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Journal of Biomechanics Award

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This award, sponsored by Elsevier Science, Ltd., publishers of the Journal of Biomechanics, recognizes substantive and conceptually novel mechanics approaches explaining how biological systems function. The awardee is provided with the opportunity to publish their award winning work in the Journal.

Selection from the top 10th percentile of abstracts submitted to the annual meeting. The award consists of an engraved plaque and a check for $500.

  • Eligibility
    • The award competition is open to scientists of any age and stage in their career (for example, undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and researchers) both in and outside the U.S. Candidates for the award must be the first or sole author on an abstract of original research submitted to the ASB annual meeting.
  • Submission Material and Application Instructions
    • Abstract of original research submitted (via regular call for abstracts ) to the ASB annual meeting.

Past Award Winners

Year
Awardee
Title
2008 Luyun Chen A 3-D Finite Element Model of Anterior Vaginal Wall Support for Evaluating Mechanisms Underlying Cystocele Formation
2007 Justus Ortega Effects of lateral stabilization and arm swing on metabolic cost of walking in young and elderly adults
2006 Madhusudhan Venkadesan Dynamic Multisensory Integration at the Boundary of Instability Is Explained by a Simple Data-Based Model
2005
Eun-Jong Lee

Modulation Of Passive Force In Skeletal Muscle Fibers
2004

Marie Shea

Influence of sex and genotype on skeletal fragility
2003 Silvia Blemker

A 3D model of muscle reveals the causes of nonuniform strains in the biceps brachii
2002

Kevin Shelburne

 Anterior-Cruciate Ligament Forces in the Intact Knee During Normal Gait
2001 Sundar Srinivasan The potent osteogenic potential of rest-inserted loading: role of fluid flow as an underlying modality
2000 A. Shirazi-Adl On evaluation of muscle forces and spinal passive-active synergy in compression
1999

Michael G. Conzemius

 A new animal model of femoral head osteonecrosis, one that progresses to human-like bony mechanical failure

 

 
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