J. Geoffrey Chase

Professor Chase received his B.S. from Case Western Reserve University in 1986 in Mechanical Engineering. His M.S. and PhD were obtained at Stanford University in 1991 and 1996. He spent 6 years working for General Motors and a further 5 years consulting in Silicon Valley, including positions at Xerox PARC, GN ReSound, Hughes Space and Communications and Infineon Technologies AG, before coming to the University of Canterbury in 2000. His fundamental research interests focus on dynamic systems in a range of fields including structural engineering, structural health monitoring, and biomedical engineering and clinical practice, primarily in intensive care. Dr. Chase has published over 1800 international, refereed journal and conference papers, as well as 20 US and European patents. He has also founded 4 start-up companies, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of NZ (FRSNZ), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (FASME) and Distinguished Fellow of Engineering New Zealand (DistFEngNZ).