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Professor Laing is currently accepting applications for a Post-Doctoral position - Fall-related injury prevention in older adults (PDF) .
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The Injury Biomechanics and Aging Laboratory (IBAL) is currently working to expand the knowledge of musculoskeletal biomechanics related to human health and injury prevention, and the role that advanced age has on these relationships. The general research fields can be divided into:
Professor Andrew Laing is the director of IBAL and an associate professor at the University of Waterloo. Professor Laing leads the research team of graduate and undergraduate students.
Meet our current research team.
Benoit has successfully defended his thesis in fulfillment of the degree requirements of Masters of Science in Kinesiology.
Benoit's thesis, “Factors Influencing Measures of Trochanteric Soft Tissue Thickness”, will help drive further research into the role of soft tissue in reducing the risk of hip fracture.
IBAL students showcase research
The Injury Biomechanics and Aging Lab was in attendance for the 19th meeting of the Canadian Society of Biomechanics hosted in Hamilton, Ont.
IBAL team provides three oral presentations at the 2018 Ontario Biomechanics conference (Steven Pretty, Taylor Winberg, Dan Martel, Andrew Laing).
Professor Laing is currently accepting applications for a Post-Doctoral position - Fall-related injury prevention in older adults (PDF) .
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Indigenous Initiatives Office.