Nikolaos Stergiou, Ph.D.
- Assistant Dean and Director, Division of Biomechanics and Research Development, College of Education
- Distinguished Community Research Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Biomechanics
- Director, Center for Research in Human Movement Variability (MOVCENTR)
- Professor, Department of Environmental Agricultural and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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About Dr. Stergiou
Dr. Nikolaos “Nick” Stergiou is the Distinguished Community Research Chair and Professor in Biomechanics, the Director of the Center for Research in Human Movement Variability, and the Assistant Dean and Director of the Division of Biomechanics and Research Development at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). He is the founding chair of the first-ever academic Department of Biomechanics that graduates students with a BS, MS, and PhD in Biomechanics. His research focuses on understanding variability inherent in human movement, and he is an international authority in the study of nonlinear dynamics. He has published 4 scientific textbooks and 250+ peer-reviewed papers with 17000+ citations and has an H-index of 70+ in Google Scholar. He has been inducted as a Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the American Society of Biomechanics, and the National Academy of Kinesiology. His research spans from infant development to older adult fallers. It has impacted the training techniques of surgeons and the treatment and rehabilitation of pathologies, such as peripheral arterial disease. He has received well over 40 million dollars in funding from NIH, NASA, NSF, and many other agencies. He has also received an NIH P20 grant that was worth more than 10 million dollars, which at its time was the largest research grant in the history of UNO. This grant has allowed him to develop the Center for Research in Human Movement Variability. He was also able to renew this grant by receiving another $10.3 million. He has several inventions and has procured a private donation of $6 million to build the 23,000-square-foot Biomechanics Research Building that opened in August of 2013. This facility is the first building dedicated to biomechanics research in the world. It is also the first building on his university campus exclusively dedicated to research. He was able to procure $11.6 million in private donations to build a 30,000-square-foot expansion to this building, which opened in October of 2019. Recently, he was able to procure another $17.1 million for a second expansion for 23,000 square feet, which will open in 2026.
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About Dr. Stergiou
Dr. Nikolaos “Nick” Stergiou is the Distinguished Community Research Chair and Professor in Biomechanics, the Director of the Center for Research in Human Movement Variability, and the Assistant Dean and Director of the Division of Biomechanics and Research Development at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). He is the founding chair of the first-ever academic Department of Biomechanics that graduates students with a BS, MS, and PhD in Biomechanics. His research focuses on understanding variability inherent in human movement, and he is an international authority in the study of nonlinear dynamics. He has published 4 scientific textbooks and 250+ peer-reviewed papers with 17000+ citations and has an H-index of 70+ in Google Scholar. He has been inducted as a Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the American Society of Biomechanics, and the National Academy of Kinesiology. His research spans from infant development to older adult fallers. It has impacted the training techniques of surgeons and the treatment and rehabilitation of pathologies, such as peripheral arterial disease. He has received well over 40 million dollars in funding from NIH, NASA, NSF, and many other agencies. He has also received an NIH P20 grant that was worth more than 10 million dollars, which at its time was the largest research grant in the history of UNO. This grant has allowed him to develop the Center for Research in Human Movement Variability. He was also able to renew this grant by receiving another $10.3 million. He has several inventions and has procured a private donation of $6 million to build the 23,000-square-foot Biomechanics Research Building that opened in August of 2013. This facility is the first building dedicated to biomechanics research in the world. It is also the first building on his university campus exclusively dedicated to research. He was able to procure $11.6 million in private donations to build a 30,000-square-foot expansion to this building, which opened in October of 2019. Recently, he was able to procure another $17.1 million for a second expansion for 23,000 square feet, which will open in 2026.