Adam Luftglass

VT | BOA Materials Science and Biomechanics Engineer | (he/him)

[Jackson Sigman @GetSiggyWithIt_]

Free Agent RHP

Seeking Affiliate, Indy, or Int'l opportunity

2025 by the numbers

FPS: 83% (19/23)
WR2K: 74% (14/19)
CSW%: 35% (36/102)
Avg. EV: 83.2 MPH

Whiff%: 39% (18/46)
SwStk%: 18% (18/102)
In Zone%: 48% (49/102)

Built up for 3+ IP, 55+ pitches

[Jackson Sigman @GetSiggyWithIt_]

First one in the books

[Rocky Mountain ASB @RockyMtnASB]

An amazing session on gait to close out #RMASB2024! Exciting insights into gait dynamics and performance factors presented at today's final podium session. Saving some of the best for last!

[Dr. Robin Queen @rmqueen_OSU]

Couldn’t think of a better way to start the last day of #ASB2023 than with a run & chat with the amazing @adluft around @UTKnoxville. Grateful for amazing students who become great friends and colleagues! @GranataLab @BEAMvt @VTEngineering

[Dan Feeney @Dfeeney31]

Our paper is out from this study with @EricHonert and @running_geek where we showed that alpine ski boots that wrap the foot improve skier performance and pressure distribution. This study is the culmination of 5+ years of product design and testing https://t.co/yJl7eLwWes

[Dr. Robin Queen @rmqueen_OSU]

So far the #ACSM23 annual meeting has been tons of fun. Great science & catching up with great friends.Great chance to catch up with @VTEngineering/@GranataLab alum @adluft who is doing amazing work with BOA. Also had a time hanging with the @WuTsaiAlliance @BEAMvt @ACSMNews

[Dr. Robin Queen @rmqueen_OSU]

Amazing sports biomechanics & #ACL project focused on limb stiffness. Congrats Dr. @MichaelTeaterVT on successfully defending your dissertation. Thanks to his amazing committee @snake_flyer Dan Schmitt from the @ALLabDuke, @Ferris_vball and Miguel Perez! @BEAMvt @VTEngineering

[Footwear Science @ScienceFootwear]

🚨 New Article Alert! 🚨

The effect of upper panel stiffness on biomechanical performance in athletic footwear #footwearscience @adluft

https://t.co/wCS54GqLWU

[Adam Luftglass @adluft]

Looking forward to further exploring the impact that materialization has on footwear and improving fit and performance across industries!

[Dan Feeney @Dfeeney31]

Over the past 5 years at BOA, we have focused on how different geometries of uppers (e.g. panel design) could improve fit & performance. Recently, we began investigating the role of materials in uppers. Excited for @adluft's paper from his MS thesis https://t.co/wrENgXPmOt

[Eric Honert @EricHonert]

I loved this study because we were able to recruit a wide range of athletes (Age: 26-56), I was able to apply my knowledge from my time with @KarlZelik and @BennoNigg, and I am able to publish scientific findings from my time in the #footwear industry (5/5)

[Eric Honert @EricHonert]

We saw that heel contact & peak eversion velocities were lower with the BOA - no matter the trail section. Both of these biomechanical metrics are features of better fitting shoes (DOI: 10.1080/02640410802482425) Athletes were more confident and comfortable in the BOA (3/n)

[Eric Honert @EricHonert]

We had 30 athletes run on trail near Red Rocks, Co while they wore pressure insoles, IMUs, GPS watch & HR. We segmented the trail into 3 sections: uphill, technical, and downhill to evaluate the shoes on the same terrain. These shoes were the exact same besides the closure (2/n)

[Eric Honert @EricHonert]

We instructed athletes to run at the same speed; however they also ran slightly faster in the BOA with no change in subjective exertion nor heart rate. (4/n)

[Eric Honert @EricHonert]

‼️New Publication Alert‼️
I am thrilled to share our recent study on #trailrunning #biomechanics with @running_geek and @Dfeeney31. We saw that a BOA wrap upper had better qualitative & quantitative fit than laces while running on trail. https://t.co/mqqHWZfzkE
(1/n)

[Granata Lab @GranataLab]

Congrats to PhD candidate @theresa_libera for passing her prelim proposal! Can’t wait to see what she discovers in her #biomechanics #research of lifting and loading in postpartum women! @rmqueen_VT @BEAMvt

[Dr. Robin Queen @rmqueen_OSU]

What a great start to #NACOB2022! Running in #Ottawa with @adluft was great to catch up with an @GranataLab alumni! Ready for some great science. @AmSocBiomech @NACoBiomechs @CSBiomech

[Granata Lab @GranataLab]

When we’re not in the office drafting abstracts and manuscripts or conducting literature reviews, we spend our time breaking in new #research equipment like the @theiamarkerless system and @FirstPitchInc football passing machine.

#biomechanics #humanmovement #sportscience

[Granata Lab @GranataLab]

Live from the Bio-Tech Place at Wake Forest University, our first round of presentations about #gait #biomechanics are complete. Great job to @adluft, @brisbane_julia, @Sara_Elnahhas, and @JillStreamer representing @BEAMvt.

[Dr. Robin Queen @rmqueen_OSU]

What an amazing group of students representing the @GranataLab today. Such an amazing group! ❤️ #proudmentor @VTGradCommunity @BEAMvt @VTEngineering

[Granata Lab @GranataLab]

Early this morning some of our #grad students drove south to Winston-Salem for the SBES Symposium hosted by @WakeBME. Whether it’s an oral presentation or a poster session, we’re looking forward to sharing our #biomechanics #research throughout the day.

@BEAMvt @VTEngineering