Executive Council

The ISB is governed by its Executive Council composed of the officers and council members who are elected by mail ballot for two year terms. They represent countries from throughout the world and various scientific areas within biomechanics. The council, which meets annually, provides leadership for the continued development of the Society. Many on-going activities are performed by Council appointed sub-committees such as publications, standards and terminology, award nominations, and others. The quarterly Newsletter serves to inform the members of current and future events and developments.

Please contact any member of the Executive Council via our webmaster for further information.

President: Felipe Carpes Center for Health Sciences The Federal University of Pampa Laboratory of Neuromechanics Uruguaiana, Brazil
Past President: Elizabeth Clarke Kolling Institute of Medical Research University of Sydney Sydney, Australia
President-Elect: Brent Edwards Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology University of Calgary Calgary, Canada
Secretary-General: Kirsty McDonald School of Medical & Health Sciences Edith Cowan University Joondalup, Australia
Publication Officer: Todd Pataky Department of Human Health Sciences Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan
Student Representative: Elisa Romero Avila Institute of Applied Medical Engineering RWTH Aachen University Aachen, Germany
Awards Officer: Heiliane de Brito Fontana School of Biological Sciences Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Group - BSiM Federal University of Santa Catarina Florianopolis, Brazil
Awards Officer: Taylor Dick School of Biomedical Sciences University of Queensland Brisbane, Australia
Affiliated Societies: Yumna Albertus Health, Physical activity, Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre Division of Physiological Sciences Department of Human Biology University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Technical Groups Officer: Camomilla Valentina Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences University of Rome Rome, Italy
Student Awards Officer: Erica Bell Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Delaware Newark, DE, USA
Informatics Officer: Jonas Rubenson Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology Penn State University University Park, PA, USA
Economically Developed Countries (EDC): Hannah Rice Department of Physical Performance Norwegian School of Sport Sciences Oslo, Norway
Education Officer: Jos Vanrenterghem Department of Rehabilitation Sciences KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Sponsorship Officer: Luke Kelly Griffith Centre of Biomedical & Rehabilitation Engineering Griffith University Gold Coast, Australia
IDEA Officer (appointed): Julie Choisne Auckalnd Bioengineering Institute University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand
Social Media Officer (appointed): Elisa Romero Avila Institute of Applied Medical Engineering RWTH Aachen University Aachen, Germany
South American Representative (appointed): Joel Alvarez-Ruf Department of Kinesiology Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación Santiago, Chile
Asian Representative (appointed): Seungbum Koo Department of Mechanical Engineering Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Daejeon, Korea
African Representative (appointed): Ranel Venter Division of Sport Science Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Treasurer: Andrew Cresswell The University of Queensland School of Human Movement Studies Brisbane, Australia
Archives Officer (appointed): John Challis Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology Penn State University University Park, PA, USA