Walter Herzog, PhD

Dr. Walter Herzog

PhD

Positions

Professor

Faculty of Kinesiology

Co-Director of the Human Performance Lab

Faculty of Kinesiology

Full Member

McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health

Child Health & Wellness Researcher

Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute

Contact information

Email

wherzog@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Human Performance Lab

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-8525

Location

Office: KNB402

Background

Educational Background

Postdoc Biomechanics, University of Calgary, 1987

PhD Biomechanics, University of Iowa, 1985

Diploma II Physical Education, Federal Technical Institute Zurich, 1978

Diploma I Physical Education , Federal Technical Institute Zurich, 1977

CV for Walter Herzog, PhD

Research

Areas of Research

Movement Science & Musculoskeletal Health
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Neuro-Biomechanics
  • Biomechanics
Activities

Dr. Herzog is the Co-Director of the Human Performance Lab, and holds the Benno Nigg Chair in Biomechanics, Mobility and Longevity. 

Dr. Herzog's research is focused on the neuro-biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system with emphasis on mechanisms of muscle contraction focusing on the role of the structural protein titin, and the biomechanics of joints focusing on mechanisms of onset and progression of osteoarthritis. Expertise is in the area of growth, healing, and adaptation of soft (ligament, tendon, muscle, and articular cartilage) and hard (bone) tissues. Within this area he works experimentally and theoretically on the molecular/cellular, in vitro, in situ, and in vivo level. It also includes cell manipulation and mechanical testing and finite element modeling, continuum mechanics, simulations and theories of growth and adaptation.

Dr. Herzog has more than 600 publications in scientific refereed journals, as well as author/editor of six books, more than 50 book chapters, and more than 900 refereed conference proceedings. Please view his CV for publications. 

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Child health and wellness

Engineering solutions for health

Infections, inflammation and chronic diseases

One health

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
KNES/MDSC/ENME 663 LEC 01 Advanced Muscle Mechanics and Physiology 2023
BIOL 507 LAB 01 Capstone Res Proj in Bio Sci 2022
KNES 60412 LAB 01 B01 Directed Study 2021
BIOL 530 LAB 01 B01 Hnrs Res Proj in Bio Sci 2021
KNES 60409 LAB 01 B01 Directed Study 2021
KNES 664 Bone and Joint Biomechanics Fall 2021
KNES 60409 LAB 01 B01 Directed Study 2021
MDSC 663 LEC 01 01 (Enme/Knes 663)Adv Mech & Phys 2020
BIOL 530 LAB 01 B01 Hnrs Res Proj in Bio Sci 2020
KNES 663 LEC 01 01 (Enme/Mdsc 663)Adv Mech & Phys 2020
CMMB 528 LAB 01 B01 Independent Studies in CMMB 2020
CMMB 528 LAB 01 B01 Independent Studies in CMMB 2020
CMMB 530 LAB 01 B01 Honours Res Proj in CMMB 2020

Awards

  • University of Calgary Internationalization Career Achievement Award (UCIA), University of Calgary. 2022
  • Killam Annual Professor, University of Calgary, Killam Trust. 2022
  • Outstanding Reviewer, 2020 Fall Grant Competition, CIHR College of Reviewers. 2021
  • 2020 Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (JBME) Editor's Choice Paper for manuscript "Direct validation of model-predicted muscle forces in the cat hindlimb during locomotion", ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 2021
  • Named Award "Dr. Walter Herzog Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research", Brazilian Society for Biomechanics. 2021
  • Researcher of the Year, Alberta Science and Technology Leadership (ASTech) . 2021
  • 1st Prize and Award for "Excellence in Basic, Clinical, and Translational Science" for manuscript "Multiparametric MR imaging reveals early cartilage degeneration at 2 and 8 weeks after ACL transection in a rabbit model", Orthopaedic Research Society. 2020
  • Outstanding Reviewer, 2019 Fall Grant Competition, CIHR College of Reviewers. 2020
  • Killam Prize, Canada Council for the Arts. 2018
  • Geoffrey Dyson Career Award, International Society of Biomechanics in Sports. 2017
  • Muybridge Award, International Society of Biomechanics. 2017
  • Best Paper Award, Korean Society of Precision Engineering Fall Conference. 2015
  • BME Graduate Program Outstanding Supervisor Award, UofC, 2015
  • Hero of Biomechanics, International Society of Biomechanics. 2015
  • Kinesiology Outstanding Supervisor Award, UofC, 2015
  • University of Calgary Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program Outstanding Supervisor Award, The University of Calgary. 2015
  • University of Calgary Kinesiology Outstanding Supervisor Award, The University of Calgary. 2015
  • GSA Supervisory Excellence Award Nomination, 2013
  • GSA Supervisory Excellence Award Nomination (Student Nominated Finalist), Graduate Student Association. 2013
  • Isaak Walton Killam Graduate Student Supervision and Mentoring Award, Killam Foundation. 2012
  • Izaak Walton Killam Graduate Supervision & Mentoring Award, 2012
  • Killam Memorial Chair, University of Calgary. 2011
  • First prize, Paper of highest public interest 2009 award, Sportorthopadie Sporttraumatologie, 2010
  • Killam Fellowship, 2009
  • President of the International Society of Biomechanics, International Society of Biomechanics. 2009
  • ASB Borelli Award, Premier Research Award, Presentation Title: Of myosins, muscles and mechanisms of contraction, American Society of Biomechanics. 2006
  • Career Award from the Canadian Society for Biomechanics, Canadian Society for Biomechanics. 2006
  • Inaugural Award of Excellence, University of Calgary. 2003
  • President's Circle Award, University of Calgary. 2002
  • Inaugural Research Excellence Award, University of Calgary. 2001
  • Scott Haldeman Award, World Council of Chiropractic. 1999
  • Best Scientific Paper, Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 1998
  • CCA Centennial Research Competition, Consortium of Spinal Research. 1998
  • JCCA Award of Excellence, Editorial Board. 1996
  • First Prize for Spinal Research, Centennial Conference Organizers. 1995
  • Award - CDN Assoc for Sports Med Research, The Canadian Society for Sports Medicine. 1994
  • Int'l Conference on Spinal Manipulation, Conference Organizers. 1994

Publications

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