Hans Van Oosterwyck received an MSc in Materials Engineering in 1995 at K.U.Leuven. In the same year he joined the Division of Biomechanics and Engineering Design at the same university and obtained his PhD in 2000. For part of his research on oral implant biomechanics he was awarded a Young Investigator Award from the IADR (International Association of Dental Research) Implantology Research Group (in 1999). As a postdoc his research focus shifted towards mechanoregulation of skeletal tissue differentiation. During this period he has been a postdoc at the AO Research Institute in 2004. In 2005 he was appointed an associate professorship at the Division of Biomechanics and Engineering Design. His current research focus is on mechanobiology of bone regeneration and engineering, with an emphasis on mathematical modelling. He also lectures in courses on engineering mechanics, biomechanics and tissue engineering within the Masters Programme on Biomedical Engineering at K.U.Leuven.