2017
August
- Shelby presented her abstract titled “The relationship between propulsion pattern and the development of upper-extremity pain in manual wheelchair users” at the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Hannah presented her abstract titled “The Influence of Mediolateral Stabilization on Hemiparetic Walking“ at the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Lydia presented her abstract titled “Merged Plantarflexor Muscle Excitation Module Predicts Poor Balance in Post-Stroke Hemiparetic Subjects“ at the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Ty Templin joined the lab to pursue his graduate work.
- Nick Womac graduated with his M.S.!
June
- Sarah Roelker and Corey Pew joined the lab as postdoctoral research fellows.
May
- Sarah Miller graduated with her M.S. and is off to Sandia National Labs!
March
- Nick presented his abstract entitled “Comparing Prosthetic Feet Using Stiffness Profiles” at the 2017 American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists Annual Meeting.
2016
December
- Nicole’s paper titled “Muscle function and coordination of stair ascent” was published in the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.
September
- Dr. Neptune’s paper titled “Muscle contributions to frontal plane angular momentum during walking” was published in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
August
- Shelby Walford, Lydia Brough and Hannah Frame joined the lab to pursue their graduate work!
- Courtney presented her abstract titled “Improving Amputee Balance Control on Cross-Slopes by Adjusting Coronal-Plane Prosthetic Foot Stiffness: A simulation Study” at the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Arian presented her abstract titled “Regulation of whole-body angular momentum during a variety of walking adaptability tasks in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis” at the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Jon presented his abstracts titled “Age-related differences in manual wheelchair propulsion biomechanics” and “The influence of wheelchair propulsion hand pattern on upper extremity muscle demand” at the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
July
- Daniel’s paper titled “A superellipsoid-plane model for simulating foot-ground contact during human gait” was published in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Download PDF
June
- Paper with collaborators titled “Balance and recovery on coronally-uneven and unpredictable terrain” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
May
- Matthew Speitel joined the lab to work on a project assessing the relationships between muscle strength and preferred wheelchair propulsion technique.
- Ellyn’s paper titled “The influence of passive-dynamic ankle-foot orthosis bending axis on gait performance in individuals with lower-limb impairments” was accepted for publication in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
April
- Ellyn successfully defended her PhD dissertation and graduated! She is off to a post-doc in Belgium!
- Shelby was awarded the Mitchell Award for her undergraduate research project looking at asymmetry in wheelchair proposal (read more).
- Paper with collaborators titled “A locomotor adaptability task promotes intense and task-appropriate output from the paretic leg during walking. ” was published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Download PDF
March
- Courtney successfully defended her PhD dissertation and graduated! She is off to a post-doc at the Cleveland Clinic!
- Jon’s paper titled “The influence of wheelchair propulsion hand pattern on upper extremity muscle power and stress” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Arian’s paper titled “Correlations between measures of dynamic balance in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis. ” was published in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Sarah, Courtney and Ellyn presented posters at the inaugural CARE Research Day.
February
- Dr. Neptune was named a fellow of the American Society of Biomechanics!
- Jon’s paper titled “Compensatory strategies during manual wheelchair propulsion in response to weakness in individual muscle groups: a simulation study” was accepted for publication in the Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Paper with collaborators titled “A simulation framework for virtual prototyping of robotic exoskeletons” was accepted for publication in the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Download PDF
January
- Happy New Year!
2015
December
- Dr. Neptune is appointed the interim Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering.
- Arian’s paper titled “Correlations between measures of dynamic balance in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis” is accepted for publication in Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- The NMBL enjoyed a wonderful holiday break!
November
- Nicole presented “Biomechanics and Experiences in Graduate School,” which discussed the pursuit of graduate studies to the Freshman Introduction to Research in Engineering (FIRE) students.
October
- Courtney presented an overview of her research titled “Tuning prosthetic foot stiffness to improve amputee mobility” at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
- Paper with collaborators titled “A locomotor adaptability task promotes intense and task-appropriate output from the paretic leg during walking” was accepted for publication in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Download PDF
September
- Nicole began her work as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the lab.
- Courtney was awarded a Donald D. Harrington Dissertation Fellowship for her excellent research and academic work.
- Daniel’s paper titled “Shape Analysis of the Femoral Head: A Comparative Study between Spherical, (Super) Ellipsoidal and (Super) Ovoidal Shapes” was accepted for publication in the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Download PDF
August
- Nicole successfully defended her PhD dissertation and graduated!
