**About the Editors**

**Chung-Hao Lee** is an assistant professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma (OU). His Biomechanics and Biomaterials Laboratory (BBDL, http://www.ou.edu/coe/ame/bbdl ) focuses on heart valve experimental tissue biomechanics and multiscale modeling as currently and previously funded by the American Heart Association (AHA), the Presbyterian Health Foundation, Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST), and Oklahoma Shared Clinical and Translational Resources (OSCTR). Prior to his faculty career at OU, Dr. Lee received BS/MS from the National Taiwan University (2003 and 2005, respectively) and his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Structural and Computational Mechanics) from UCLA in 2011, followed by a 4-year ICES/AHA postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin, affording him a solid foundation in the field of soft tissue biomechanics. During his tenure at OU, Dr. Lee has established a unique and strong undergraduate research program that regularly trains undergrads with cutting-edge cardiovascular biomechanics research and produces 7 MS and 2 Ph.D. students for fostering a sustainable lab.

**Jun Liao** is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. His research advances the understanding of structural–functional mechanisms of cardiac tissues, heart valves, and many other soft tissues. Dr. Liao received his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation/Cleveland State University. After his postdoctoral training at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Liao joined Mississippi State University as an Assistant Professor. His contributions are evidenced by 90 peer-reviewed journal publications, 8 book chapters, 162 conference presentations/posters, and a book entitled: "Advances in Heart Valve Biomechanics." His research has been supported by NIH, AHA, and DoD, covering projects in tissue biomechanics, tissue regeneration, injury biomechanics, and computational modeling. Owing to his scientific achievements, Dr. Liao was elected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association in 2014.
