Claire V. Hammond

Senior Research Engineer at ORGO Inc.
PhD, Mechanical Engineering

Profile

I develop tools for musculoskeletal modeling and simulation to facilitate researchers and improve clinical outcomes. My Phd work focused on the development of a pipeline for personalizing musculoskeletal models to individual patients. I have experience in software development, biomechanics, and clinical research.

Experience

Senior Research Engineer

2024 - Present
Research & Development
Developing motion capture technologies for clinical and research applications

Clinical Biomechanist

2023 - 2024
Leading data collection and analysis of children and adults with altered gait

Graduate Student

2021 - 2024
Leading development of an NIH funded project for the next generation of OpenSim tools

Biomechanist/Tech Lead

2020 - 2021
Developing data-driven technology to improve human performance

Education

Mechanical Engineering (PhD)

2021 - 2024
Rice Computational Neuromechanics Lab

Computer Science (MS)

2017-2019
Computational Perception & Robotics

Mechanical Engineering (Honors BEng)

2013-2017
Minor in Computer Science

Conference Presentations

Stroke Grand Challenge Competition and NMSM Pipeline Training Workshop

Aug. 2023

Easy-to-use MATLAB Software for Personalizing OpenSim Neuromusculoskeletal Models

Jul. 2023

Personalization of Joint Parameters Through Optimization Decreases Inverse Kinematics Marker Distance Errors

Jul. 2022

Projects

Neuromusculoskeletal Modeling (NMSM) Pipeline

Aug. 2023
First author (publ. pending) of pipeline to facilitate neuromusculoskeletal modeling research

Biomechanics Zone

Aug. 2021
Developed a website for biomechanics education and research

Skills

OpenSimMulti-body DynamicsSoftware EngineeringSimulation & ModelingComputer Vision

Languages

Hobbies

Gravel CyclingCoffeeMy Cat