Glen Lichtwark

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University of Queensland

Australia

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Glen Lichtwark is an Associate Professor at The University of Queensland in Australia. His research areas include skeletal muscle energetics, biomechanical modeling, and the optimization of running economy through individualized footwear. He has published numerous articles exploring topics such as the impacts of exoskeletons on muscle mechanics and metabolic costs associated with various movement tasks. Professor Lichtwark's work bridges the fields of biomechanics and physiology, contributing valuable insights into human movement and performance.

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Structural and neural determinants of stress and strain in human muscle

Open Date: 2020-01-01

Close Date: 2022-12-31

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The grand challenge of predicting human movement energetics

Open Date: 2019-01-01

Close Date: 2022-12-31

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Optimising the spring in your step to enhance footwear design

Open Date: 2017-01-01

Close Date: 2019-12-31

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Whether muscles can tune foot stiffness to make human locomotion more efficient

Open Date: 2016-01-01

Close Date: 2018-12-31

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Muscle and tendon mechanics in human muscle damage

Open Date: 2014-01-01

Close Date: 2017-12-31

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Mark J. Connick

AUSTRALIA

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Andrew Cresswell

Professor of Neuromechanics

University of Queensland

AUSTRALIA

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Neil Cronin

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University of Jyväskylä

FINLAND

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Annika Kruse

Graz University of Technology

AUSTRIA

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Taylor J. M. Dick

University of Queensland

AUSTRALIA

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Dominic Farris

Associate Professor

University of Exeter

UNITED KINGDOM

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Luke Kelly

Griffith University

AUSTRALIA

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Timothy J. Carroll

University of Queensland

AUSTRALIA

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Using physiologically based models to predict in vivo skeletal muscle energetics

Integrating muscle energetics into biomechanical models to understand variance in the cost of movement

Individualization of Footwear for Optimizing Running Economy: A Theoretical Framework

Implementation of a passive bi-articular ankle–knee exoskeleton during maximal squat jumping

Markerless motion capture provides accurate predictions of ground reaction forces across a range of movement tasks

Increased force and elastic energy storage are not the mechanisms that improve jump performance with accentuated eccentric loading during a constrained vertical jump

Linking muscle mechanics to the metabolic cost of human hopping

Understanding altered contractile properties in advanced age: insights from a systematic muscle modelling approach

The effects of crank power and cadence on muscle fascicle shortening velocity, muscle activation and joint-specific power during cycling

The influence of elastic ankle exoskeletons on lower limb mechanical energetics during unexpected perturbations

Musculoskeletal simulations to examine the effects of accentuated eccentric loading (AEL) on jump height

Elastic ankle exoskeletons influence soleus fascicle dynamics during unexpected perturbations

It is not just the work you do, but how you do it: the metabolic cost of walking uphill and downhill with varying grades

Examining the intrinsic foot muscles’ capacity to modulate plantar flexor gearing and ankle joint contributions to propulsion in vertical jumping

Flexor digitorum brevis utilizes elastic strain energy to contribute to both work generation and energy absorption at the foot

The Iliotibial Band: A Complex Structure with Versatile Functions

2021 ISB World Athletics Award for Biomechanics: The Subtalar Joint Maintains "Spring-Like" Function While Running in Footwear That Perturbs Foot Pronation

Biceps femoris long head sarcomere and fascicle length adaptations after 3 weeks of eccentric exercise training

A Human-Centered Machine-Learning Approach for Muscle-Tendon Junction Tracking in Ultrasound Images

Collaborators (8)

Mark J. Connick

Andrew Cresswell

Neil Cronin

Annika Kruse

Taylor J. M. Dick

Dominic Farris

Luke Kelly

Timothy J. Carroll

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