Please!

One my as your President the next NlO years is to increase the \vhkh the "',";.,·~u.~·u

I"H"r~u~i'i .. ~ to its members < I believe that The fll"'n,~,n" .. l

1.2 1.3 1,4

mn[)u~:.n which this

of

open access to any

l\'fember .... P-l~'l1,('D,..

of the page vlould have .. vu,,,·,,,?,""' . ..-,i access which would linked the ISS

~!1,·YUd"'n for

the most ex:c:ltlrH!

T\vo lSB Council members are rH~'-1Tn;n

sets. \Vhat Vie need is to the

outline and us tailor the effort to meet needs members as if you have overall

<'Htn""",.«h,·"",,,,"' for the and cornments on the initial then If

contact

preS;lderlt, ISB

nr"'!"H'C,,,, of the contributions to science The award can to any

ouJ:SiamOtnP1; SCH:f1trst who is in research in the the winner does not have be a

member of the ISB, For the ISB 1\./!,,"~,h''';K··i''H''

Dr, John Paul of the Scotland, Dr. Paul \vas Se!jeCH~a

comrnitt ee chose the

to have a \-vinner who is in

l)I(im~~ch"aJ1JlCS, but also one who is a valuable member of

held in is fortuitous as

his 70th

was as a mechanical pr"'flnI{"\vrY'lp·lnr for some 20 ;years was as

rnechanics in the

Professor Kenedi in de:;UZJnatlOTI "Erneritus H in 1992,

Dr, Paul has been honoured his of seven SOCH~t:teS,

his official title:

Dr, Paul's research focuses on the mechanics of locomotion the hU111aIL In he has been a PIOnet;f and leader in the assessment of forces transmitted

amtWl1HcaJ structures the normal and disabled persons, In aal::UtllOn

ex!)en.em:e and research in A"'""n"'.· .. ,·"

hmnan Forces transmitted

, Proc Inst l\'I~:.ch

This research the way for the work has emanated from

!:n(JieuJgineerrng unit at the of l\.:h''Zfh,rh,d".

DUbl1:me:(1 more than 125 research articles in ",>.""""""·,,,1,,,

he has been an

not served as a member the LA",'-'''''IH but he also served as the President of the International "'A.'~H>n! of Biomechanics 1987-1989.

$",·"'·,. .... u .• A up to the l'i/tlHtt'\t'lrlap

received the ~1edal of Honour from the "-"""·"'· .. ·.);v""V

of The Forschehn and the

Vie are indeed honoured that ""' ..... '''''''',''>.~ the l\;hHJr't"~r~np

at the 1997 CorH;n:'ess

ISS

you ever C01:1S1,Oel'ed """au",,",

1999 may be the year r\.l'·ft~n!7"" the

in to serve on the thus if you \vlsh to norninate

meeaflg in contact him or her in advance to be sure

Dr. such is congresses.

He will be able send

and as process future

DrCiDo:saL may

5anJfJll::S of and document that has been nr~>rV)t'",,"·t orgam~rers of ISB Lml1!r~~sse:L

congress, Defsonal and pTCttes,SH)nal

from a think about this,

solicits election for the COlumn w;e the !SH 1997,

can attesL there is go into a

there are substantial

to run, \Vhen nomination is sem to Dr, include a short cover letter and a copy of the nominee 1s vitae.

Nominations can also be made for President-Elect. This must have ser'lea or be

,~_""""HH """""l,nn on the ISB Executive Council. contact your in advance to be sure that he

or she \viH allow his or her nallle to be in Send brief cover letter with the

curricuhnn vitae of the nominee to Dr. Zernicke. These are leaders in and

the is vita] for the future take SOfTIe time think

nOl.11nlatll0:r1S, and then act.

Enclosed "vith Newsletter is your 1996 ISS Dues and Journal rene \V al

f(lrnL Please return this forrn to the Treasurer as to Newsletter and

Please note that there has been a sm.aH increase in Journal Biomechanics and Clinical Biomechanics "'Ht"*/""·H·,J'iYT~ rates for but that ISS fees

should be in Australian donars incurs SlgmtlCaJrlr

currency

After the 1995 Annual General the InternationaL of group of students met to discuss the student's role in the and Col11!11OH concerns students worldwide, A decision was

made it was to fornl a student of the ISS, The first of this eh',nh:.r

COHU11Uflications arn:OH£!st students. As a of a student ';5 list has been set

This group list can be used to deal related as in the case of

a forum to find programs,

It is also exc;t1al1ge of

such as

one line message of the

SUBSCRIBE BIOrvfECH -STU ~/our name <

Please direct the attention of any student COHea~n.les to the this new list,

The second of the student discussion group \liaS to a student on the ISS as a result of a need interaction bet\:veen full members of the ISS nnd student members, It would then be POSSlbi.e

the student rnembers to be addressed and mCTea;o;;lI1g student involvement and

\Ve welcome all students rnernber:;; and to the group, ~uJ!J~eStlOrlS and QUestlOtlS

\vi11 be best ans\vered on the student list.

