Research interests:Cell and tissue mechanics, neurodegenerative disease        mechanisms, tumor metastasis, biomedical engineering education

Resume:

Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Teaching Eric S. Hald joined Shantou     University in 2018 as a Li Ka-Shing Instructional Fellow with the University of     Michigan. He joined the Shantou University Department of Biomedical Engineering     faculty in 2019. His main research interests include cell and tissue mechanics,   neurodegenerative disease mechanisms, tumor metastasis, and biomedical engineering   education. Dr. Hald received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from University of   Minnesota 2016. Previously, he has worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at   the University of Minnesota and as an instructional postdoctoral fellow at the     University of Michigan. He was a founding member of the Shantou University       Department of Biomedical Engineering's undergraduate teaching team and has been responsible for the department's   undergraduate curriculum since its inception, including annual reports to the Ministry of Education as the first   batch of new engineering research and practice projects. Dr. Hald is also dedicated to creating co-curricular    professional and English language opportunities for students in the department.

Dr. Hald has published 7 papers as first author in the fields of pediatric ophthalmology, cancer genetics, and cell and tissue mechanics. He has also published several papers as a collaborating author in the fields of cell and tissue mechanics and biomedical engineering education. He has served as a reviewer for Translational Stroke Research, the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, University of Michigan Engineering Research Symposium, and the Journal of Biomedical Engineering Education.

Dr. Hald welcomes colleagues and students to contact him to join him to carry out related research projects and international institutions to contact him with interest in establishing partnerships and student exchange programs.

Main achievements of personal career:

2020 Golden Class Designee – BME1101A: Biomedical Engineering

2019年李嘉诚基金会交叉研究项目recipient

Top Ten Paper in the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering in 2016 for "Amyloid Beta Influences Vascular Smooth Muscle Contractility and Mechano-Adaptation"

Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota