{"id":378,"date":"2021-11-02T12:54:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T16:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ergo\/?page_id=378"},"modified":"2025-08-08T11:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:13:10","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ergo\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">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:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Human performance assessments (strength, motion, postures, and individual differences)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biomechanics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Movement control and coordination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motor learning and skills training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work physiology and fatigue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical human-robot interaction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The application areas of our research has spanned industry, medical, military, and sports domains. Within the industrial sector, our work has included domains such as manufacturing, construction, agriculture, mining, and emergency response.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more about our research on:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ergo\/gait-biomechanics-postural-control\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ergo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gait-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ergo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gait-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ergo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gait-300x169.png 300w, 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Our focus areas include: The application areas of our research has spanned industry, medical, military, and sports domains. 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