Volume 34, Number 2

“Pea-corn. Pop-nuts. Chewing gars. Ci-gum. Magazettes!” My Dad (and my Grandfather before him) often belted this out as if a food vendor at a ballpark. They were met with quizzical looks trying to piece together why the words seem both familiar and not quite right all...

Hello to all our ASB Friends and Colleagues, As the world awakens, we all emerge a bit differently than we were almost two years ago. National Biomechanics Day has also changed and now presents itself as both a Biomechanics STEM- and STEAM-based community engagement...

The ASB Council of Fellows (COF) officers (Mary Rodgers - chair, Joan Bechtold – vice chair, Don Anderson – secretary) meet by Zoom every month to develop and conduct COF business. At the 2020 ASB Annual Meeting, the COF leadership acted on behalf of all Fellows to...

Namaskar from your Communications Chair! Hope all of you had a good restful winter break! I would like to start off this section by thanking Tarang Jain, ASB’s previous Communications Chair for all the work he did over the past three years, coordinating the virtual...

It is a pleasure to write with news and updates on the planning and preparations for the 2022 North American Congress of Biomechanics (NACOB) – our Society’s joint meeting with the Canadian Society for Biomechanics (CSB) scheduled to be held August 21-25, 2022 in the...

In my third and last year as the inaugural Awards Chair, I am excited for the 2022 ASB Award season. The applicants are always exceptional, and their dedication and service to the field of biomechanics, their colleagues, and students is truly inspirational. Our 2021...

Happy New Year from the Education Committee! I am hopeful that we are able to connect in person this August in Ottawa! For a more local and student-centered experience, the ASB supports several regional meetings each year. This year, the ASB is supporting 4-5 regional...

Hello members! I must start my first newsletter post as ASB Secretary by giving a huge thank you to my predecessor (and possibly the most wonderfully organized person I know) – Dr. Kate Saul. She put in an immense effort during her tenure to improve society operations...

It’s been a busy few months for the Treasurer and Treasurer-Elect! We’ve continued the transition to Podium for association and conference management services. Together we have: • Established an operational budget for ASB to better track expenses and revenues. The...

Hello from Charlottesville, Virginia! As we get started with another year, I wanted to give you all a re-cap of what has been going on through the last year and what to look forward to in the months ahead. It was another record setting year for student events at the...

Diversity, equity, and inclusion continue to be important goals for the ASB, and the Diversity Committee organized several activities and took several actions to advance these goals in 2021. Building on the Code of Conduct created in 2020, the Diversity Committee...

I am deeply honored and thrilled to have been elected President-Elect of the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB). Thank you for your trust, I promise to do my best to continue to make you proud of our Society. I still do not know who started me on this wonderful...

Greetings to my ASB family! As the ASB Past-President this year, I have been helping facilitate and integrate Podium, our association and conference management partner, into our activities. I feel that as soon as we smooth out all aspects of our partnership, we will...

Greetings and salutations! As the world continues into a second topsy-turvy year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we persevere and adjust to unexpected perturbations to our work, school, and home life. Similarly, the American Society of Biomechanics and its members have...