Dr. Clément Gambelli is a Senior Lecturer in Human Movement Science at North-West University and a scientific collaborator at Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium). His expertise lies in biomechanics and motor control of human movement, with a particular focus on the motor control of landing, gait analysis, and injury prevention. He obtained his PhD in Biomechanics from Université catholique de Louvain, where his doctoral research, funded by the European Space Agency, investigated the effects of altered gravity on the motor control of landing during parabolic flights in simulated microgravity and hypergravity environments.
Dr. Gambelli has developed extensive expertise in human movement analysis using advanced biomechanical methodologies, including force platforms, electromyography, motion capture systems, and signal processing techniques. His research explores how the central nervous system adapts movement strategies under varying mechanical and sensory constraints, contributing to a deeper understanding of anticipatory motor control, intersegmental coordination, and energy dissipation during landing tasks.
He has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in leading international journals, including the Journal of Applied Physiology, Gait & Posture, Clinical Biomechanics, and Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. His work spans landing in altered gravity, landing biomechanics across childhood, gait adaptations in neuromuscular disorders, rehabilitation biomechanics, and sports performance.
In addition to his research activities, Dr. Gambelli teaches sport mechanics, applied biomechanics, anatomy, sport injuries and exercise physiology. He is actively involved in international collaborations and postgraduate supervision, contributing to the advancement of biomechanics research and evidence-based approaches to human movement, rehabilitation, and athletic performance.
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