- Nick Womac joined the lab to pursue his MS.
- Daniel’s paper titled “A superellipsoid-plane model for simulating foot-ground contact during human gait” was accepted for publication in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Download PDF
- Nicole presented her abstract titled “Muscle function and coordination during stair ascent” at the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Ellyn presented her abstract titled “The influence of passive-dynamic ankle-foot orthosis bending axis on gait performance in individuals with lower-limb impairments” at the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Courtney presented her abstract titled “The effects of prosthetic foot stiffness on amputee turning mechanics” at the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Jon presented his abstracts titled “The influence of speed and grade on wheelchair propulsion hand pattern” and “Evaluating the assumption of symmetry in manual wheelchair propulsion” at the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Arian presented her abstracts titled “A comparison of measures to assess balance in post-stroke subjects,” “The influence of locomotor training on dynamic balance and its relation to increased walking speed in post-stroke hemiparetic subjects,” and “The influence of solid ankle-foot-orthoses on forward propulsion and dynamic balance in healthy adults during walking” at the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Sarah returned from her internship with Sandia National Laboratory investigating the applicability of additive manufacturing to safety mechanisms.
July
- Jon’s paper titled “The influence of speed and grade on wheelchair propulsion hand pattern” was accepted for publication in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Ellyn was awarded an Earnest and Elsie Clawson Endowed Scholarship in Engineering to continue her excellent research.
June
- Jon successfully defended his PhD dissertation and graduated! Jon has accepted a post-doc position at the University of Pittsburg for his post-doc.
- Megan Doyle joined the lab to pursue undergraduate research in designing a low-cost adjustable-stiffness ankle for the LIMBS projects.
May
- Shelby’s paper titled “An investigation of bilateral symmetry during manual wheelchair propulsion” was accepted for publication in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Download PDF
- Dr. Neptune was featured as the “Fellow Highlight” in the University of Texas at Austin’s Provost’s Teaching Fellow Newsletter.
April
- Shelby presented her poster titled “Evaluating the assumption of symmetry in manual wheelchair propulsion” at the Cockrell School of Engineering Poster Exhibition & Engineering Research Symposium.
- Courtney served on the Women in Mechanical Engineering Graduate School Panel.
- Leo presented his work titled “Design of low-cost adjustable-stiffness ankle” as part of the Texas Research Experience (TREX) Program.
March
- Courtney was awarded a University of Texas Graduate School Continuing Fellowship for her excellent research and academic work.
- Nicole participated as a panelist for a Women in Mechanical Engineering reception in Dallas, Texas.
- Courtney volunteered at Explore UT to teach visitors about additive manufacturing.
January
- Jessica’s paper titled “Individual muscle contributions to circular turning mechanics” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Jon presented an overview of his research at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center.
- Vaishu Kishore joins the lab to pursue undergraduate research in creating three-dimensional, graphical representations of prosthetic components to be included in detailed musculoskeletal models.
2014
December
- Shelby completed her work titled “Asymmetry in manual wheelchair propulsion”.
November
- The NMBL enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
October
- Ellyn and Courtney passed their PhD qualifying exams and advanced to candidacy!
- Courtney presented “Funding your Graduate Education” at the 2014 Annual Conference for Women Engineers.
September
- Jon and Nicole passed their PhD qualifying exams and advanced to candidacy!
- Leonel Romero joined the lab to pursue undergraduate research as a member of the TREX program.
- Paper with collaborators titled “A comparison of static and dynamic optimization muscle force predictions during wheelchair propulsion” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
August
- Rebecca successfully defended her PhD dissertation and graduated! Rebecca has accepted a post-doc position at the VA medical center in Seattle.
- Sarah Miller joined the lab to pursue her MS/PhD and was awarded two Cockrell School of Engineering Fellowships.
- Paper with collaborators titled “Whole-body angular momentum during stair walking using passive and powered lower-limb prostheses” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
July
- Jon, Nicole and Courtney receive a Dean’s Prestigious Supplemental Award from the University of Texas Graduate School.
- Nicole’s paper titled “The influence of ankle-foot orthosis stiffness on walking performance in individuals with lower limb impairments” was accepted for publication in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Dr. Neptune gave a podium presentation titled “Validation of biomechanical data in human movement studies” at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics.
- Jon gave a podium presentation titled “Compensatory strategies during manual wheelchair propulsion in response to muscle fatigue” at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics.
- Arian presented her poster “Differences in whole-body angular momentum between healthy younger and older adults during steady-state walking” at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics.
