Distinguished Professor Maury Hull Honored for UC Davis’ Biomedical Engineering Program
Maury Hull, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of biomedical engineering and mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California, Davis, has received the Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award from his alma mater, the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.
The award recognizes Hull’s exceptional leadership in building the UC Davis biomedical engineering program and his groundbreaking contributions to knee biomechanics, musculoskeletal modeling and sports safety.
Hull received his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and his Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Hull came to UC Davis in 1976. From 1993 to 2000, he served as chair of the biomedical engineering graduate program and led the creation of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, which launched in 2001. The department now has more than 30 faculty members, 510 undergraduate students, 147 graduate students and research expenditures exceeding $29 million.
Hull's research activities encompass orthopedic biomechanics with emphasis on the human knee, musculoskeletal system modeling and simulation of movement, as well as sports biomechanics and equipment design. He has published more than 300 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Across his storied career, Hull has received numerous awards, including the Giovanni Borelli Award from the American Society of Biomechanics and the H. R. Lissner Medal from the Bioengineering Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME. He has also been honored as an educator, receiving the UC Davis Engineering Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award and the Robert M. Nerem Education and Mentorship Medal from the Bioengineering Division of ASME.