2022 Conference Recap
2022 Conference Recap
The 3rd Annual Great Plains Biomechanics Conference and the 7th Annual Human Movement Variability Conference 2022 Recap!
2022 Conferences Program
We were so excited to be back in-person! We had 124 registrations, and a record 68 abstract submissions!
- Great Plains Biomechanics Keynote Speaker: Dr. Veerle Segers, Ghent University - A biomechanical perspective on life time running
- Barry T. Bates Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jaap van Dieen, VU Amsterdam - Center of mass state feedback for the control of gait stability
We would like to thank the conference planning committee, Ms. Anaelle Charles, Drs. Aaron Likens, Hafizur Rahman, and Majid Jadidi and Ms. Angela Collins for their work on the conference.
Pre-conference Workshop
For the first time, this year included a pre-conference workshop with 35 registrants! The workshop was hosted by Nonlinear Analysis Core Director, Dr. Aaron Likens covering Phase Space Reconstruction and Dynamics, Measures of Uncertainty, and Fractals and Multifractals. We would like to thank Mr. Joel Sommerfeld for all his work in assisting Dr. Likens with the workshop.
Awards
Participants received awards for various categories of Poster, Podium and Promising Student presentations.
Podium Presentations:
- Anaelle Charles - Motion Analysis Best Scientific Impact Award
- Sheridan Parker - Motion Analysis Best Scientific Impact Award
- Kolby Brink - Promising Student Award
- Madihah Kazim - AMTI Best Scientific Impact Award
- Liz Pekas - Theia Markerless Best Clinical Impact Award
Poster Presentations, Outstanding Poster Awards:
- Angeleau Scott
- Sivapriya Devidas
- Ayisha Bashir
- Stephanie Mace
Activities
It wasn’t all science. We had happy hour at the Inner Rail in Aksarben, building tours of the Biomechanics Research Building, played vendor bingo and had a social media scavenger hunt!
- Sayed Ahmadreza Razian - Social Media Winner Scavenger Hunt
- Keegan Moore - Vendor Bingo Winner
Sponsors
Thank you to all our sponsors for this year’s conference. We would like to recognize the following sponsors for hosting a vendor booth:
Delsys, AMTI Theia Markerless, UNeTech, XSensor, Bertec and Motion Analysis
