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Professor |
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Daniel H.K. CHOW
1985: BSc (Eng) - Mechanical Engineering
1988: MPhil - Bioengineering
1992: PhD - Bioengineering
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Brief Outline of Experience and Posts Held |
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2006 - Date: |
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Associate Head (Administration) & Professor, Department of Health Technology & Informatics |
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2005 - 2006 |
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Professor, Department of Health Technology & Informatics |
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1999 - 2005: |
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Associate Professor, Jockey Club Rehabilitation
Engineering Centre |
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1994 - 1999: |
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Assistant Professor, Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre |
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1993 - 1994: |
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Scientific Officer, University of Hong Kong |
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| Research Interests |
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Spine Biomechanics, Ergonomics, Human Movement Analysis, Orthopaedics Biomechanics
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| Service to Professional & Scientific Bodies, Consultancy, Membership of Professional & Learned Societies |
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2005 |
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Chairman, Biomedical Division, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
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2004 |
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Deputy Chairman, Biomedical Division, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
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2004 - 2007 |
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Council Member, Epworth Village Methodist Church Kindergarten, Hong Kong |
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2004 - 2005 |
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Member, Information Technology Committee, The Spastics Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
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2003 - Date |
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Member, Sports Science & Sports Medicine Working Group, Hong Kong Sports Development Board |
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2002 - Date |
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Corporate Member, Mechanical Discipline, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong |
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2001 - Date |
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Member, International Society of Biomechanics, United Kingdom |
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2001 - Date |
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Council Member, The Hong Kong Ergonomics Society, Hong Kong |
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2001 - Date |
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Chairman, Membership Sub-Committee, The Hong Kong Ergonomics Society, Hong Kong |
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1998 - Date |
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Member, International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, Hong Kong National Society |
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1996 - Date |
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Member, The Institution of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology, United Kingdom |
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1985 - Date |
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Associate Member, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong |
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| Awards and Patents |
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AR Hodgson Award for the best paper presented at the 6th Annual Congress, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, 1986 |
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Mary Sun Medical Scholarship, University of Hong Kong, 1986 to 1988 |
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Lee Wing Tat Orthopaedic Surgery Education and Research Fund Scholarship, University of Hong Kong, 1988 |
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Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) Best Project Award for the Project on “The Effect of Vision, Muscle Fatigue and Backrest Inclination on the Repositioning Ability of the Cervical Spine” by Wong TFY and Chow DHK, 2004 |
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PolyU-IDT Innovative Entrepreneur Contest 2004-05, First Runner-up for the Health Care & Personal Devices for project on “Make Your Dream Come True” by Leo Y.F. Wong, David W.T. Yeung, Homan H.M. Chan & Pinky W.S. Leung, 2005. |
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2006 Performance Reward Scheme Award, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2006. |
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PolyU-IDT Innovative Entrepreneur Contest 2007-08, Excellent Award for project on “Motion+, a novel human motion capture system for sports, fitness and entertainment” by K.M. Li, C.K. Lai, W.K. Tam, T.Y. Wong, 2008. |
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Representative Publications (Total Publications [journal articles, book chapters, monographs and conference papers] = 193) |
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