1{)lChd Sknss Patricia Turnbull Giannis Oiakis Andrew rv1ahar

the 4th International n.n·',..",jn"r Simulation in Biornechanics the

;,vas mStltlHC1J,

to the best simulation <'"., ..... ¥'"."""~

rn"'At,c!"%fl' that in

inform the biomechanics

A\vard and a check for fVIr fvianvan a Ph.D. student in the Biomedical at the Ecole IVlcrmreru, Canada, ~1r Sati's paper, entitled Prosthetic Deformations: Valuation", was as the paper of '''",-,.' .. ''''·',H

a young scientist this SVll100S1:un1, This award to fund a new young researcher

and to alive the memory of 's research ,"',",'~h·.h""'H"n" in the area of biomechanics,

.. "","c",..-nH·tnn of research area of

biomechanics. \A/hUe there are no age or educational ImlI;ltwns, the award is intended for ISB members at a

of their scientific careers, The a\vard \vinner ~;vm be to make a 1

PT1;Sem21t1Cm on this research at the 1997 ISH The ;l\\lard certificate ~PH"u"tih<"," with a

"vm be to the reCTf\1ent

each article, of each article and brief curriculum vitae

should be sent to:

Dr Savio L-Y.'Vi'eo

Muscuioskeletal Research Laboratories ,"·U,'>r«"nt of f\,f272 Scaife HaH

PA, 15261

'rVekome to XVIth

new biomechanical researches with t."''"'''V.!lHK " . .>4"-'",.,...,% the details of you wiU know OiU vU'·"",.t"u."

biomechanics to cover broader from ceHuhtf to total levels,

This is the held in }\sla. Since the ,fUIth held in 1981 biomechanics researchers have been "",'?HV"na

in in other Asian countries, these young

a chance to "",."'''''''c~,,,,f

researches and to rnake contact with biomechanists in various countries.

The

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XVIth ISS Fukashiro Lab, The 1\/[ f~tnn'f\ 153 JAP/\.N

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BOOKS XHth and XHlth L'Ollgr-eSSies of

postage Graeme A, \'lood Departnlent of Human tvlovernent The .inn~<i',,'at\l of \Vesfern Australia

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of the Intn'L of Biomecha.nictL

ea,

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IHRECTOR.):.· of' ISH EXECIJ1'IV'E COlJNCIL l\n:~nn:RS

1">rt"'f'lrn,,~,,t of Biomedical Engnkc'fllig

The Cievehmd Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio 44106 U,S,A, Tel: + 1-216-444-1805 Fax: E-lviaiL davis@hme,ri,cc

Bruce C Elliott iJepi2!ftrne:rH of Human [vtovernen!

;'''''t"",'d'·." of Australia

Nedtands, Perth \ AllSTRAU./\ Ph 9 380

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are j isted on the

Graduate School {if truman & Environmental Studies

Sandra J, School of Rehabihtadon

SavIo L-Y, \Vo(J ''''''''''H',tn""", of SUffz:crY

hluscu!oskdetalResc·arch talL

Plusburg, I'lL

>'LK (Tefed) Yeadon Dcpartlnent of Sdt.:nce

HaH

Pediatric Center and the at The Children's

Free It:CHHCS. and ch)sed~drcuit

demonstrations vIm Vendor exhibits will also be

to showcase the instrumentation and is

involved in the scientific intended aB pn)fe;;sitmals

Abstracts must be received December

For more at

which ",viB be

1995.

For /,/",,.,,+:", ... ,,, • ..,,"",, ",,,,,·n,,>,..,,,>,,',.,, and abstract submission forms

contact: Ph,D

Gait Center 1600 7th Avenue South ACe

Alabama USA

of this revle\v the stateof-the-art kn.{',ni·h'>{'h'l,C>

IS to

stimulate (lJSCU~;SH:m up ".\lith valid scientific arndiorate these atl1nCl:pated that there \vin

, and research institutions.

PROGRi\.tvi

Decentber 4, 1995

7:30 AJvt 8:15 AJvt

Socio-econmnic Pelvic & Lt)wer c·~,.; ... ",,,,,,,,;.·.

