Yunju Lee, Ph.D

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Physical Therapy

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, 2002

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2004

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, 2014

Dr. Yunju Lee's research focuses on identifying mechanisms of human movement, underlying risk factors for musculoskeletal injury and motor impairments, and designing biomedical robotic devices to assist in rehabilitation as clinical treatment. She graduated summa cum laude from Pusan National University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and earned her M.S. with her master thesis on Surgical Robotics from KAIST. She worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer in South Korea and completed her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering studying in areas of Biomechanics and Human Movements at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) and in the Department of Physical Therapy at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She currently work as a joint appointment in the School of Engineering, Padnos College of Engineering and in the Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Professions. She is co-directing the Biomechanics and Motor Performance Lab (BMPL) as directing and advising with research projects for both students and faculty in GVSU.

Biomechanics and Motor Performance Laboratory (BMPL) – www.gvsu.edu/biomechanicslab/

Email: [email protected]
Location: 345 John C. Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6043