Advisory Board and Editors Biomechanics
Amir A. Zadpoor
Amir Zadpoor studied Biomed Eng for his MSc and obtained his PhD (cum laude) from Delft Univ. Tech. He joined the Dept. Biomech. Eng. to work in the area of tissue biomechanics and implants in 2010 and started a research lab focusing on biomaterials, orthopedics, and biomechanics of tissues and implants. Amir is on the review and editorial board of several journals and has published many peer-reviewed article. He recently received the prestigious ERC and Veni personal grants.
Astrid Zech
Prof. Dr. Astrid Zech is head of the Department of Movement Science and Exercise Physiology at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
Her primary research interests include; Sensorimotor control over the lifespan; Habitual running patterns, barefoot running; Sports injuries / injury prevention; Rehabilitation and exercise therapy and Sports in old age.
Songning Zhang
Songning Zhang (PhD & FACSM) is a professor of biomechanics and the director of the Biomechanics/Sports Medicine Laboratory at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is a fellow of American College of Sports Medicine and a member of American Society of Biomechanics, International Society of Biomechanics, and China Sport Science Society. He is a visiting professor at the Shanghai University of Sports and at the Nanjing Sports Institute, China. His publications include work appearing in biomechanics, sports science, medical journals, and book chapters. He is currently an associate editor and editorial board member for Journal of Sport and Health Science, and an associate editor for Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, and an editorial board member of PeerJ. He has reviewed manuscripts for many academic peer-reviewed journals, including the Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise; Journal of Biomechanics, Gait and Posture, Clinical Biomechanics, Arthritis Care & Research, etc.