Background
Goel, Vijay Kumar was born on March 5, 1945 in Sangrur, India. Came to the United States, 1979. Son of Radha K. and Laxmi D. (Mittal) Goel.
Goel, Vijay Kumar was born on March 5, 1945 in Sangrur, India. Came to the United States, 1979. Son of Radha K. and Laxmi D. (Mittal) Goel.
BME with honors, Panjabi (India) University, 1966. Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Roorkee (India) University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University New South Wales, Australia, 1977.
Assistant professor mechanic engineering, Thapar College Engineering, Patiala, India, 1966-1974; teaching fellow, U. New South Wales, Kensignton, Australia, 1974-1977; assistant professor biomedical engineering, Indian Institute Technology, Hauz Khas, India, 1978-1979; research associate orthopaedics, Yale University, 1979-1982; assistant professor biomedical engineering, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1982-1986; associate professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1986-1990; professor othopaedics and biomedical engineering, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1990; director biomechanics laboratory II, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1988; department chairman biomedical engineering, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1990-1995. Associate director Iowa Spine Research Center, since 1994. Lecturer in field.
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Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute Medical and Biological Engineering. Member American Society Biomechanics, American Society Engineering Education (Outstanding Educator award 1997), International Society for Study of Lumbar Spine, Orthopaedics Research Society, Cervical Spine Research Society, Council of Chairs biomedical and Bioengring. Undergraduate Programs (chair), Rotary.
Married Shashi Rani Gupta, June 5, 1972. Children: Anuj, Anish.