We are pleased to announce our Pilot Project Program Awardees for 2014. We also have news on several upcoming events and programs.

Pilot Project Awards
We got an outstanding response to our call for proposals this year. Given the high caliber of the applicant pool, we carefully reviewed the applications with the NCSRR Scientific Advisory Board.

We selected two projects for Pilot Awards:

Frank Sup, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. An improved musculoskeletal model of below-knee amputees to aid in prosthetic design
Katherine Steele, University of Washington. Evaluating the theoretical and functional impacts of a synergy-based control strategy using OpenSim

We also granted a dozen Outstanding Researcher Awards and Travel Awards, which include funds to attend an OpenSim workshop.

Outstanding Researcher Award Winners: Dennis Anderson, Ray Browning, Dominic Farris, Bradley Davidson, Jill Higginson
Travel Award Winners: Ajit Chaudhari, Carrie Peterson, Stacie Ringleb, Ricardo Matias, Gina Bertocci, Nils Hakansson, Thomas Sugar

See the full list of 2014 Pilot Project Program Awardees on our website. Congratulations to all the winners!

Upcoming OpenSim 3.2 Software Release

We've started preparing for our next release of OpenSim, which includes more scripting capabilities and examples, GUI usability enhancements, and several performance and bug fixes. Sign up to become a beta tester and get early access.

OpenSim Webinar Series

Our webinar series will resume in January. Until then, you can check out any of the recordings you missed on the OpenSim YouTube Channel.

Coming Soon: Visiting Scholars and March Workshop Applications

Within the next week or two, we will post application materials for the 2014 NCSRR Visiting Scholars Program and the March 2014 Advanced User Workshop. Keep an eye out for news in your inbox and on our website.

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Jennifer Hicks, Ph.D.

Associate Director | NCSRR
R&D Manager | OpenSim

Stanford University
650-498-4403 | jenhicks@stanford.edu