Assoc Prof Glen Lichtwark tells Brent Bultitude, What Designers are aiming for and researching in the development of New and Better Quality Running Shoes.
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Contact Glen at: https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/893
Glen Lichtwark is a Associate Professor in the School of Human Movement Studies. He was awarded his PhD in 2005 from University College London (UK), where he studied the influence of muscle and tendon elasticity on power output and energetics of muscle. He has subsequently worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Royal Veterinary College (UK), Imperial College (UK) and more recently at Griffith University (2007-2009).
Glen is particularly interested in how elasticity in muscles and tendons in the lower leg and foot influence the function of these muscles and what impact this has on the ability to generate force or perform controlled movements.