Current PhD, Master's by Research Projects, & Honours Students

Trevor ALLEN (PhD)

The mechanism of changes in skeletal muscle following eccentric exercise, including examination of muscle type and the effects of initial length.

(Supervisors: Dr David Morgan, Dr Uwe Proske)

Camilla BROCKETT (PhD)

Medical applications of changes in skeletal muscle following eccentric exercise, especially idiopathic toe walkers and hamstring training.

(Supervisors: Dr David Morgan, Professor Uwe Proske)

James FALLON (MEngSci)

Equipment for recording from multiple spindles in a single muscle.

(Supervisors: Dr David Morgan, Professor Uwe Proske)

Melanie FRANKLYN (PhD)

The study of loads in long bones implanted with titanium bolts for the purpose of direct skeletal attachment prosthetics

(Supervisors: A/Prof Ian Brown, Dr Yee Chong Lam - Mech Eng)

Ben GOODMAN (BScHons)

Optical fibre isolated stimulators for split ventral root stimulation. As part of the distributed stimulation area of research, this program is attempting to build stimulators with optical fibre isolation to prevent cross-stimulation of adjacent nerve filaments.

(Supervisors: Dr David Morgan, Professor Uwe Proske)

Kim GUI (BScHons)

The factors that contribute to position sense. The ability to match arms in space while blindfolded is often taken an an indicacation that we can match elbow angles. However there are other possibilities, including gravity and sense of position in space. This project aims to disturb these other aids to matching.

(Supervisors: Dr David Morgan, Professor Uwe Proske)

Mark HOMEWOOD (BScHons)

The effect of fibre type on the damage of eccentric exercise. There are reports in the literature that fast fibres are more damaged than slow, and vice versa. Our hypothesis is that there is no difference, provided the stretches are matched to the length tension curve.

(Supervisors: Dr David Morgan, Professor Uwe Proske)

Ying HUANG (PhD)

The development of a multi-channel distributed stimulation system for the effective activation of skeletal muscle in FES

(Supervisors: A/Prof Ian Brown, Dr David Morgan)

Roger LYNN (MEngSc)

Response of skeletal muscle to eccentric exercise, especially showing the growth of extra sarcomeres.

(Supervisor: Dr David Morgan)

Nick WHITEHEAD (PhD)

The effect of concentric training on damage from eccentric exercise. It is well known that eccentric training protects against damage from eccentric exercise, but there is also some evidence to suggest that concentric training actually increases suscepibility.

(Supervisors: Dr David Morgan, Professor Uwe Proske)

Andrew WISE (PhD)

The properties of submaximally activated mixed fibre type muscles. An application of the distributed stimulation of muscle, This project is using optimised distributed stimulation to investigate muscle under more physiological conditions.

(Supervisors: Dr David Morgan, Professor Uwe Proske)