Prof McNeill Alexander

CBE, MA, PhD, Cambridge; DSc, Wales, Hon DSc, Aberdeen; Dr.h.c, Wageningen, FIBiol, FRS, EAS,
Emeritus Professor
Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology

Background: Secretary, Zoological Society of London 1992-9; President, Society for Experimental Biology 1995-7; President, International Society of Vertebrate Morphologists, 1997-2001; Editor, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 1998-2004.

Office: Manton 6.91
Phone: +44(0) 113 34 32911
Email: email address for Prof McNeill Alexander 

Publications

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Research Interests

Mechanics of human and animal movement

Mechanics of human and animal locomotion, including:
  • The role of elastic mechanisms in running and jumping.
  • Scaling of structure and movement in animals
  • Mathematical modeling of walking, running and jumping.