May 2022

Dr. Selinger’s recent work, published in Current Biology, uses data from thousands of recreational runners wearing fitness tracking devices to show that a runner’s preferred speed is largely unaffected by the distance they run and is consistent with the speed that minimizes the cost of transport (energy consumed per unit distance).

Find the full article here, or check out media coverage from the Wall Street Journal, CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks, Outside Magazine, Stanford News, Queen’s Gazette, Science News, New Scientist, Popular Science, and Runner’s World.

January 2022

This article by Alex Hutchinson, published in Outside Magazine, discusses the science of simple exoskeletons that improve human running efficiency. It includes Dr. Selinger’s ‘exotendon’ work.

Find the article here.

October 2021

Megan was recently featured on the GradChat podcast where she discussed her research in the Neuromechanics lab, and a recent collaborative study focused on the ergonomic challenges of the at-home office environment.

Find the podcast here.

September 2021

Megan’s recent work, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology and featured on the cover, shows that people can adapt to energy optimal ways of walking without being consciously aware they are doing so.

Find the full article here, or check out articles featuring this work in Inside JEB, Nature, Yahoo, Daily Hunt, and Phys.org.

June 2021

The award is given to an Early Career Researcher on the basis of their research trajectory and outstanding contributions to the field of biomechanics and the Canadian Society of Biomechanics.

November 2020

Dr. Selinger and Dr. Anne Koelewijn (FAU, Germany) are collaborating to develop predictive gait simulations of human energy optimization. Their preliminary work was awarded best paper at WeRob2020.

Find the announcement here.

October 2020

Dr. Selinger’s lab recently took part in the first virtual instal of Humotech exoskeleton.

Read more about it in the Humotech blog, posted on October 6, 2020.

August 2019

Dr. Selinger’s recent work showed—surprisingly—that a rubber band tied between the feet of a running human actually improves energy efficiency.

The study was featured in Stanford Medicine's SCOPE, Inside JEB, and the APS Physics Magazine, and was recently shortlisted for the 2019 JEB Outstanding Paper Prize.

August 2019

Dr. Selinger was among 16 researchers from Queen’s University to receive funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund.

The John R. Evans Leaders Fund helps exceptional researchers at universities across the country conduct leading-edge research by giving them the tools and equipment they need to become leaders in their fields.

Read more about it in the Queen’s Gazette.

May 2019

Megan delivered remarks on behalf of this year’s Vanier recipients at the national announcement made by the Minister of Science and Sport.

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.

Follow this link to view the announcement. Megan was also featured in the Queen’s Gazette and on Global News.

May 2019

The Neuromechanics Lab was one of seven labs at Queen’s University to receive funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Minister Duncan announced funding for early career researchers as they pursue the next great discovery in their field. Dr. Selinger is among the first recipients to benefit from this funding!

Read the full story here.

April 2019

Dr. Selinger’s prior work showed that humans can continuously optimize their gait to minimize energy expenditure.

Read about it in the Globe and Mail, the New Scientist, the Los Angeles Times, Gizmodo, the Vancouver Sun, and CBS News.