KINGSTON, R. I. \u2014 March 30, 2022 \u2014 The 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Kinesiology will welcome high school students from throughout the state to its labs in Independence Square to learn about biomechanics and other STEM fields during the annual International Biomechanics Day April 6, 9 a.m. to noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students will experience the advanced Biomechanics Lab, Body Composition Lab, Fitness Lab and Motion Capture Lab, where professors and grad students from kinesiology, physical therapy, communicative disorders and engineering will educate the students on biomechanics systems. Students will be able to put on motion capture sensors to see how their bodies move. They\u2019ll measure their brain waves using EEG (electroencephalography) sensors; examine their body composition; measure the force they put on their feet while walking, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to make everything as hands-on as possible,\u201d said kinesiology Professor Susan D\u2019Andrea, who is organizing the 溏心vlog免费B站 event. \u201cWe\u2019re going to do augmented reality and virtual reality; we\u2019ll be doing some EEG brain wave measurements; we can look at their heel bone with an ultrasound device. It will be stuff they can physically engage in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event is part of National Biomechanics Day, a worldwide celebration of biomechanics in its many forms for high school students and teachers. Biomechanics investigates \u201cthe broad expanse of biology in the physical world,\u201d according to the Biomechanics Initiative, which organizes the international event. The discipline makes substantial contributions to basic biology and physics, medicine and health, human and animal movement and performance, biomedical engineering, prosthetics and human-machine interactions, among many other endeavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe big overall goal is to educate high school students about biomechanics, what we can do, and how we can use our science skills to help people with disabilities or problems,\u201d said D\u2019Andrea, noting she expects around 100 students from high schools around the state to attend. \u201cIt\u2019s really cool because biomechanics is really hands-on; you can see it. It’s all to bring the high school kids in and show them the opportunities this field presents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another primary goal of Biomechanics Day is to specifically promote women in biomechanics and other STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines. D\u2019Andrea has reached out specifically to the all-girls schools in Rhode Island, and 溏心vlog免费B站 kinesiology alumna Maria Urso, who works on regulatory issues in medical devices, will present a virtual discussion on the varied opportunities in biomechanics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe wanted to have a very strong, successful woman in the health care field who has a connection to 溏心vlog免费B站 to address the students,\u201d D\u2019Andrea said. \u201cOur goal is focused around trying to engage and empower girls and women in science. I\u2019m an engineer, and I lived in a world where I was usually the only woman at the table, so that\u2019s why I\u2019m really passionate about empowering women in science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Independence Square is located at 25 West Independence Way, Kingston, RI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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