The Human Locomotion Lab received a Sponsored Research Agreement with New Balance and a Proof of Concept Award through UT Austin’s Discovery to Impact.
Hui Tang &Owen Beck Presented at Dynamic Walking 2026 in Washington State.
The Human Loco Lab did an outstanding job at this year’s regional conference.
Ningzhen Zhao – 1st place Promising Scientist Award
Hui Tang – 2nd place Promising Scientist Award
Dylan Page – 1st place Graduate Poster
Dev Rajagopalan – 2nd place Undergraduate Podium
Congratulations – Hui Tang – for winning the UT Graduate School’s Outstanding Graduate Research Fellowship
Negin Fallah earned her Master’s of Science degree after presenting her thesis, “The Metabolic Cost of Producing Joint Moments is Greater at the Hip than the Ankle”. Keep an eye out for her upcoming peer-reviewed article.
Human Locomotion Lab Attends ASB!
The Human Loco Lab presented four presentations at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics in Madison, Wisconsin.
Highlights from the 2024 ACSM Annual Meeting in Boston
Dr. Beck presented in a highlighted symposium – “The Physiology, Biomechanics, and Performance Implications of using Running-Specific Leg Prostheses”
Hui Tang was awarded the inaugural Joseph Hamill Access to Science Award! Two thumbs up!
The Human Locomotion Lab Attended the South Central American Society of Biomechanics Conference
Kaleigh Renninger presenting her award-winning presentation at SCASB on her Master’s Thesis research – “Is there an Ideal Heel Toe Drop for Economical Running?
Hui Tang presenting “The Influence of Foot Arch Stiffness on Running Economy”
Brooke Measeles presented “NEURAL OR MUSCULO-SKELETAL: WHICH SYSTEM DRIVES THE AGE-RELATED DECLINE IN WALKING ECONOMY?”
Negin Fallah presented “The hip expends more metabolic energy to produce extension moments than the ankle”
The Human Locomotion Laboratory Presents at the American Society of Biomechanics National Conference in Knoxville Tennessee!!
Negin Fallah showing that it takes less energy to perform a task with the ankle compared to the hipDr. Owen Beck explaining that footwear design can be used to remodel leg muscle-tendon structure
Dr. Beck and his colleagues at Georgia Tech discovered that habitually wearing high heels restructures user calf muscles and tendons in a way that enables them to walk using less effort – even after they change shoes.
Congratulations to Jason Cullum for earning an Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the UT Austin Undergraduate College. This fellowship provides $1,000 to cover costs associated with Jason’s research proposal, “How Does Leg Muscle-Tendon Stiffness Drive Preferred Movement Frequencies and Metabolic Shifts Across the Lifespan?”. The lab is looking forward to Jason’s discoveries!
The Human Locomotion Lab attends South Central American Society of Biomechanics
Exoskeletons need to react faster than physiological responses to improve standing balance
Dr. Beck’s research was featured on the February 2023 cover of Science Robotics and found that the key to augmenting balance is to have boots that can act faster than human reaction times.
