

Teaching Areas:

• Biomechanics; Tissue Engineering; Viscoelasticity

Academic/Professional Qualifications:

• PhD (2001), University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA
• Post-doc Fellow (2001~03), Harvard University, MA, USA
• Research Associate (2003~05), Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA

Awards/Honours (Post-PhD):

• Best Doctoral Dissertation Award, Korean-American Scientist Engineers Association (2002)
• Young Investigator Award, US-Korean Conference on Science & Technology (2004)

Career History:

• Lecturer (2001-03), Orthopedic BIomechanics Laboratory, Harvard University
• Mentor (2002-03) , Co-advisor (M.S. student), Dept of Biomedical Eng, Boston University
• Lecturer (2004-05), Bone biomechanics, Dept. of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University

Professional/Consulting Activities:

• Member, Orthopedic Research Society (2004-Present)
• Member, The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (2003-Present)
• Consultant, DRS International LLC (2003-Present)

Major Publications (Maximum of 3):

• T. Lee, (2008) Journal of Orthopaedic Research, In Press.
• T. Lee, (2007) Annals of Biomed Eng., vol. 35 (4) 642-650.
• Lakes, R.S., Lee, T., Bersie, A. & Wang, Y.C. (2001), Nature, 410, 565-567.