Steele Lab Presents at the Northwest Biomechanics Symposium (NWBS)

Keshia News

The Steele Lab had a great time presenting their research at the Northwest Biomechanics Symposium on May 4-5th, 2018 in Bellingham, WA. Ben Shuman, Brianna Goodwin, Claire Mitchell, and Keshia Peters all gave podium presentations during the conference, and Madelyn Lew, Leif Wesche, Alyssa Spomer, Michael Rosenberg, and Karley Benoff gave poster presentations.

A big congratulations to Alyssa Spomer and Karley Benoff for being awarded best graduate and undergraduate student posters, respectively, for the entire conference.

The Northwest Biomechanics Symposium is a student-friendly conference and incorporates research labs from all of the Northwest, including Canada. Irene Davis, a professor at the Harvard Medical School and Director of the Spaulding National Running Center, provided a great Keynote address to the conference attendees.

Nataliya, Ben, Keshia, Brianna, and Heather all pose arm in arm near a Western Washington University campus sculpture during the walk to the Symposium dinner. Leif, Madelyn, Ben, Claire, Karley, Alyssa, Brianna, Heather, Michael, and Keshia all pose in front of a Bellingham Bay sunset after dinner and trivia during the Northwest Biomechanics Symposium at Western Washington University. Michael Rosenberg, wearing a blue dress shirt and slacks, points towards a method figure on his poster while sharing about his research at the Northwest Biomechanics Symposium. Three community members look on and learn from Michael and his research poster. Claire Mitchell presents her research via a podium presentation. A slide is up on the projected screen describing muscle synergies and how they are processed. Brianna, Alyssa, Claire, and Heather sit in the auditorium seating during a brief break in podium presentations during the Northwest Biomechanics Symposium in Bellingham, WA Madelyn, Karley, Leif, and Ben smile while they sit in the auditorium seating during a brief break in podium presentations during the Northwest Biomechanics Symposium in Bellingham, WA Karley Benoff stands in front of her poster on upper-extremity orthoses in a white blouse and black slacks. She helps two graduate students from Simon Fraser University try on her orthotic device while explaining the device's mechanics and intended uses. Alyssa Spomer stands facing her poster and wears a teal blouse and black skirt. She gestures toward her experimental setup figure within her poster's method section while explaining her research to an onlooking member of the scientific community.