Ming-Chien Chyu

Ming-Chien Chyu
Born (1955-06-25) June 25, 1955
Taiwan
CitizenshipAmerican, Taiwanese
EducationNational Tsing Hua University (BS), Iowa State University (MS, PhD)
Occupation(s)Professor, mechanical engineering
Known forFather of Healthcare Engineering

Ming-Chien Chyu is a Taiwanese-American professor and mechanical engineer. He is the founder and president of the Healthcare Engineering Alliance Society (HEALS). Chyu has been noted in several publications for his contributions to defining and advancing healthcare engineering as a field.[1][2]

Education

Chyu completed his bachelor of science degree in power mechanical engineering from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, in 1977. He received a master of science degree from Iowa State University in 1979, and a PhD in mechanical engineering in 1984 from the same university after a research position at University of Hannover, Germany, for a year.[2][3]

Career

In 1983, Chyu began his academic career as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Missouri. He joined the faculty of mechanical engineering at Texas Tech University in 1987, where he was promoted to full professor at the age of 39. He has also held an adjunct faculty appointment at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine since 2004.[2][4][5]

In 2010, Chyu started serving as the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Healthcare Engineering, which focused on research at the intersection of engineering and healthcare.[6] In 2016, he founded the Healthcare Engineering Alliance Society (HEALS) to promote collaboration between healthcare and engineering professionals. HEALS emphasizes integrating engineering solutions into healthcare systems and supporting both professionals and students in the field. The organization has received various recognitions, including a Global Excellence Award in 2024 and a listing among the "Most Influential Companies & Organizations of the Year" in 2022. In addition, Chyu is the founder of Medical Device Net, an open-access database that aggregates information on FDA-cleared medical devices and manufacturers, intended to aid innovation in medical device development.[3]

Since 2016, Chyu has developed several healthcare engineering programs. These include Connect and Catalyze for Collaboration (CoCaCo), a platform designed to facilitate collaboration among physicians, engineers, researchers, and investors to address healthcare challenges and develop medical devices and technologies. He launched Engineering Jobs in Healthcare (ENJOHE), a job-matching program for engineering students and young professionals seeking positions in the healthcare sector. He introduced a teaching program that brings in medical doctors with engineering backgrounds to lecture engineering students on healthcare innovation. Cutting-Edge Courses Customized (CeCoCu) allows individuals to design their own healthcare-related curriculum based on background, interests, and career goals. The Healthcare Engineering Certificate program is aimed at individuals transitioning between the engineering and healthcare fields. Chyu also launched Healthcare Engineering Online Communities to share information on more than 500 technical topics, and a Healthcare Engineering Mentoring Program in which experienced professionals advise students and early-career engineers.[1][2]

Research

Chyu was the first and lead author, leading 40 co-authors from around the world to define healthcare engineering in a white paper published in 2015. The paper presented healthcare engineering as a field of research and professional specialty, detailing its purpose, scope, topics, synergy, education, contributions, and prospects.[7] Chyu's leadership in this effort has led to his recognition in various publications, including CIO Today and The Business Fame, as a prominent figure in the development of healthcare engineering.[1][2]

Chyu's research focuses on applying engineering principles to address healthcare-related challenges, particularly in areas such as biomechanics, diagnostic systems, and medical technologies. His work spans both theoretical modeling and practical experimentation, including studies involving disease diagnosis and treatment across laboratory, animal, and human settings. He has explored topics such as epilepsy, cancer, musculoskeletal biomechanics, and the potential therapeutic use of biophysical methods and nutritional interventions.[1][2][8] He has authored over 200 technical publications and has received funding from organizations such as the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. He has contributed to superconductor research at Argonne National Laboratory, participated in the design of the International Space Station at NASA Johnson Space Center, and served as a consultant for nuclear energy research at Sandia National Laboratories.[3][9][5]

Awards and honors

Business leadership awards

  • The Most Successful Business Leaders, The Enterprise World (2024)[2]

Innovation awards

  • Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs, The Top 100 Magazine (2022)[8][3][10][4]

Education awards

  • A Most Influential Faculty Member, Texas Tech University (2018)
  • Professor of the Year, Pi Tau Sigma (2015)
  • Lockheed Martin Excellence in Teaching Award (2014)
  • Award of Excellence, Halliburton Education Foundation (1992)
  • Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineers (1989)

Books

  • Ming-Chien Chyu (ed). Advances in Engineering for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. Multi-Science Publishing Company (UK), 2014, 385 pg.
  • Ming-Chien Chyu (ed). Advances in Engineering for Healthcare Safety – From Surgery Ergonomics to Computational Fluid Dynamics. Multi-Science Publishing Company (UK). 2013, 292 pg.
  • Ming-Chien Chyu (ed). Advances in Engineering for Surgery – From Information-Guided Surgery to Cell-Based Medicine, Multi-Science Publishing Company (UK), 2013, 440 pg.
  • Ming-Chien Chyu (ed). Advances in Electronic Health Records, Multi-Science Publishing Company (UK), October 2012, 495 pg.
  • Ming-Chien Chyu (ed). Advances in Critical Care Engineering, Multi-Science Publishing Company (UK), ISBN 978-1-907132-28-5, April 2011, 333 pg.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Most Influential Leaders Across the Globe 2023 1". thebusinessfame.com. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "The Most Successful Business Leaders To Watch Out | The Enterprise World". Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  3. ^ a b c d "Most Visionary Education Leader in the US | The Enterprise World". Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  4. ^ a b "10 Influential Comp. which every. should know in 2023". issuu. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  5. ^ a b "Technology for Human Health Award". magazines.thesiliconleaders.com. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  6. ^ "Journal of Healthcare Engineering". www.multi-science.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  7. ^ Chyu, Ming-Chien; Austin, Tony; Calisir, Fethi; Chanjaplammootil, Samuel; Davis, Mark J.; Favela, Jesus; Gan, Heng; Gefen, Amit; Haddas, Ram; Hahn-Goldberg, Shoshana; Hornero, Roberto; Huang, Yu-Li; Jensen, Øystein; Jiang, Zhongwei; Katsanis, J. S. (2015). "Healthcare Engineering Defined: A White Paper". Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 6 (4): 635–647. doi:10.1260/2040-2295.6.4.635. hdl:10220/45915. ISSN 2040-2295. PMID 27010831.
  8. ^ a b "Dr. Ming-Chien Chyu, a Pioneer and Innovator of Healthcare Engineering: Bridging the Gap between Engineering and Healthcare". 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  9. ^ "10 Influential Comp. which every. should know in 2023". issuu. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  10. ^ "The Most Visionary Education Leaders | Future Education Magazine". Retrieved 2025-07-01.
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