1988-2015, Professor of Bioengineering, Mayo Medical School
1992-2015, Director of Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic
1993, John and Posy Krehbiel Professor of Orthopedics, Mayo Medical School
1988-1992, Adjunct Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
2015, The Muybridge Award, International Society of Biomechanics
2014, CORR-ORS Richard A. Brand Award "Engineering Flexor Tendon Repair with Lubricant Cells and Cytokines in a Canine Model"
2010, The Emanuel Kaplan Award for Anatomical Excellence, The New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
2010, The Ian Kelly Best Paper Award, International Congress on Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
2007, Aircast Award for Clinical Science Presentation, American Orthopaedic Society
2012-Present, Editor in Chief, Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology
2003, Outstanding Alumni Award, North American National Cheng-Kung University Alumni Association and Foundation
2001-2012, Advisory Board, Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology
1994, Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
1994, Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University
1993, Founding Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
1983-1988, Publication Board, International Journal of Science and Engineering
2005-present, Professor Emeritus, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
2014-2015, Distinguished Chair Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
2010-2012, Dean, School of Engineering, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
2005-2014, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Okayama University of Science
2001, Invited Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
1992-2005, Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering, Osaka University
1987-1992, Professor, Research Institute of Applied Electricity, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
1979-1987, Director, Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Osaka, Japan
1970-1979, Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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2006-present, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
2003-2006, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
1998-2002, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University
1991-1998, Process Engineering Center, Fuel Systems, Cummins Inc.
1986-1991, Research & Teaching Assistant, Purdue University