* PeivisJ/\cetabu]umIFen1.uf! ..... ,' H',<'"d'

December 5,1995

December 6, 1995

\Xlhere to No,.,r? Offset Pand Discussion: Future Research

of

the Institute Vehicle Research Center will be

, December 3, a.fR - 6:00 rU11 < A rninimal fee to cover the cost of tranSf}Ortatlon to and from these

FEE:

"'--~.,~ • ..,..!', .. ;" should be made '''v'Hv,ht",

3039 and forwarded to the Interrtatlonal Pelvic and Lower

scientific

~*"'_*N"'" Vile the world to attend, A iocal

committee and a sdentific cOn1rnittee have been Vle have secured frorn

sorne of the world's most exerdse scientists to serve on our International Cormrllttee,

have involvement in the from the of and the Alliance

and several other North Arnerican '·'./'.;'~k""~'+H' SO{:letJeS w'ith an interest in and exerdse science,

\J./ e are cmnrnitted to

scientific and o.HI"''''·~U" •. '''' audience fronl around the\vorid, The C.:ClfwrCiss ,..,,,,,;,,,-,.,,,,,,,, ceremony \ViH

be on of the talk

level of interest in

attention and a group of international ac:tegart:s The prograrn will indude lectures each

\vho l1(lve !1.1ade and medicine and exercise

authorities, The chair of the editorial comrnlttee has t~)r

and invited lectures as SUlJ D ie me m. to The Research for and

,,,",,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,, .. ,,~. and a progr21rn abstract book VIii! be avanable at the time the and \viE include

Cal! For Abstracts

Abstract rnust be received 31st 1995.

Abstract

Exercise

will be a\varded the best

SCHED[ILE

After uecel110,;:f 31} 1995 Student:

After December $150

and

in

The have a\VorId \(\i'ide \\leb home \vhich n,··,~<"",.,%", aU the rele'Iam to date, TlleURL is:

28-31, 1996

'r'HtGrd."x'a chairmarr Prof G, Van der Perre

\Ve invite ;,lOU to attend the 10th Conference of held at Leuven 28-3 L 1996. In this the

of the of

- biofluid mechanics "'&>"""""""'.C~,"·"· and cardinvascuiar mechanics cellular bioHlechanics

biomechanics - locomotion - biomechanks of trauma

",,,n'''.H.''''u' Hl\.;'v."'.uu.n'~. in biomechanics - soft tissue bimnechanics

Twt) Conference pre-courses are OHtanised ~ CeHuiar Biomechanics - Cardiovascular Fluid

tHtrasound research in bone "'.Ii,,"'!""1""","" in artificial HTnbs Validation of

Bone architecture and the COll1fH:::te11ce of borie P. KU{;gSt~gger

Preccmference Prof. M, I\'iartens and ProL

the

bone

Prof. K, De Groot: "The interface bet\veen tiH}111eCilanLlCS and Biomaterials 1<

N> \Vesterhof: "Cardiovascular Biomechanics" Prof P.\Vaiker: "I'vlechanical r::H£H1CermQ

l;:)onc-mlplam Structures" "Bone-fracture

ForurH *** "THE BIOiVfECHANICS

from

satellite over "u".n .. ',", on

11

clinical relevance of bKHTI1;ctlanics medicai and

on derive

conventional oral and sessions will be w.1th senne innovations such as

The an.nouncement and the author's can be obtained from:

], Vander Division of Bimnechanics and

Celestjtllenlaan 200A

Fax: ++ ErnaH:

Submission of abstracts Notification of aCI::er}t3!lCe

abstracts Last date for registraticm fees

28th 1996: Start of the Conference

of

San Francisco General !Mol'".''''''''

Room

the

of

Medicine Center

is SeekmlfJ an ,-Yn!' ,. t ","",.;, Wi'" its constructed 3000

to:

hiornechanlcs research Medicine Center

sut;:ce:i)SflU! ..... >'v.,'''''' ... ',H wiH \vork with the me~ra!)Islts associated \\lith the f¥1inn;earH)iiS

rVledtCme Center te)

",,,-,.>.14;,,,,, in research in the areas 1) ~lechanism 2) Prevention of

extensive

Section at the Center is weB known for and C()!11putattonal studies on of skeletal tissue to mechanical stirnuiL Areas of current resettrch "'''''" ", .. " , and and me;chamcs,

skeletal atl8LDUitlcln and tissue rhttA"",<~!'i",tiA¥">

the cementiess fixation

individual ';".lith an interest in etll:ace:mellLSJ and

and

The candidate shouid be a recent PhD and must be a pnSltlon is for one The per year, candidates should

send a cover I.etter. CV and the narnes of three references to:

