Dear OpenSim Community,<div><br></div><div>We have lots of news to share with you about OpenSim and the National Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research (NCSRR).</div><div><br></div><div><b>NCSRR Visiting Scholars Program 2012</b></div>



We are now accepting applications for the 2012 NCSRR Visiting Scholars Program. The program is a unique experience that fosters expertise and collaborations in biomechanical simulations for rehabilitation research. Up to four individuals will be chosen to visit the NCSRR at Stanford University for a 10-week period from mid-June to late-August. Each visiting scholar will receive a $15,000 stipend. During their visits, awardees will receive training and mentoring to help them reach their research goals. They will have the opportunity to participate in formal meetings, discussions with OpenSim experts, and brainstorming sessions with their fellow visiting scholars to advance their research and the OpenSim project. The Visiting Scholars Program is intended for faculty members and postdoctoral fellows with exceptional skills in computer science, simulation, and biomechanics who will advance the field of movement science through the development of new software, biomechanical models, and outstanding research.<br>



<br>Applications are due on January 17, 2012. <a href="http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/scholars.html" target="_blank">Find out more and download application materials at our website</a>.<br><div><br></div><div><b>OpenSim YouTube Channel</b></div>



<div>We recently launched an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/OpenSimVideos" target="_blank">OpenSim YouTube Channel</a>. It includes introductory videos about OpenSim, a gallery of research examples, and two new step-by-step tutorials about using the Scale Tool. We plan to add more video tutorials in the coming months. Please email us if you have videos that you would like to share.</div>



<div><div><br></div><div><b>NCSRR Pilot Projects 2011</b></div><div>We are pleased to announce the winners of the first round of NCSRR Pilot Project Awards.  The first pilot awardees include the team of James Wakeling and Allison Arnold from Simon Fraser University and Harvard University and Thor Besier from the University of Auckland.  We also offered travel awards to several promising applicants.  <a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/opensim/support/pilot.html" target="_blank">Read more at our website</a>.</div>





<div><br></div><div><b>OpenSim in the News</b></div><div>In case you missed our last newsletter, OpenSim is being featured at <a href="http://www.theleonardo.org/" target="_blank">The Leonardo</a>, a new science and technology museum in Utah.  Read more about it on the <a href="http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/october/opensim-motion-software-102711.html" target="_blank">Stanford News site</a> or watch the <a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/opensim/work/index.html" target="_blank">video about OpenSim</a> that is featured at the museum </div>




<div><br></div><div><b>OpenSim 2.4 and Community-Contributed Utilities and Models</b></div><div>In October, we released <a href="https://simtk.org/project/xml/downloads.xml?group_id=91" target="_blank">OpenSim 2.4</a>, we encourage you to download and try it if you haven&#39;t done so already.  We also created a library of <a href="https://simtk.org/home/opensim-utils" target="_blank">user-contributed utilities and extensions</a> for OpenSim on SimTK.  Check out what other users are working on and send us an email if there are OpenSim utilities or extensions that you would like to share.  This new umbrella project complements the existing <a href="https://simtk.org/home/nmblmodels/" target="_blank">repository of neuromuscular models</a> on SimTK.</div>




<div><br></div><div>Best Wishes,</div><div>Jen Hicks</div><div><br>-- <br>
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<font face="verdana, sans-serif">Jennifer L. Hicks, Ph.D.</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">OpenSim Project Manager</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Stanford University</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jenhicks@stanford.edu" target="_blank">jenhicks@stanford.edu</a></font></div>






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