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Mark has a Mechanical Engineering background (BEng, University of Nottingham, 2004) and has a keen interest in the application of mechanics to human locomotion. He then studied Sports Biomechanics (MSc, Loughborough University, 2006) which included a research project into the motor control involved in soccer penalty kicks.
Mark completed a doctorate here at the RVC (Structure and Motion Laboratory, 2009) looking at the mechanical limitations of performance in human running, supervised by Professor Alan Wilson.Here he developed the feedback-controlled treadmill and a partial suspension system with which he applied gravitational and inertial perturbations to humans attempting maximum running speed.He compared theoretical models based on limb force limits and developed a further model based on a leg stiffness limit.He explored the partial success of these models in explaining the influence of the different conditions on attainable speed. |
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Now training as a Clinical Scientist with the NHS in Oxford, Mark plans to specialise in assistive technologies and gait analysis. He has a keen interest in medical devices and is eager to explore emerging technologies and develop new systems, as well as continue research and teaching
Email: mbowtell at rvc.ac.uk
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