KOTARO SASAKI Curriculum Vitae Department of Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering Boise State University 1910 University Dr. Boise ID 83725-2075 Phone: (208) 426-4027 Email: kosasaki@boisestate.edu EDUCATION 1998-2004 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. Dissertation: Analysis of potential muscular determinants of the preferred walk-run transition speed in human gait. Dissertation advisor: Richard R. Neptune, Ph.D. 1995-1997 M.A., Kinesiology, University of Texas at Austin. Thesis: Evaluation of knee-ligament forces during isometric leg-muscle contractions using a three-dimensional musculoskeletal model of the human knee. Thesis advisor: Marcus G. Pandy, Ph.D. 1985-1989 B.S., Biophysical Engineering, Osaka University, Japan. Concentration: Electromyography analyses of human walking and running. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2008- Assistant professor: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2007-2008 Research associate: Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. Biomechanical gait analyses of stroke patients using forward dynamic simulations. 2004-2007 Postdoctoral fellow: Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. Implementing feedback control methods to generate forward dynamic simulations using musculoskeletal models. 2001-2004 Research assistant: Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. Forward dynamic simulations of human gaits using musculoskeletal models. 1989-1994 Research engineer: Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan. 1
Research and development of a medical instrument detecting the magnetic field generated from the human brain, Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUID). 1989-1991 Assistant researcher: The Electrotechnical Laboratory (currently The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Tsukuba, Japan. Experimental research and software development for SQUID. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2003-2006 Teaching assistant: Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. (Musculoskeletal biomechanics lab) 1999-2001 Teaching assistant: Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. (Engineering Design Graphics, Biosignal Analysis) 1996-1997 Teaching assistant: Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Austin. (Physical education) PATENT Kari, U., Mullner, P., and Sasaki, K. "An apparatus for sensing strains in three dimensions" (Invention Disclosure, Boise State File #92, September 2011). "An algorithm to estimate electrical current activities in the human brain from the magnetic field measured by superconducting quantum interference devices" (in Japanese). Patent number: No 11911103 (Japan), March 1996. PUBLICATIONS Sasaki, K. and Neptune, R.R. (2010). Individual muscle contributions to the axial knee joint contact force during normal walking. Journal of Biomechanics 43(14): p2780-2784. Sasaki, K. (2010). Muscle contributions to the tibiofemoral joint contact force during running. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation 46: p305-310. Sasaki, K., Neptune, R.R. and Kautz, S.A (2009). The relationships between muscle, external, internal and joint mechanical work during normal walking. Journal of Experimental Biology 212(5): p738-744. Neptune, R.R., Sasaki, K. and Kautz, S.A (2008). The effect of walking speed on muscle function and mechanical energetics. Gait and Posture 28(1): p135-143. Sasaki, K., Neptune, R.R., Burnfield, J.M. and Mulroy, S.J. (2008). Muscle compensatory mechanisms during able-bodied toe walking. Gait and Posture 27(3): p 440-446. 2
Zmitrewicz, R.J, Neptune, R.R. and Sasaki, K. (2007). Mechanical energetic contributions from individual muscles and elastic prosthetic feet during symmetric unilateral transtibial amputee walking: A theoretical study. Journal of Biomechanics 40(8): p1824-1831. Sasaki, K. and Neptune, R.R. (2006). Muscle mechanical work and elastic energy utilization during walking and running near the preferred gait transition speed. Gait and Posture 23(3): p383-390. Sasaki, K. and Neptune, R.R. (2006). Differences in muscle function during walking and running at the same speed. Journal of Biomechanics 39(11): p2005-2013. Neptune. R.R. and Sasaki, K. (2005). Ankle plantar flexor force production is an important determinant of the preferred walk-to-run transition speed. Journal of Experimental Biology 208(5): p799-808. Pandy, M.G., Sasaki, K., and Kim, S. (1998). A three-dimensional musculoskeletal model of the human knee joint. Part 1: Theoretical construction. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 1(2): p87-108. Pandy, M.G. and Sasaki, K. (1998). A three-dimensional musculoskeletal model of the human knee joint. Part 2: Analysis of ligament function. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 1(4): p265-283. ABSTRACTS Sasaki, K. (2011). Glenohumeral joint force estimations during shoulder abduction and flexion with a weight using forward dynamics simulation. