Research Coordination Network for X-ray Motion Analysis (RCN-XMA)

In 2009, the US National Science Foundation funded the creation of a Research Coordination Network for X-ray Motion Analysis (RCN-XMA). The primary goals of the RCN-XMA are:

  1. to offer 1-week summer short courses at Brown and UNLV for graduate students, postdocs and faculty interested in X-ray Motion Analysis (XMA) and X-ray Reconstruction of Moving Morphology (XROMM);
  2. to develop an XMA Web Portal, database, and collaboration hotspot for sharing software, tools, information and data.

The PIs of the RCN-XMA are Beth Brainerd from Brown University and David Lee from University of Nevada Las Vegas. Membership in the RCN-XMA is open to all researchers in comparative biomechanics with an interest in X-ray motion analysis.

Apply to become a member of the RCN-XMA on our membership application page.

Upcoming Short Courses

Brown XROMM Summer Short Course

June 7-11, 2010

Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, 02912, USA

More information and application instructions are available:
Short Course web site; username guest and password guest.

UNLV 3D XMA Dynamics Short Course

August 16-20, 2010

University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Laboratory of Comparative Biomechanics
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89154, USA

Course description | Application form

Past Short Courses

Pictures from 2009 Brown XROMM Summer Short Course

In August 2009, the first Summer Short Course was held at Brown. Instructors were Beth Brainerd, Steve Gatesy, David Baier and Nick Gidmark. Participants: André Schmidt, Jena University; Katie Staab, George Washington University; Alexander Stoessel, Jena University; Ashley Heers, University of Montana; John Nyakatura, Jena University; Sabine Moritz, Jena University; Ed Yoo, Harvard University; Nickolay Hristov, Brown University; David Lee, UNLV. The Short Courses take a hands-on approach to learning x-ray motion analysis and XROMM. Students analyze example data sets and receive additional instruction in x-ray hardware, x-ray safety, data management, and validation of marker-based and markerless XROMM methods.