On September 30, 2025, Professor Veit Senner entered his well-deserved retirement. For over 20 years, he has built and successfully led the professorship with great commitment. Under his leadership, numerous research projects, theses, and dissertations have emerged, shaping the reputation of the… [read more]

This summer semester, we once again took our students to the Schneefernerhaus on the Zugspitze. In collaboration with Adidas, we took a closer look at hiking shoes. This time, we used various measurement systems such as Spiro, EMG, marker tracking, laser sensor tracking, and plantar pressure… [read more]

Together with our colleagues from the Chair of Ergonomics, we successfully took part in this year’s TUM Campus Run – with two strong teams: one running the 5.5 km distance and one taking on the 11 km course. We’d like to highlight two special moments: A last-minute dash by Professor Senner:Shortly… [read more]

Melanie Baldinger was honored with the Diversity Award of the TUM School of Engineering and Design and was invited and sponsored to attend the WE Local Conference in Prague, organized by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). The international conference serves as a platform for women engineers to… [read more]

Bahador Keshvari successfully defended his doctoral thesis on March 11th. His topic? "Perception, Adaptation, Modification: An Investigation of Subjective and Objective Methods for Evaluating Sports Footwear." We warmly congratulate him on his success and wish him all the best for his future,… [read more]

Great visit to Adidas in Herzogenaurach with the SpGM team! We explored research opportunities and got a look at their amazing testing facilities. Thanks for the hospitality – excited about the possibilities for future collaboration! [read more]

We're thrilled to share that Tanja has successfully defended her doctoral thesis, and achieved the prestigious summa cum laude distinction. Her exceptional research in biomechanics of the spine has been recognized for its quality and significant contribution. We're incredibly proud of Tanja's… [read more]

Great news! Prof. Senner has been honored with the prestigious IGSEE Supervisory Award. This award recognizes his exceptional commitment and excellence in research supervision. His dedication to guiding and inspiring his doctoral students and students is truly remarkable. We are all extremely proud… [read more]

This winter semester, the Chair of Sports Equipment and Sports Materials at the Technical University of Munich once again took 16 students to the Zugspitze for three days as part of the “Sports Technology Methods Seminar” course. They spent the night at the Schneefernerhaus research station at an… [read more]

The aim of the "FormFit" research project, approved by the AiF (Working Group of Industrial Research Associations) under the ZIM (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand), is to reduce fatigue and the frequency of injuries in football. This reduction is achieved through the development of a… [read more]