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.

Eligibility: 

• Applicants must be an ACSM national member in good standing before applying. ACSM chapter membership alone does not fulfill this requirement.  

• Open to students enrolled in full-time programs and post-doctoral fellows within two years of receiving a postgraduate degree or completion of clinical training. 

• Applicants must be the first author and presenter of an abstract on biomechanics and neural control of movement accepted at the ACSM Annual Meeting.

• Previous recipients of the Joseph Hamill Access to Science Award are not eligible to apply. 

Award Requirements:   

• Winners are encouraged to attend the ACSM Honors at the ACSM Annual Meeting.  

Please contact the ACSM Foundation with questions regarding this award.