Palo Alto VA

level or of

instn.nnentation and measurernen!:s and rnusculo-skeletal ou!cornes assessmenL

thp'i">:lr'lU or related field is ""<H"~''''''''>'''<'>. and for

is mechanics, rnechanical 111echanical behaviour tissues> The

Further infonnatkm is available from:

a copy of your of

research and ali indications of 'visa status if not an AustraHan citizen or resident 1'nay be sent to the above address.

dectricaJ or with

erE:onOmJCS or rehabmtation en~nnl:!ermg should also have "'V11"'l<P.·~P~"f"""

to;

14

programs: D,P. level for non-PTs and an advance= track for PTs with a masters ~'LS. "'lith as '>,veU as the academic and Ph, D. The f'h;H",~H'Tn"!pnf located and has 8 research

collaborative UU"tHUH,~~ Rancho Los

'~'tH""'>", f'lletllCal Center and other research institutions in area,

nf~'.'''''''''~' may be addressed to: Nina Ph.D" P,T, Search ComrniHee Chair

A,,,,,,,/,,~'t'''''K .. Yi" in: the '\;"".UUI,,;'j;;,1,,;

wm have to become rnember in established Ph,D, in Dental

and Oral Heahh ~Clen(:e~L may interact with

MateriaLs Science Center.

possess dental biomaterials and

studeilts < and offer the and areas

funded

in the

The

affirmative curriculum page research at least three references should be

\Valter D,~1J)q PILD. Biornaterials Search Corn,mittee

li,",lIU~""'H, School of De:ntilstr'V

The CIea,CH 0.1e 1. 1996.

CO!1!U!t1ctlOf1 with the hrlites

tvledic~ne> This I·iEAL T:t'lS0UTH and the State of Alabama, The Eminent SchOlar wm teach as as conduct

The selected candidate doctorate in Exercise V'''>''''''','~.'r'''''u

Rehabilitation Of a "''''.-'"z,',.,·ht?'', In such areas as and

are Candidates must be and must demonstrate it broad

",,,,·.L'.,.,,,,,",,,nri in area A of achievernent in teal:nmi;~ re~s.eilrClrL and

essential, The

(\va hours frcml the state in fvliDH1:gCimi.;rv

from the Gulf Coast of Fiorida, institution located COlnUnHlllty, is interested In nn01>vf"'rH'tnn of and education>

This ",,,,',\,(>,1',.,,-.,,.. to a scholar intra and

candidate wm be and verstile,

are \ve1comed> Hve letters of

ofncial and CeJ'lrilC3.tw,n and/or licensure shOUld be fonvarded

Offke ATTN:

PerS(}!1!1el ... ,.> .... , "".",."

Sandra Committee for the HEALTHSOUTH

State , AL

materials wm

and encourages tenr!;W~<;\ and other rninorities.

The of \Vake Forest has a tenure-track '--.nic'u,r",,,

Professor in Functional wm include

SeQuerlCe, an upper with

estabnshmem vertebrate

of a viable research "",""tHV'~""i"" must inClude naInes and addresses

an to

a CV, and statements

froI'n women and rninorities arc Send rnaterials to:

vyr • Esch Chairman Search COinnlittee

of Exercise and

a) interest in mte,g,tatlng '0/ithin the

success in external fO"·,.,,,,",,·,,,,

and service, Effective date:

Submitietter and three letters of reference

Kathieen \A/iH iarns 1~;HiVH'tn"<'~"t of Exercise and

ONe Greensboro Science

I.

{f'frf;:;$i:S$O;;t, 1POtWt'1",~1P''''M',

AVO $SO FA

AppJh::ll1'lt$ murt {Judre£t mt: ~lea!on criteria in tile dm:urrJel1tctmn. Applkations, quoting the reference number,

addreue; ond ((It;$!mik numbm of three refe!1ffi:~ fit whom (oopdef1tid tlHluIrie; rrKrf h!; fr)cGe, wt)ukJ 00 with

Human ReUiti{"~ GPO &x 2 (Of), Adelaicll!' SA 500 f, Aurtroikl, Of fax I'M 8} lfJ i S I J! hy Ji JrtnJJct'f I ~6,

TIw! L~t~1ff'Jt}' I'lE$tW$$ the right net ttl molt" an awointment or to inWttl ~tktIDon$.

16

in the seco.nd named month.

Suhmitted material computer sc~mxiable;

and in >W"',6."""·'. must be in cmut;:'[a~ft'4tlJV be blade and

be in

Name,

edition of the of a

any conference or as weU,

TheSIS abstracts should not be more than one Nev/£~tetter

Akademiestrasse , 0662-80 Fax: 06 62-80

44-614,.

1996

NS\V 141, Australia,

1996 Third International \/V;/"",V,,,,h.,,,,,,,

France. Contact: I\'lAL ~ E, France. Fax:

,inra,fr.

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