Biomechanics, Ergonomics, Safety, and Training Lab
The BEST Lab at Clemson University broadly focuses on basic and applied research in biomechanics and physical ergonomics to enhance human health, performance, and safety in a variety of settings. Our focus areas include:
- Human performance assessments (strength, motion, postures, and individual differences)
- Biomechanics
- Movement control and coordination
- Motor learning and skills training
- Work physiology and fatigue
- Physical human-robot interaction
Recent News
Rahul won a Scholarship Award in this year’s IEA Conference
August, 2024
Rahul was the first Thomas R. Waters MSD Memorial Scholarship Award recipient. In addition to this, he also presented his dissertation study at the International Ergonomics Association Conference held in Jeju, South Korea. Read more
Vishwajeet’s Doctoral Colloquium at this year’s IISE Conference, 2024
August, 2024
Vishwajeet presented his work in this year’s Doctoral Colloquium at IISE conference held in Montreal, Canada.
National Biomechanics Day 2024
April, 2024
National Biomechanics Day was celebrated with High School kids from middle and high school students from Clemson, Anderson, and Seneca. Read more
HFES – Human Factors Ergonomics Society, 2023
October 23-27, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Divya Srinivasan who was recognized as the 2023 HFE Woman and was awarded the “Woman of the Year” award during the conference.
Congratulations to Zeinab Kazemi for receiving the “Best Computational Paper” for her work titled “Differences in kinematics and resulting lumbar spinal forces during repetitive lifting tasks: simulation versus estimation of the effects of wearing a back-support exoskeleton”. This work was co-authored by Jang-Ho Park and Dr. Divya Srinivasan.
Congratulations to Dr. Satyajit Upasani on receiving the “2023 Augmented Cognition Technical Group Student Paper” award for his paper titled “Gaze Behavior and Mental Workload While Using a Whole-Body Powered Exoskeleton: A Pilot Study”. Read more