- Nicole presented her poster “The influence of ankle-foot orthosis stiffness on walking performance in individuals with lower limb impairments” at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics.
- Rebecca presented her poster “Modular organization in healthy and post-stroke hemiparetic gait across changing task demands” at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics.
- Ellyn presented her poster “The influence of transfemoral amputation techniques on muscle capacity” at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics.
- Courtney presented her poster “Effects of coronal plane prosthetic foot stiffness on turning kinematics and kinetics in transtibial amputees” at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics.
June
- Arian successfully defends her PhD dissertation and graduates!!
- Shelby Soltau joins the lab to pursue undergraduate research in wheelchair propulsion mechanics.
- Anne’s paper titled “Three-dimensional knee joint contact forces during walking in unilateral transtibial amputees” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Jessica’s paper titled “Forward propulsion asymmetry is indicative of changes in plantarflexor coordination during walking in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis” was accepted for publication in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
May
- Rebecca’s paper titled “Modular organization across changing task demands in healthy and post-stroke gait” was accepted for publication in Physiological Reports. Download PDF
- Nicole’s paper titled “Selective laser sintered verses carbon fiber passive-dynamic ankle-foot orthoses: a comparison of patient walking performance” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Download PDF
- Ellyn is re-elected as the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Board Social Chair.
April
- Ellyn is awarded a University of Texas Graduate School Continuing Fellowship for her excellent research and academic work.
- The lab had seven research abstracts accepted for podium or poster presentations at the 2014 World Congress of Biomechanics.
- Arian joins the Order of the Engineer.
March
- Arian wins the third place award in the Department of Mechanical Engineering 2014 Research Poster Contest for her poster titled “A comparison between angular momentum and margin of stability in healthy younger and older adults.”
February
- Arian’s paper titled “The influence of solid ankle-foot orthoses on forward propulsion and dynamic balance in healthy adults during walking” is accepted for publication in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
- The lab hosts University of Texas undergraduate students as part of the “How Things Work” series.
January
- Anne’s paper titled “Whole-body angular momentum during stair ascent and descent” is accepted for publication in Gait & Posture. Download PDF
2013
December
- Courtney and her group demonstrated their actuated AFO, designed as part of their class project, at the Connolly High School Robotics Day (read more).
- The NMBL enjoyed a wonderful Christmas and New Years break!
November
- Arian is invited to attend the F1 Grand Prix in Austin and go on a “behind the scenes” engineering tour sponsored by Shell.
October
- Dr. Neptune is appointed as a Provost Teaching Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin (read more).
- Rebecca passed her PhD qualifying exam and advanced to candidacy!
- Arian and Jon are each selected to receive a Professional Development Award from the University of Texas at Austin
- Courtney presents “How to apply for graduate school” at the 2013 Annual Conference for Women Engineering.
September
- Arian passed her PhD qualifying exam and advanced to candidacy!
- Arian presented her abstract “A comparison between angular momentum and margin of stability in healthy younger and older adults” at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Jon presented his abstract “The influence of wheelchair set position on upper extremity demand” at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Dr. Neptune is named the John T. MacGuire Professor in Mechanical Engineering.
August
- Dr. Neptune is elected Program Chair for the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics!
July
- Rebecca and Ellyn are awarded Warren A. and Alice L. Meyer Endowed Scholarships in Engineering!
June
- Jessica’s paper “The influence of merged muscle excitation modules on post-stroke hemiparetic walking performance” is accepted for publication in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Paper with collaborators titled “Relationships between frontal-plane angular momentum and clinical balance measures during post-stroke hemiparetic walking” is accepted for publication in Gait & Posture. Download PDF
May
- Kaitlin makes the Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) Second Team All-American (read more) and helps lead the UT team to a sixth place finish in the WCLA Nationals!
- Enakshi Wikramanayake joins the lab to pursue undergraduate research.
- Simon graduates from the University of Texas at Austin with his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering!
April
- Dr. Neptune is awarded the Joe and Bettie Branson Ward Endowed Excellence Award in recognition of his teaching and research that has contributed to changes of positive value to society (award info).
- Simon along with the rest of the Texas Quidditch team defeat UCLA to win the Quidditch World Cup VI in Kissimmee, Florida (read more).
- Leah presents her poster titled “A comparison of measures to assess balance during post-stroke walking” at the Cockrell School of Engineering Poster Exhibition & Engineering Research Symposium.
