This award is sponsored by Vicon
The Muybridge award is the most prestigious award of the Society. It is awarded for career achievements in biomechanics. The award is named after Eadward Muybridge (1830-1904), who was the first to use cinematography for the study of human and animal movement.
| Year | Recipient | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
Irene Davis (USA) |
Born to Move: Embracing our Evolutionary Legacy |
|
2021 |
Scott Delp (USA) |
How Muybridge predicted the future of biomechanics and what the 21st century holds |
| 2019 |
Ralph Müller (Switzerland) |
From mechanics to mechanomics: a journey through bone |
| 2017 | Walter Herzog (Canada) | |
| 2015 |
Kai-Nan An (USA) |
Biomechanics of Upper Extremities |
| 2013 | Benno Nigg (Canada) |
From Biomechanik to Biomechanics to Biomechanigg |
| 2011 | Roger Enoka (USA) |
Muscle fatigue – from motor units to clinical symptoms. |
| 2009 | Mimi Koehl (USA) | Effects of ambient wind or water flow on locomotion. See the lecture here. |
| 2007 | Peter Huijing (Netherlands) | Epimuscular myofascial force transmission: a historical review and implications for new research. |
| 2005 | Rik Huiskes (Netherlands) | Bone: The Engineer's Ultimate Dream Material |
| 2003 | Tetsuo Fukunaga (Japan) | Effects of elastic properties of muscle-tendon complex on sports performances. |
| 2001 | David Winter (Canada) | Gait and balance - from the micro to the macro. |
| 1999 | Paavo Komi (Finland) | Stretch-shortening cycle: a powerful model to study normal and fatigued muscle. J Biomech 33:1197-1206, 2000 |
| 1997 | John Paul (UK) | Strength requirements for internal and external prostheses. J Biomech 32:381-393, 1999 |
| 1995 | Savio L-Y. Woo (USA) | Biomechanics of knee ligament healing, repair and reconstruction. J Biomech 30:431-439, 1997 |
| 1993 | Malcolm H. Pope (USA) | Spinal biomechanics (not published) |
| 1991 | R. McNeil Alexander (UK) | Optimization of structure and movement of the legs of animals. J Biomech 26 Suppl 1:1-6, 1993 |
| 1989 | Gunnar Andersson (USA) | Spine biomechanics (not published) |
| 1987 | Peter R. Cavanagh (USA) | Studies in the biomechanics of distance running and plantar pressure distribution. Biomechanics XI-A (Eds: G. de Groot, A.P. Hollander, P.A. Huijing, G.J. van Ingen Schenau), pp. 3-14, Amsterdam, 1988. |
