Kwong Ming Tse

Senior lecturer in Department of Mechanical Engineering and Product Design Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
Kwong Ming (KM) is currently a senior lecturer in Department of Mechanical Engineering and Product Design Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology. He obtained his BEng in Mechanical Engineering (2009) and PhD from National University of Singapore (NUS) (2014). During his PhD, KM had developed and validated a finite element model of human head which has then been used extensively in the applications of head injuries. He continued in the same university as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Centre for Protective Technology (CPT), from Dec 2013 to Nov 2015, working on a defence project funded by Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA), Singapore. Thereafter, KM joined the University of Melbourne as a postdoctoral research fellow working on a defence project funded by Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group, Australia, studying lumbar spine injuries under extreme loadings (Nov 2015 – Dec 2017). His work on head injuries led to international collaboration with institutions in China and Spain. KM has extensive experience working with defence organizations and hospitals in Singapore, Australia and the United Kingdom, and has successfully initiated collaboration with international institutions in China, India, Singapore and Spain.

His research interests are in:

Biomechanics;
Protective Equipment;
Impact Mechanics;
Injury Prevention;
Finite Element Modelling;
Mechanics in Medicine (orthopaedic biomechanics, re-engineering and design of prostheses, surgical procedures, cardiovascular biomechanics).
KM believes that the research is an emerging multidisciplinary field involving engineering sciences, medicine, health and ergonomics, which has the potential to revolutionise the ways of improving health and quality of life for millions of people worldwide. He looks forward to continue working in the field of injury biomechanics and injury prevention mainly on implementing novel engineering materials in protective equipment for military soldiers, sportsmen and elderly.

Research interests
Mechanics in Medicine; Biomechanics; Protective Equipment; Injury Prevention; Finite Element Modelling