- Kaitlin presents her poster titled “The influence of fatigue on upper extremity muscle activity during manual wheelchair propulsion” at the Cockrell School of Engineering Poster Exhibition & Engineering Research Symposium.
- Simon presents his poster titled “Lower extremity joint work in accelerated and decelerated walking” at the Texas Research Experience (TREX) and Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program (EOE) Excellence Award Banquet.
March
- Dr. Neptune is recognized as a 2012 Professor of Excellence by The University of Texas at Austin (link).
- Jon’s paper “A theoretical analysis of the influence of wheelchair seat position on upper extremity demand” is accepted for publication in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
February
- The Society of Women Engineers profiles our prosthetic research in the winter issue of SWE (read article).
- Rebecca, Ellyn and Nicole attend the PASI Workshop on Numerical Methods and their Applications in Bioengineering in Parana, Argentina.
January
- Courtney is awarded the WEP Champion Award for being an outstanding leader in the Women in Engineering Program.
- Rebecca’s paper “The influence of locomotor rehabilitation on module quality and post-stroke hemiparetic walking performance” is accepted for publication in Gait & Posture. Download PDF
- Kaitlin Bahr joins the lab to pursue undergraduate research.
2012
December
- Nicole submits her Master’s thesis and graduates! She is now working towards her PhD.
- Paper with collaborators titled “Quantifiable patterns of limb loading and unloading during hemiparetic gait: relationship to kinetic and kinematic parameters” is accepted for publication in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. Download PDF
- Courtney is awarded a 2013 Cockrell School of Engineering Student Leadership Award.
November
- Rebecca, Ellyn and Nicole were awarded fellowships to attend the PASI Workshop on Numerical Methods and their Applications in Bioengineering in Parana, Argentina this Spring.
- Courtney attended the 2012 Annual Conference for Women Engineering.
- Paper with collaborators titled “Locomotor rehabilitation of individuals with chronic stroke: difference between responders and non-responders” is accepted for publication in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Download PDF
October
- The lab hosted a research Halloween where students could ‘Trick-or-treat’ to learn more about on-going research.
- Craig’s paper titled “A phenomenological muscle model to assess history dependent effects in human movement” is accepted for publication in Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Paper with collaborators titled “Coordination of the non-paretic leg during hemiparetic gait: expected and novel compensatory patterns” is published in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
September
- Dr. Jessica Allen heads to Atlanta to pursue a post-doc at Georgia Tech.
- Nick’s paper “Optimization of prosthetic foot stiffness to reduce metabolic cost and intact knee loading during below-knee amputee walking: a theoretical study” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Download PDF
- Nicole served as a panelist at the UT NSF Graduate Fellowship Workshop.
August
- Jon and Courtney finished their MS thesis and graduated! They are now working towards their PhDs.
- Nick wins the Journal of Biomechanics Award at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics for his work titled “Simulation predictions of prosthetic foot and limb muscle function in response to altered foot stiffness”. Download PDF
- Jessica A. presented her abstract “The influence of merged muscle excitation modules on post-stroke hemiparetic walking performance” at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Arian presented her abstracts “An adaptive tabu search optimization algorithm for generating forward dynamics simulations of human movement“ and “The influence of pedal platform height on maximal average crank power during pedaling: a simulation study“ at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Rebecca presented her abstract “Comparison of module quality and walking performance of hemiparetic subjects pre and post locomotor rehabilitation therapy“ at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Simon Arends joins the lab to pursue undergraduate research.
July
- Jessica A. successfully defends her PhD dissertation and graduates!
- Arian is awarded the Graduate Dean’s Prestigious Fellowship!
- Allison’s paper “Biomechanical variables related to walking performance 6-months following post-stroke rehabilitation” is accepted for publication in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Jeff’s paper “The Influence of Wheelchair Propulsion Technique on Upper Extremity Muscle Demand: A Simulation Study” is accepted for publication in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
June
- Arian is awarded the H. Grady Rylander Longhorn Mechanical Engineering Club Excellence in Teaching Fellowship for her fantastic work as a teaching assistant!
- Anne’s paper “Muscle and prosthesis contributions to amputee walking mechanics: a modeling study” is accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Jeff’s paper “Musculotendon lengths and moment arms for a three-dimensional upper-extremity model” is published in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
May
- Jessica’s paper “Three-dimensional modular control of human walking” is accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Arian is awarded a Pre-doctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association!
- Lacie presented a poster on her undergraduate research at The University of Texas’ Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Research Symposium.
