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Prof. Zelik publishes Op Ed on real-life supersuits for National Superhero Day (April 28)
Apr. 26, 2019—https://theconversation.com/its-2019-wheres-my-supersuit-115679 The piece has been picked up by >30 media outlets such as HuffPost, Phys.org, Curiosity.com, Orbiter Magazine & Inverse.com.
Popular press article discusses our vision for using wearables to help keep runners injury free
Apr. 16, 2019—In anticipation of the Boston Marathon, inverse.com releases an article on our wearable sensor research to monitor and prevent running-related injuries: https://www.inverse.com/article/54835-wearables-marathon-running-training This vision builds upon Emily’s recent paper that highlighted that ground reaction force metrics (like impact peaks and loading rates) cannot be assumed to reflect injury risk or correlate with loading on muscles,...
Congrats to Maura & Jantzen on receiving NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Apr. 16, 2019—Maura Eveld (Zelik Lab) and Jantzen Lee (Goldfarb Lab) are both members of CREATE, and amongst this year’s recipients of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
National Biomechanics Day draws nearly 400 visitors!
Apr. 12, 2019—National Biomechanics Day, our biggest outreach event of the year got even larger this year, drawing nearly 400 visitors to CREATE over 3 days, including about 250 middle and high school students. Read more here: National Biomechanics Day draws 370+ visitors to assistive tech labs We also participated in the ISBS Twitter competition, and...
Congrats to Matt for his publication on design of a new low-profile ankle exoskeleton
Apr. 7, 2019—https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8667351?arnumber=8667351&source=authoralert Other authors were Josh Tacca (an undergraduate at Vanderbilt, who is now a PhD student at the University of Colorado) and Karl Zelik. This paper also received some nice media write-ups such as: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/vanderbilt-ankle-exoskeleton/ Or for Karl’s Twitter summary: The latest chapter in our quest to create assistive #exoskeletons #exosuits #mechanizedclothing that can integrate...
Congrats to Dr. Eric Honert who successfully defended his PhD dissertation!
Mar. 6, 2019—Eric showcased his rigorous work and keen expertise related to ankle and foot biomechanics. It has been a pleasure and privilege to have him in lab, and to learn with him and from him. He has completed and published an impressive body of work, reflecting his important contributions to this scientific field. Congrats Dr. Honert!! Next month...
Awarded NIH R01 to carry out research combining biomechanics, machine learning, exoskeletons & smart clothing
Feb. 27, 2019—This collaborative research brings together expertise in biomechanics (Zelik), wearable robotics (Goldfarb) and machine learning (Volgyesi). The objective of this research is to address core scientific challenges related to sensing, actuation and control of cyber-physically assistive clothing (CPAC), for the purpose of reducing societal incidence of low back pain, by preventing lumbar (spine) overloading and overuse...
Shane & Erik Receive Best Presentation Awards at Mid-South Biomechanics Conference
Feb. 23, 2019—Congrats to Shane King & Erik Lamers who were each recognized for their excellent presentation at the Mid-South Biomechanics Conference, along with 4 other student presenters. King, S. T., Eveld, M. E., Martinez, A., Zelik, K. E. and Goldfarb, M. Development of a novel gait perturbation system for the study...
Congrats to Eric on his new publication on foot/shoe and soft tissue work during human walking
Feb. 12, 2019—Foot and shoe responsible for majority of soft tissue work in early stance of walking Soft tissues in the body perform mechanical work through wobbling and deforming. We estimated the percentage due to foot/shoe deformation in early stance of walking. . Foot/shoe contributed ∼60–70% of the soft tissue work during level and uphill walking. Foot/shoe...
Congrats to Emily on her new publication on running biomechanics, injury prevention & wearable tech
Feb. 1, 2019—This study was carried out by Emily Matijevich (PhD student in Mechanical Engineering) in collaboration with Dr. Leon Scott (Dept. of Orthopaedics), and Lauren Branscombe and Prof. Karl Zelik (Mechanical Engineering). Links 1-4 below progress from least to most technical, and Link 5 allows you to download free software and explore the data yourself should you...