Brian Umberger
@brianumberger.bsky.social
Biomechanics professor at the University of Michigan interested in the mechanics, energetics, and control of human locomotion
Thinking about all those things I said I would do when Hell freezes over
January 24, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Thinking about all those things I said I would do when Hell freezes over
I'm right there with our yard frog 🐸 and pig 🐷 as they do their best to ride out what's left of this bleak year
December 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm right there with our yard frog 🐸 and pig 🐷 as they do their best to ride out what's left of this bleak year
No matter what comes after the … in this headline, I’ll pass 👎
October 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
No matter what comes after the … in this headline, I’ll pass 👎
I had a conference in Pittsburgh in August and was duly impressed. Spending much of my time near the convention center, I really liked the water walkway to the riverfront trail. A nice touch when it could have been just a utilitarian underpass.
October 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I had a conference in Pittsburgh in August and was duly impressed. Spending much of my time near the convention center, I really liked the water walkway to the riverfront trail. A nice touch when it could have been just a utilitarian underpass.
A little late summer getaway to the Adirondacks to cleanse my mental timeline
September 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A little late summer getaway to the Adirondacks to cleanse my mental timeline
I moved some stacks of papers in my office today to make room for something. I said to myself, confidently, I will find a proper home for them on Monday.
However, I know from experience there are better than even odds these papers will still be in this same location 5 years from now. #AcademicSky
However, I know from experience there are better than even odds these papers will still be in this same location 5 years from now. #AcademicSky
September 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I moved some stacks of papers in my office today to make room for something. I said to myself, confidently, I will find a proper home for them on Monday.
However, I know from experience there are better than even odds these papers will still be in this same location 5 years from now. #AcademicSky
However, I know from experience there are better than even odds these papers will still be in this same location 5 years from now. #AcademicSky
Time to get a faster computer
September 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Time to get a faster computer
Hello Canvas my old friend
I've come to spar with you again
I've come to spar with you again
August 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hello Canvas my old friend
I've come to spar with you again
I've come to spar with you again
Engaging and thought provoking Pytel award talk by @drbrookeodle.bsky.social at #ASB2025 in Pittsburgh!
August 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Engaging and thought provoking Pytel award talk by @drbrookeodle.bsky.social at #ASB2025 in Pittsburgh!
With the @amsocbiomech.bsky.social #ASB2025 meeting nearly upon us, this memory popped up of socializing online (Spatial Chat) at the virtual meeting back in 2020 with @dpferris.bsky.social, @lenating.bsky.social, Young-Hui Chang, and Liz Hsiao-Wecksler
Seems like a very long time ago #BiomechSky
Seems like a very long time ago #BiomechSky
August 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
With the @amsocbiomech.bsky.social #ASB2025 meeting nearly upon us, this memory popped up of socializing online (Spatial Chat) at the virtual meeting back in 2020 with @dpferris.bsky.social, @lenating.bsky.social, Young-Hui Chang, and Liz Hsiao-Wecksler
Seems like a very long time ago #BiomechSky
Seems like a very long time ago #BiomechSky
Sometimes you just need to find a quiet spot on campus to sit and have a think
July 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Sometimes you just need to find a quiet spot on campus to sit and have a think
Sunset over Long Cove, Orrs Island, Maine
June 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Sunset over Long Cove, Orrs Island, Maine
God loves all his children, but especially Michigan fans 🙏
Go Blue!
Go Blue!
May 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
God loves all his children, but especially Michigan fans 🙏
Go Blue!
Go Blue!
May 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Stunning sunset over Lake Michigan. Courtesy of my son, who is currently camping there.
May 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Stunning sunset over Lake Michigan. Courtesy of my son, who is currently camping there.
My computational science origin story starts in 8th grade on a TRS-80 model 4 in the new "computer room" they had opened at my junior high school over the summer.
May 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My computational science origin story starts in 8th grade on a TRS-80 model 4 in the new "computer room" they had opened at my junior high school over the summer.
Spring has finally sprung outside my building @umich.edu
May 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Spring has finally sprung outside my building @umich.edu
Contemplating conservation of angular momentum at the NCAA men’s gymnastics championship 🤸
At U-M Crisler Center
At U-M Crisler Center
April 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Contemplating conservation of angular momentum at the NCAA men’s gymnastics championship 🤸
At U-M Crisler Center
At U-M Crisler Center
When the chatbot has had enough of your indolence
March 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
When the chatbot has had enough of your indolence
Current status of North America geopolitics
March 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Current status of North America geopolitics
If you see this and you're in the mood, quote post with a beach picture in your gallery.
February 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If you see this and you're in the mood, quote post with a beach picture in your gallery.
Broadening Participation in STEM used to be the first-listed major initiative at NSF. Now it has been removed entirely from that webpage (image below), and diluted on its own page (quoted post below). So little time required to undo what took so much effort to build.
February 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Broadening Participation in STEM used to be the first-listed major initiative at NSF. Now it has been removed entirely from that webpage (image below), and diluted on its own page (quoted post below). So little time required to undo what took so much effort to build.
There are few places more peaceful than a forest in winter. In these chaotic times, don’t forget to breathe.
February 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
There are few places more peaceful than a forest in winter. In these chaotic times, don’t forget to breathe.