- Lauren submitted a paper to the Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium and began a summer internship in Austin.
April
- Leah Carter joins the lab to pursue undergraduate research.
- Anne’s paper “Whole-body angular momentum in incline and decline walking” is published in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Arian presents her abstract “A theoretical analysis of the influence of pedal platform height on maximum average crank power during steady-state pedaling” at the 2012 South Central Regional American Society of Biomechanics Meeting.
- Jon is awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (read more)!
March
- Nick’s paper “3D intersegmental knee loading in below-knee amputees across steady-state walking speeds” is accepted for publication in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Courtney presents her poster “Method of altering coronal plane prosthetic foot stiffness for studying its effect on amputee gait” at the Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine 2012 Annual Meeting.
- Dr. Nick Fey heads to Chicago to pursue a post-doc at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
February
- Rebecca, Jessica, Courtney and Ellyn volunteer at UT’s Introduce a Girl to Engineering.
January
- Lauren Slattery joins the lab to pursue undergraduate research
- Nicole and Courtney host a science outreach event at Ann Richards School
- Austin American Statesman highlights recent research in lab (read more).
- UT Mechanical Engineering website highlights research in the lab (read more).
2011
December
- Lab says goodbye to Daniel who returns to Portugal to complete his PhD.
- Nick’s paper “The influence of energy storage and return foot stiffness on walking mechanics and muscle activity in below-knee amputees” is published in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Lacie presents a poster on her undergraduate research at The University of Texas’ Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Research Symposium.
November
- Nick successfully defends his PhD dissertation and graduates!
- Longhorn Sports Network interviews lab profiling our prosthetic and orthotic research (link).
October
- Paper with collaborators titled “Comparison of motor control deficits during treadmill and overground walking in persons post-stroke” is published in Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. Download PDF
- Courtney gives a presentation at the national SWE conference providing tips to undergraduate students applying to graduate school.
September
- Congratulations to Jessica A. for passing her PhD qualifying exam and advancing to candidacy!
- Arian is re-elected as the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Board Social Chair.
- Rebecca is elected as the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Board Volunteer Chair.
August
- Ellyn Ranz joins the lab to pursue her PhD. She is awarded a Diversity Recruitment Fellowship by the University of Texas Graduate School and a Cockrell School of Engineering Fellowship and is featured on the UT Mechanical Engineering Website (read more).
- Jessica A. presents her abstract “Modular control of walking: a 3D simulation study” at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Nick wins the Popular Choice Research Award for presentation of his abstract “Response of below-knee amputee muscle activity to changes in energy storage and return foot stiffness using additive manufacturing” at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Courtney becomes co-chair of the SWE Graduate Committee at UT Austin.
July
- Jessica V.’s paper “Compensatory mechanisms of transtibial amputees during circular turning” is published in Gait & Posture. Download PDF
- Jessica A. presents her abstract “Individual muscle contributions to propulsion differs between post-stroke hemiparetic subjects” at the 2011 Technical Group on Computer Simulation Symposium in Leuven, Belgium, and her abstracts “Step length asymmetry is indicative of compensatory mechanisms used to overcome plantarflexor weakness in post-stroke hemiparetic gait” and “Modular control of mediolateral ground reaction forces during walking” at the 2011 International Society of Biomechanics Congress in Brussels, Belgium.
June
- Carrie’s paper “Muscle work is increased in pre-swing during hemiparetic walking” is published in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Allison’s paper “Relationships between muscle contributions to walking subtasks and functional walking status in persons with post-stroke hemiparesis” is published in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
- UT NMBL welcomes visitors Dr. da Silva and Dr. Ambrosio from Portugal.
- Jon, Nicole, and Courtney give a presentation on biomechanics to a group of middle school girls participating in the CEW (Careers in Engineering for Women) summer camp.
May
- Lacie presents a poster on her undergraduate research at The University of Texas’ Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Research Symposium.
- Dr. Allison Hall heads to Florida to pursue a post-doc position in the Computational Biomechanics Lab at the University of Florida.
April
- Jessica A.’s paper “Step length asymmetry is representative of compensatory mechanisms used in post-stroke hemiparetic walking” is published in Gait & Posture. Download PDF
- Carrie’s paper “Braking and propulsive impulses increase with speed during accelerated and decelerated walking” is published in Gait & Posture. Download PDF
- Jeff’s paper “Individual muscle contributions to the push and recovery subtasks during wheelchair propulsion” is published in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Nicole and Courtney are awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships!
