Photo: People placing sensors on a younger student during a Biomechanics Day
April 28, 2025
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BU’s National Biomechanics Day Event for Upward Bound Math Science High Schoolers

BU Graduate Women in Science and Engineering hosted a three-day event for students from BU Upward Bound Math Science on April 23, 24, and 25. They visited biomechanics labs at the College of Engineering, Sargent College, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. BU grad students Fang-Yu Syu and Avery Kratzer (above) place sensors on Charlestown High’s Djennyka Jean Pierre during a session delving into the basics of human movement using video, motion capture, and musculoskeletal modeling software in Sargent’s Human Adaptation Lab April 23. Photo by Cydney Scott