Dr.sc.nat., Dr.h.c Benno M. NIGG Co-Director, Human Performance Laboratory and Professor of Biomechanics, University of Calgary
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| 1959-1965 | Study of Physics at the Technical University of Zürich (ETH), Switzerland, and the Technical University, Hannover, West Germany |
| 1965-1971 | Instructor for Physics & Mathematics, Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz, Switzerland |
| 1971-1976 | Research Director, Biomechanics Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1976-1981 | Director, Biomechanics Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| since 1981 | Professor of Biomechanics, Engineering-Medicine-Kinesiology, University of Calgary |
| Director, Human Performance Laboratory, U. of Calgary |
Mitgliedschaften
| Council member, Intern. Soc. Biomechnaic, 1979-1987 | |
| President, International Society of Biomechanics, ISB., 1983-1985 | |
| Member of the IOC Medical Commission, since 1984 | |
| Member of the World Council for Biomechanics, since 1996 |
Publikationen
| among others: | |
| Impact forces in running. Current Opinion in Orthopedics 8: 43-47, 1997 | |
| Impact forces and muscle tuning - a new paradigm. Exercise and Sport Sciences Review, 29(1), 37-41, 2001 | |
| The role of impact forces and foot pronation - a new paradigm. Clin. J. Sports Medicine, 11, 2-9, 2001 | |
| Effect of an unstable shoe construction on lower extremity gait characteristics. Cl. Biomechanics, 21:82-88, 2006 |
Auszeichnungen
| Innovation in Alberta Science Award, 1993 | |
| Olympic Order, 1998 | |
| Elected Member: International Academy of Biology and Engineering in Medicine, 1998 | |
| Doctor Honoris Causae, University of Salzburg, Austria, 2004 |