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 10-13, Long beach, CA. Chyung, S.Y., Hughes, W.L., Sasaki, K., Cole, T., Chiasson, J.N. and Schrader, C.B. (2011). How can we help faculty balance between teaching and scholarly activities? Proceedings of the 118th Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Society for Engineering Education, June 26-29, Vancouver, B.C. (Canada). Sasaki, K. (2010). Muscle contributions to the tibiofemoral joint contact force during running. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the Instrument Society of America, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, April 9-11, Laramie, WY. Sasaki, K. and Neptune, R.R. (2009). Contributions of leg muscles to the axial knee joint contact force during normal walking. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 26-29, State College, PA. Sasaki, K., Neptune, R.R. and Kautz, S.A. (2008). Differences between joint work and muscle fiber work during steady-state walking. Proceedings of 2008 North American Congress of Biomechanics, August 5-9, Ann Arbor, MI. 3
Sasaki, K., Neptune, R.R., Burnfield, J.M. and Mulroy, S.J. (2007). Muscle segment power distributions in able-bodied toe walking. Proceedings of the 31 st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 22-25, Stanford, CA. Sasaki, K., Neptune, R.R., Burnfield, J.M. and Mulroy, S.J. (2007). Elastic energy storage and return in toe versus heel-toe walking. Proceedings of 18 th International Conference of the International Society for Posture and Gait Research, July 14-18, Burlington, VT. Neptune, R.R., Sasaki, K. and Kautz, S.A. (2007). Muscle mechanical work adaptations with increasing walking speed. Proceedings of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering 2007 Bioengineering Conference, June 20-24, Keystone, CO. Sasaki, K. and Neptune, R.R. (2007). Elastic energy storage and return in toe versus heel-toe walking. Proceedings of 24 th Annual Meeting of Houston Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology, February 11-12, Houston, TX. (Podium presentation) Sasaki, K. and Neptune, R.R. (2005). Muscle contributions to the flight phase in running. XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics Proceedings CD, July 31-August 5, Cleveland, OH. (Podium presentation) Sasaki, K. and Neptune, R.R. (2005). Differences in muscle function between walking and running at the preferred walk-run transition speed. XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics Proceedings CD, July 31-August 5, Cleveland, OH. Sasaki, K. and Neptune, R.R. (2005). Muscle mechanical work and elastic energy utilization during walking and running near the preferred gait transition speed. Proceedings of 2005 Summer Bioengineering Conference of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering Bioengineering Division, June 22-26, Vail, CO. Sasaki, K. and Neptune, R.R. (2005). The application of sliding mode control to generate dynamical simulations of human gait. Proceedings of 22 nd Annual Meeting of Houston Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology, February 10-11, Houston, TX: p110. (Podium presentation) Zmitrewicz, R.J., Neptune, R.R. and Sasaki, K. (2005). Mechanical power analysis of unilateral transtibial gait: contributions from individual muscles and energy storage and return prostheses. Proceedings of the 2005 International Symposium on Computer Simulation in Biomechanics, July 28-30, Cleveland, OH: p 47. Neptune, R.R. and Sasaki, K. and (2004). Insight from ground reaction forces into the preferred gait transition speed. Proceedings of 9 th Annual Meeting of the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, April 21-24, Lexington, KY: p104-105 4
Sasaki, K. and Neptune, R.R. (2003). Differences in muscle power between walking and running at the same speed. Proceedings of 20 th Annual Meeting of Houston Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology, April 3-4, Houston, TX: p157. (Podium presentation) Terry, K., Neptune, R.R. and Sasaki, K. (2003). The effect of walking speed on muscle EMG patterns during normal walking. 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics Proceedings CD, September 25-27, Toledo, OH. AWARD and HONOR 2011 Best Paper Award for the New Engineering Educators Division, Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Society for Engineering Education, Vancouver, B.C. (Canada). 2010 Best professional presentation award, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Laramie, WY. 2005 Finalist, Komor Award, 10th International Symposium on Computer Simulation in Biomechanics, Cleveland, OH, (Co-investigator with Rob Zmitrewicz). 2000 Student Design Award in Rehabilitative Engineering Society of North America, July, Orlando, FL. A potato wrapper for people with limited hand and finger coordination. 1999-2000 Invitation from Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society. AFFILIATIONS 2004- International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) 2004- American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) SERVICE 2010-2011 Executive board member of Idaho Japanese Association, Boise, ID. 2001-2002 Vice president of Austin Japan Association, University of Texas at Austin. 5