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Sean X. Sun is an American biophysicist.

Sun completed a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1994, and obtained a doctorate at the University of California, Berkeley in 1998. [1] [2] He teaches at Johns Hopkins University, where he operates the Cell Mechanics Group laboratory. [3] [4] Sun was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2016. [5] [6] The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering granted Sun an equivalent honor the following year. [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Sean Sun". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. "Sean Sun". Johns Hopkins Institute for Nanobiotechnology. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. "Cell Biomechanics Lab". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. "Cell Mechanics Group". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. "Prof. Sean Sun Elected As An APS Fellow". Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  6. "MechE's Sean Sun Elected APS Fellow". Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  7. "Nine from Hopkins Engineering selected for AIMBE College of Fellows". Johns Hopkins University. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  8. "Sean Sun and Jeff Wang Selected for AIMBE College of Fellows". Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2022.