De Luca Foundation Announces Donation of $500,000 to the American Society of Biomechanics to Advance Movement Sciences
NATICK, MA — May 20, 2025 — The De Luca Foundation, an organization dedicated to serving the biomechanics research community worldwide, is pleased to announce a donation of $500,000 to the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), an organization which promotes the advancement of biomechanics for the benefit of society. This donation will equip ASB to […]
Announcing the Winners of Seed for Science 2024: EMG in Unity
Seed for Science 2024 had an exciting spin: EMG in Unity! EMG alongside augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) can enable digital twins, aid in telerehabilitation, control human-computer interactions, and provide neuromuscular feedback for gamified sports training. Through Unity, a game development platform that enables users to design real-time applications featuring AR/VR, physiological sensing can be […]
De Luca Foundation (DLF) Launches Generous In-Kind EMG Equipment Matching Donation to Fuel the Growth of Next-Generation Sports Scientists, Physiology, & Engineers
Exclusive Starter Kit Program in India In-kind EMG equipment donation initiative is a grass-root movement aimed at supporting professional advancement of individuals pursuing applied or basic exploration of Human Movement Sciences. Through this program, the foundation will contribute 85%* towards the total cost a 2-sensor Trigno Mobile EMG system or a 2-sensor Trigno Lite EMG […]
Seed for Science Winner’s Story: Improving Quality of Life for People with Blind or Low Vision
John Chomack from New York University has been chosen as a winner of the Seed for Science 2023 initiative for his research project, Effects of Adaptive Sports on Mechanisms of Mobility in Visual Impairment. To support advancements in his research, the De Luca Foundation has awarded him a $10,000 stipend; Trigno EMG equipment from Delsys; […]
De Luca Foundation Announces Dr. Rajinikumar Palaniyappan as New Advisor
The De Luca Foundation is excited to welcome Dr. Rajinikumar Palaniyappan to our Board of Advisors! Dr. Rajinikumar is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Biomechanics and Kinesiology at Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University (TNPESU). During his current professorship at TNPESU, Dr. Rajinikumar established the Centre of Excellence in […]
Seed for Science Winner’s Story: Understanding Fatigue in Patients with Long COVID
Agostina Casamento-Moran, Post Doctoral Studies in Computational Neuroscience Agostina Casamento-Moran, a post-doctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University, is one of the winners of the 2023 Seed for Science initiative for her research project Physiological Mechanisms of Post-Exertional Malaise in Long COVID. To support further research of her project, the De Luca Foundation has awarded her […]
Supporting Research in India: Winners of the First Ever Integrative Motion Award
Breaking Barriers of Movement Science Research The De Luca Foundation is spreading our passion for research and innovation across the globe. Through the Integrative Motion Award, we are providing funding and equipment to regions that have a young, but promising, research culture. For the first year of the Integrative Motion Award, the De Luca Foundation […]
Seed for Science Winner’s Story: Expanding Exercise Opportunities for Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries
Griffin Sipes, from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is one of the winners of the 2023 Seed for Science Initiative for his research project Improving exercise recommendations for cardiovascular function for persons with spinal cord injuries. Along with the $10,000 stipend to support further research of his project, he has received Trigno EMG equipment from […]
Hands-On Workshops (India): Integrating EMG and Physiological Measurements into a Virtual Environment
July 2024, New Delhi and Bangalore Are you interested in developing Virtual Reality tools to analyze human performance? These workshops will cover the online web course, VR Sensor Integration, designed by the workshop leaders and their team at the Terascale All-sensing Research Studio (TARS). Sign Up Today Workshop Goals: Learn the basics for VR development […]
10 Winners of the Inaugural Joseph Hamill Access to Science Award Have Been Selected
The Winners Have Been Chosen! The De Luca Foundation is excited to announce that 54 students have applied to the first ever Joseph Hamill Access to Science Award, and the top 10 have been selected! In partnership with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the De Luca Foundation is supporting student travel to international conferences. […]