Zane Colvin

Dr. Zane Colvin is a Staff Consultant at Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi) where he works as part of the Biomechanics and Safety group. Dr. Colvin has over 5 years of laboratory research experience investigating how able bodied and people with lower limb disability interact with devices in their everyday life and sport through use of research tools including surface electromyography, metabolic rate testing, motion capture systems, instrumented treadmills, and materials testing machines. At ESi, Dr. Colvin applies his expertise to a range of investigative scenarios including motor vehicle accidents, slips, trips, and falls, injury causation, safety analyses, and consumer product and premises liability claims.

Before joining ESi, Dr. Colvin earned his Ph.D. in Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder, conducting research in the Applied Biomechanics Lab. For his dissertation research, Dr. Colvin investigated the effects of device configuration on the biomechanics and physiology of people with lower limb disability during walking and skating. Dr. Colvin has presented his research at national and international conferences and is published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conference proceedings, including the Journal of the Royal Society Open Science.

Areas of Expertise

Professional Associations

• American Society of Biomechanics