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33 results for "Biomechanics"

33 results for "Biomechanics"

Biomechanics Faculty

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We employ physical, chemical and engineering principles to analyze the way organisms function and to shed light on the ecological significance and evolutionary history of organismal design. We perform both laboratory and field experiments using a range of...

Andrew A. Biewener

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Faculty Support: Andra Hollis

Our research focuses on the comparative biomechanics of mammalian and avian locomotion. We study the neuromuscular control of movement during walking and running, as well as during flight. Our studies are motivated by...

Tina Kuang Awarded Chapman Memorial Scholarship

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Congratulations to Tina Kuang (Stephanie Pierce, Advisor) awarded the Robert A. Chapman Memorial Scholarship for her dissertation research, “Evolutionary morphology and biomechanical foundations of arboreal locomotion in therian mammals.”

Solving the Mystery of the IT band

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Former OEB graduate student, Carolyn Eng, and Andrew Biewener have co-authored two studies, in the Journal of Experimental Biology and the Journal of Biomechanics, that examine how the iliotibial (IT) band stores and releases elastic energy to make...

Talia Moore Thesis Defense (Biewener Lab and Losos Lab)

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Title: An Integrative Investigation of Convergent Bipedal Locomotion in Desert Rodents Abstract: Bipedalism is commonly assumed to be an adaptive convergence because it has evolved independently three times in small desert rodents. However, the functional...

OEB Seminar Series

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Sheila Patek Duke University "From Fast to Ultra-Fast: The Biological World of Extreme Movement" Abstract: The fastest movements in the biological world will be explored in the context of their biomechanics, evolutionary diversification and the trade-offs...

Connor White Thesis Defense (George Lauder, Advisor)

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Title: From the lab to the field: studying fish locomotor dynamics using animal-borne dataloggers Abstract: Understanding how animals move is essential to understanding where and why animals move. However, most current studies of animal biomechanics are...

Physiology Faculty

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We work to understand how organisms function at the molecular, cellular, and organ-systems levels, with a focus on the ecological and evolutionary aspects of physiology. OEB has a strong program in biomechanics and physiology, with expertise in microbes...

George V. Lauder

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Faculty Support: Maggie Starvish

Biorobotics and structure, function, and evolution of vertebrates, particularly fishes. Current studies include (1) research on a variety of fish robotic models, and (2) investigation of the biomechanics of aquatic...

L. Mahadevan

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Faculty Support: Andrea Henderson

 

Research Interests

Biological - Our interests in biology are recent, and as a consequence somewhat desultory. A basic question is to understand "how things work" which leads naturally to physiology. We believe that a...