Max Donelan, Simon Fraser University

Research

gait biomechanics energetics locomotion modeling motor control neuromechanics physiology

Latest funding

Physics-based modeling of the determinants of walking's energetic cost
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Mechanisms of Energy Optimization in Human Locomotion
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$352,360
Mechanisms of Energy Optimization in Human Locomotion
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000

Physics-based modeling of the determinants of walking's energetic cost

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Donelan, Max JM

Keywords: biomechanical determinants; energetic cost; engineering; exoskeleton; gait; gait disorders; mobility assistance; mobility enhancement; physics-based gait model; rehabilitation

$25,000

Mechanisms of Energy Optimization in Human Locomotion

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Donelan, Max

Keywords: neuromechanics; biomechanics; motor control; energetics; locomotion; walking; gait; physiology; modeling; simulation

$352,360

Mechanisms of Energy Optimization in Human Locomotion

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Donelan, Max

$120,000

Comparative Neuromechanics

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Donelan, Max

$231,000

Comparative Neuromechanics

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Donelan, Max

$27,000

Comparative terrestrial locomotion physiology

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Donelan, Maxwell

$132,500

Biomechanical Energy Harvester

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Donelan, Maxwell

$124,784

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: gait Dear Professor Donelan, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on gait connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Physics-based modeling of the determinants of walking's energetic cost" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]