The Wartenweiler Memorial Lecture is given to honor Prof. Jürg Wartenweiler (1915-1976), first President of the ISB, who organized the First International Seminar on Biomechanics in Zürich, Switzerland (1967).
| Year | Lecturer | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Susan S. Margulies (USA) | Bridging the species gap: Scaling traumatic brain injury loads and assessments across species to accelerate prevention and diagnosis |
| 2019 | Hugh Herr (USA) | On the Design of Bionic Leg Devices: The Science of Tissue-Synthetic Interface |
| 2017 | Jaap Van Dieen (The Netherlands) | Trunk stabilization, adaptations to environment, task and pain |
| 2015 |
Aurelio Cappozzo |
History of Biomechanics |
| 2013 | Miguel Nicolelis (USA) |
Brain Machine Interfaces to Restore Mobility |
| 2011 | Jan Pieter Clarys (Belgium) | The schizophrenic balance of old techniques and new technologies in body composition and their (assumed) support in biomechanics, ergonomics and health care |
| 2009 | Patrick Prendergast (Ireland) | Mechanoregulation in the skeletal tissues |
| 2007 | Kai-Nan An (USA) | Application of Medical Imaging in Biomechanics |
| 2005 | Bruce Latimer (USA) | Biomechanics and Evolution. |
| 2003 | Steven Vogel (USA) | Twist versus bend: flexibility in the face of flow. |
| 2001 | R.C. Nelson (USA) | History of the ISB. |
| 1999 | Andrew Huxley (United Kingdom) | Cross-bridge action: present views, prospects, and unknowns. J Biomech 33:1189-1195, 2000 |
| 1997 | V. Reggie Edgerton (USA) | Transmission of forces within mammalian skeletal muscles. J Biomech 32:371-380, 1999 |
| 1995 | David A. Winter (Canada) | (not published) |
| 1993 | Carlo J. De Luca (USA) | De Luca, C.J. The use of surface electromyography in biomechanics. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 13: 135 - 163, 1997. |
| 1991 | James G. Hay (USA) | Citius, altius, longius (faster, higher, longer): the biomechanics of jumping for distance. J Biomech 26 Suppl 1:7-21, 1993 |
| 1989 | Benno M. Nigg (Canada) | On the potential of various approaches in load analysis to reduce the frequency of sports injuries. J Biomech 23 Suppl 1:3-12, 1990 |
| 1987 | Savio L-Y. Woo (USA) |
Advances in Ligament Research |
| 1985 | Don B. Chaffin (USA) | Computerized Models for Occupational Biomechanics |
| 1983 | Uros Stanic (Yugoslavia) | Movement and Electrical Stimulation |
| 1981 | Phillip D. Gollnick (USA) | Muscle Characteristics and Biomechanics |
| 1979 | Marion Weiss (Poland) | Tasks and Needs of Rehabiltation Engineering |
| 1977 | G. A. Cavagna (Italy) | Efficiency and Inefficiency of Locomotion |
