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Author:

Jung, Myung-Chul

Title:

Ergonomic Assessment of a Wheeled Luggage Pulling Task

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Luggage Pulling Task
Luggage Design Criteria
Kinematics
Biomechanics
Work Physiology
Subjective Ratings

File:

Download eTD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Joel B Haight, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andris Freivalds, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
M Jeya Chandra, Committee Member
Ling Rothrock, Committee Member
M Susan Hallbeck, Committee Member

Author:

Gales, Daniel Joseph

Title:

Human Subcalcaneal Fat Pad Mechanical Properties

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Biomechanics
Mechanical Properties
Heel Pad
Fluctuation Analysis (DFA)
Humans
Material Testing System (MTS)
Running

File:

Download Dissertation_Graduate_School_Format_ver_53.pdf

Committee Members:

John Henry Challis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Henry Challis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

Author:

Matarazzo, Christopher Paul

Title:

Biomechanical Differences Between Heel-Toe and Forefoot Running

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Forefoot Running
Ground Reaction Forces
Injuries
Range of Motion
Biomechanics

File:

Download Final_Paper.pdf

Committee Members:

Neil Sharkey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kindel, Curtis

Title:

Moment-angle Relationship of Hip Musculature

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Biomechanics
hip
patellofemoral-syndrome
moment-angle relationship
joint moment fluctuations

File:

Download Penn_State_Dissertation__Kindel___May_2015_.pdf

Committee Members:

John Henry Challis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jinger Gottschall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sayers John Miller Iii, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Special Member

Author:

Xu, Yang

Title:

Forces And Moments Generated By The Human Arm: Variability And Control

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Biomechanics
Motor Control
Ergonomics
Force Production
Arm Control
Force Variability

File:

Download Dissertation_Yang.pdf

Committee Members:

Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Latash, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Latash, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

Author:

Cho, Jae Hyun

Title:

The Biomechanical, Physiological, and Cognitive Effects of Active Workstations and Utilizing Anthropometric Data to Improve the Usability

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Anthropometry
Biomechanics
Physiology
Active Workstations
Sedentary Behavior
Office-Related Task Performance

File:

Download JayCho-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Andris Freivalds, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andris Freivalds, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ling Rothrock, Committee Member
David Nembhard, Committee Member
Melissa Jean Bopp, Outside Member
Liza S Rovniak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Osedeme, Janose

Title:

Computational Mechanics Study of A Kinematically Constrained Wrist Arthroplasty Implant

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Total Wrist Arthroplasty
Wrist Kinematics
Biomechanics
Wrist Implant

File:

Download Janose_s_Final_Thesis_Document_Sunday_08-03-20.pdf

Committee Members:

Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory Stephen Lewis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Banerjee, Committee Member
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Program Head/Chair
Hwa Bok Wee, Committee Member

Author:

Masters, Samuel Edward

Title:

SOFT TISSUE MOTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON HUMAN LOCOMOTION DYNAMICS

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Biomechanics
Running
Walking
Joint Kinetics
Joint Moments
Soft Tissue Motion
Stability

File:

Download Masters_-_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

John Henry Challis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Henry Challis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Barry Eckhardt, Committee Member
Jonas Rubenson, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Outside Member
Jonathan Bates Dingwell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Tilton, Maryam

Title:

MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS AND META-BIOMATERIALS FABRICATED VIA ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive manufacturing
Biomechanics
Mechanical behavior
Fracture fixation implants
Large bone defects
metamaterials

File:

Download MaryamTilton_Dissertation_08-13-2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory Stephen Lewis, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Outside Member
Michael W. Hast, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhou, Yuxiao

Title:

3D Full-field Bone Biomechanics Study: Effects of Diseases and Treatments

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Biomechanics
Atomic Force Microscopy
Digital Volume Correlation
Dental implant
Glenohumeral joint
Rheumatoid arthritis

File:

Download Dissertation_Yuxiao_Zhou.pdf

Committee Members:

Jing Du, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jing Du, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair