Research Interests
Human Movement Dynamics & Simulation
Biorobotics
Neuroscience & Motor Learning
Degrees
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2008
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 2006
Honors and Awards
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2007
Stanford Graduate Fellowship, 2006
Representative Publications
Hamner, SR, Seth, A, Delp, SL. Muscle contributions to propulsion and support during running, Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 43, pp. 2709-2716, 2010.
Wang, JM, Hamner, SR, Delp, SL, Koltun, V. Optimizing Locomotion Controllers Using Biologically-Based Actuators and Objectives, ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH 2012), 31(4), 2012. [ video link ]
McConnell, J, Donnelly, C, Hamner, S, Dunne, J and Besier, T. Effect of shoulder taping on maximum shoulder external and internal rotation range in uninjured and previously injured overhead athletes during a seated throw. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 29: 1406-1411, 2011.
Lightcap C, Hamner S, Schmitz T, Banks S. Improved positioning accuracy of the PA10-6CE robot with geometric and flexibility calibration. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 24, pp. 452-456, 2008.
Hobbies
Music, Cycling, Building Stuff, Exploring the Bay Area