March
- UT NMBL welcomes visiting student Daniel Lopes from Portugal. He will be working on developing a new method for modeling surface contacts.
- Jessica V.’s paper “The effects of prosthetic ankle dorsiflexion and energy return on below-knee amputee leg loading” is published in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
February
- Jessica V.’s paper “The effect of prosthetic ankle energy storage and return properties on muscle activity in below-knee amputee walking” is published in Gait & Posture. Download PDF
- Anne’s paper “Differences in whole-body angular momentum between below-knee amputees and non-amputees across walking speeds” is published in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
January
- Paper “Muscle contributions to whole-body sagittal plane angular momentum during walking” is published in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Courtney becomes one of the two Mechanical Engineering Representatives to the University of Texas Graduate Engineering Council.
- Dr. Anne Silverman heads to the Colorado School of Mines to begin her appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
2010
December
- Lacie presents a poster on her undergraduate research at The University of Texas’ Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Research Symposium.
- Dr. Carrie Peterson heads to Chicago to pursue a post-doc at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
November
- Allison successfully defends her PhD and graduates!
- Jeff’s paper “The influence of seat configuration on maximal average crank power during pedaling: a simulation study” is published in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Jessica A. is elected as the student member of the Executive Board of the International Society of Biomechanics Technical Group on Computer Simulation.
October
- Carrie’s paper “Leg extension is an important predictor of paretic leg propulsion in hemiparetic walking” is published in Gait & Posture. Download PDF
- Jeff’s paper “The influence of altering push force effectiveness on upper extremity demand during wheelchair propulsion” is published in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Ko’s paper “Individual muscle contributions to the axial knee joint contact force during normal walking” is published in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Anne is recognized as the Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Graduate Collegiate Member at the Annual (International) Conference.
September
- The paper “All joint moments significantly contribute to trunk angular acceleration” is published in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Nick advances to PhD candidacy by passing his oral qualifying exam.
- Arian is elected as Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Board Social Chair.
August
- Carrie successfully defends her PhD and graduates!
- Jon Slowik joins the lab to pursue his MS/PhD. He is awarded a Cockrell School of Engineering Fellowship.
- Rebecca Routson, a NSF fellow, joins the lab to pursue her PhD.
- Nicole Guckert joins the lab to pursue her MS/PhD. She is awarded a Diversity Recruitment Fellowship by the University of Texas Graduate School and a Cockrell School of Engineering Fellowship.
- Carrie’s paper “Pre-swing deficits in forward propulsion, swing initiation and power generation by individual muscles in hemiparetic walking” is published in the Journal of Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Nick presents his abstract “Knee joint forces and moments in below-knee amputees across increasing steady-state walking speeds” at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Allison presents her abstract “Relationships Between Muscle Contributions to Walking Subtasks and Functional Walking Status in Persons with Post-Stroke Hemiparesis” at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Jessica A. presents her abstract “Muscle contributions to propulsion in post-stroke hemiparetic subjects following locomotor training” at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Anne presents her two abstracts, “Individual muscle function in below-knee amputee walking” and “Differences in sagittal plane angular momentum between below-knee amputees and non-amputees across a range of walking speeds” at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Polette presents the results of her summer research and returns to school at the University of Texas, El Paso.
- Craig receives a Young Scientist Post-Doctoral Award at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
- Dr. Jeff Rankin heads to the University of London to pursue a post-doc in biomechanical modeling and simulation at the Royal Veterinary College.
- Dr. Jessica Ventura heads to Gordon College to begin her appointment as an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology.
July
- Anne successfully defends her PhD and graduates!
- Dr. Craig McGowan heads to the University of Idaho to begin his appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.
June
- Jeff successfully defends his PhD and graduates!
- The paper “Foot placement in a body reference frame during walking and its relationship to hemiparetic walking performance” is published in Clinical Biomechanics. Download PDF
- Arian, Nick, Allison, Carrie, and Jessica A. give presentations about biomechanics to two groups of middle school children interested in engineering.
May
- Jessica V. successfully defends her PhD dissertation and graduates!
- Courtney Shell joins the lab to pursue her MS/PhD. She is awarded a Diversity Recruitment Fellowship by the University of Texas Graduate School and a Cockrell School of Engineering Fellowship.
- Lacie Feller joins the lab to pursue undergraduate research.
- UT NMBL welcomes Polette Cortez, an undergraduate student from the University of Texas, El Paso, who will be designing prototype AFOs this summer.