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Paul Grimshaw
Associate Professor
Paul Grimshaw
Associate Professor
Educational Qualifications
PhD Biomedical Engineering
Entity
College of Health and Life Sciences
Program
Master of Science in Exercise Science
Biography
Paul is currently an Associate Professor and the Division Head for Exercise Science, Health and Epidemiology (ESHE) at the College of Health and Life Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar. Following a PhD in biomedical engineering in 1987 from the University of Salford, UK, he has lectured in biomechanics, anatomy, and research methods for the past 36 years. He has worked at three Universities in the UK (Brunel, Edinburgh, and Exeter) and two in Australia (School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia and School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide (UoA)) before joining HBKU in 2021. He has also worked at Halmstad University in Sweden.
His research interests include injury prevention/mechanism of injury and sports performance/technology in golf and athletics; low back pain; gait analysis in children and adults and quantitative assessment of human knee instability. At the University of Adelaide, he was the School's Director of Research (2015), Director of Learning and Teaching (2017), Director of Engagement (2018-2020) and the Program Coordinator for the Bachelor of Engineering (mechanical and sports) 4-year undergraduate professional degree (2009-2018), which was the first of its kind within Australia (established in 2008). To date he has been involved in the authorship of 138 refereed research articles and has successfully graduated 15 higher degrees by research students (PhD and MS by research).
PhD Biomedical Engineering
University of Salford, Manchester, UK
1989
- Injury prevention/mechanism of injury and sports performance/technology
- Lower back pain
- Gait analysis in children and adults
- Quantitative assessment of human knee instability
Associate Professor
School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Australia
2009 - 2021
Senior Lecturer
School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Australia
1999 - 2009
Lecturer, School of Education
University of Exeter, UK
1996 - 1999
Senior Lecturer
School of Physical Education and Sport, Brunel University, UK
1987-1988 and 1989-1996
Lecturer
Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1988 - 1989
Mechanical and Production Engineering Apprenticeship
Royal Ordnance Factory, Ministry of Defence, Apprentice training shop (12 months), Production workshop (6 months), Toolroom (24 months), (Qualified Toolmaker 1981)
ONC and HNC Mechanical Engineering Science
Technician Education Council, UK
1977 - 1981
- Measurements of roll, steering, and the far-field wake in track cycling. Nature: Scientific Reports, 12 (1), 1-11.
- Prediction of propulsion kinematics and performance in wheelchair rugby. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 4.
- Wheelchair Rugby chair configurations: An individual, Robust design approach. Sports Biomechanics, 21 (1), 104–119.
- Impact of transition design on the accuracy of velodrome models. Sports Engineering, 24 (1), 1–10.
- A practical assessment of wheelchair racing performance kinetics using accelerometers. Sports Biomechanics, 20 (8), 1001–1014.
- Protocols used to determine the influence of backpack load on physiological variables. Systematic review. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 86, 103–227.
- Placement effects of inertial measurement units on contact identification in wheelchair racing. Sports Biomechanics, 1, 55-70.
- Observations of the flow experienced by a track cyclist using velodrome, wind tunnel, and potential flow investigations with an instrumented bicycle. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 206, 1-15.
- A novel approach for human intention recognition based on Hall effect sensors and permanent magnets. Progress in Electromagnetics Research, 92, 55-65.
- The biomechanics of the anterolateral ligament. Recent Advances in Biomechanics, 93-107.
- Mass distribution of wheelchair athletes assessed using DXA scans and biomechanical simulations. Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 141 (10), 101001-9.
- Estimating the maximum isometric force generating capacity of wheelchair racing athletes for simulation purposes. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 35 (5), 358-365.
- Measurement of the air velocity and turbulence in a simulated track cycling team pursuit race. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 190, 322-330.
- The effects of personalized versus generic scaling of body segment masses on joint torques during stationary wheelchair racing. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 141, 101001-9.
- Monitoring seating interface pressure in wheelchair sports. Sports Engineering, 21 (4), 311-319.
- 2021 - to date Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Australia
- 2009-2012 Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Australia
- 2007-2021 Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Wales Cardiff, UK