BioMechanics
Among the first of its kind in the world, Penn State's Biomechanics Lab was established in 1967, directed by Richard Nelson. He and Chauncey Morehouse were joined in 1972 by another faculty member, Peter Cavanagh. They and their students did groundbreaking research on the biomechanics of human performance applied to problems in musculoskeletal health, sport, exercise, injury and rehabilitation. The International Society of Biomechanics was founded here in 1973.