Peter Weyand
p.weyand@tcu.edu 817-257-1222Rickel 172
Program Affiliations
Education
University of Georgia, Ph.D.
Bridgewater State College, MS
Bates College, BA
Areas of Focus
Mechanical basis of running and jumping performance
Sprint exercise performance
Energetics and mechanics of walking and running
Courses Taught
Biomechanics
Research Methods
Exercise Testing
- International Society of Biomechanics, semi-annual meeting, keynote address, Fukuoka, Japan, August 2023
- British Association of Sport & Exercise Medicine, annual meeting, keynote address, Brighton, United Kingdom, 2022
- American Society of Biomechanics, Hay Award Symposium, invited symposium lecture, Atlanta, Ga (virtual), 2021
- Sport Surgery Clinic Running Injuries and Performance Conference, keynote lecture, invited, Dublin, Ireland, 2019
- Sport Ireland Institute, Dublin, Ireland, invited lecture, 2018
- European College of Sport Sciences Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, invited lecture, 2018
- Prosthetics International, Tokyo, Japan, keynote lecture, 2018
- Trout Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle PA, invited lecture, 2017
- Recipient, 2021 Jim Hay Memorial Award of the American Society of Biomechanics, which recognizes originality, quality, and depth of biomechanics research that address fundamental research questions relevant to extraordinary demands imposed in sport and exercise, 2021
- Awarded Glenn Simmons Endowed Professorship of Applied Physiology & Biomechanics, 2016
- United Methodist Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award, a university-wide award conferred to one of SMU’s 600 faculty members per each academic year for outstanding contributions in both research and teaching, 2014
- Faculty Research Award, Simmons School of Education for outstanding contributions to scholarship, 2013
- Selected as an “Emerging Leader at SMU” participant by the SMU Provost, 2013
- Recipient of the Joseph E. Levenson Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching awarded annually to three instructors/professors in Harvard University’s College of Arts and Sciences.
- Six-time recipient of the Harvard College Award for teaching excellence.
- American Society of Biomechanics
- American Physiological Society
- American College of Sports Medicine
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McClelland E, Weyand P. Sex differences in human running performance: smaller gaps at shorter distances? Journal of Applied Physiology. 133(4): 876-885, 2022. -
Weyand P, Brooks L, Prajapati S, McClelland E, Hatcher SK, Callier Q, Bundle M. Artificially long limbs enhance long sprint running performance, Royal Society Open Science, 9(8): 220397, 2022.
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Brooks L, Weyand P, Clark K. Does restricting arm motion affect short sprint running performance? Gait & Posture, 94: 114-8. 2022.
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Weyand P, Ludlow L, Nollkamper J, Buller MJ. Real-world walking economy: can laboratory equations predict field energy expenditure? Journal of Applied Physiology, 131(4): 1272-85, 2021.
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Clark K, Ryan L, Weyand P. A general relationship links gait mechanics and running ground reaction forces. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220, 2: 247-258, 2017.
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Clark K, Weyand P. Are sprint running speeds maximized with simple-spring stance mechanics? Journal of Applied Physiology, 117: 604-615, 2014.
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Bundle M, Weyand P. Sprint exercise performance: does metabolic power matter? Exercise and Sport Science Reviews, 40: 174-182, 2012.
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Weyand P, Sandell RF, Prime DNL, Bundle M. The biological limits to running speed are imposed from the ground up. Journal of Applied Physiology, 108: 950-961, 2010.
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Bundle M, Hoyt RW, Weyand P. Energetics of high-speed running: a new approach to assessment and prediction. Journal of Applied Physiology, 95: 1955-1962, 2003.
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Weyand P, Sternlight D, Bellizzi MJ, Wright S. Faster top running speeds are achieved with greater ground forces not more rapid leg movements. Journal of Applied Physiology, 89: 1991-2000, 2000.
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Bundle M, Hoppeler H, Tester J, Vock R, Weyand P. High metabolic rates in running birds. Nature, 397: 31-32, 1999.
Last Updated: November 19, 2024