Number of Awards Given: 10/year
Generously sponsored by the De Luca Foundation, the Joseph Hamill Access to Science Award assists students and post-doctoral fellows with travel expenses to present their research on biomechanics and neural control of movement at the ACSM Annual Meeting.
Dr. Hamill, FACSM has authored over 500 research papers, proceedings and abstracts, 21 book chapters and 11 books. He has also presented over 300 papers at both national and international conferences. He has been an invited speaker at numerous universities in the United States and around the world. During his academic career, he has mentored over 60 PhD and MS students and 10 honors’ students. His research interests are focused on lower extremity biomechanics during normal and pathological locomotion. Professionally, he has served as the Chair of the Footwear Biomechanics Group and as President of the International Society of Biomechanics and the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports. We encourage students attending ACSM to visit the De Luca Foundation to explore their other funding opportunities.
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Please contact the ACSM Foundation with questions regarding this award.
This session explores the physiology of hydration through an integrated lens—examining how carbohydrate, sodium, flavor, and fluid interact to influence intake, absorption, retention, and performance. We’ll review current research on fluid balance, osmotic drivers, and palatability, highlighting mechanisms that underpin voluntary intake and thermoregulation. Attendees will gain insight into individualized strategies, including sweat profiling and timing approaches, to optimize euhydration and mitigate performance decrements associated with >2% body-mass loss. Practical applications will be linked to laboratory- and field-based research, ensuring translation from bench to field. This pre-conference equips you with evidence-based tools to support athlete hydration across diverse environments and sporting contexts.
