FREISINGER

Dr. Gregory Freisinger, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering Program Director

gregory.freisinger@westpoint.edu

Biography

Dr. Greg Freisinger is a 2006 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he majored in Mechanical Engineering and was an Army ROTC cadet. He commissioned as an Engineer Officer and was assigned to the 84th Engineer Battalion in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He deployed to Thailand on a humanitarian construction mission as a platoon leader and later to Iraq as Executive Officer of the Forward Support Company. Greg left active duty in 2010, where he enrolled at The Ohio State University eventually earning a MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on orthopedic biomechanics. Dr. Freisinger has taught dynamics, vibrations engineering, and biomechanical engineering while advising many varied capstone and independent study projects. He is also assigned Keller Army Community Hospital as a US Army Reservist with a Sports Physical Therapy Fellowship. Dr. Freisinger is also a Class of 2014 Tillman Scholar. 

Ongoing Research Projects

Co-investigator of Measuring and Assessing Soldier Tactical Readiness and Effectiveness, DARPAs Measuring Biological Aptitude, and Thermoregulation in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury.

Publications & Presentations

Selected Peer-reviewed technical publications:

Freisinger G, Schmitt L, Wanamaker A, Siston R, Chaudhari A. Tibiofemoral osteoarthritis and varus-valgus laxity. The Journal of Knee Surgery, 30 (05), 440-451 (2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5830133/

Freisinger G, Hutter E, Lewis J, Granger J, Glassman A, Beal M, Pan X, Schmitt L, Siston R, Chaudhari A. Relationships between varus-valgus laxity of the severely osteoarthritis knee and gait, instability, clinical performance, and function. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 35 (8), 1644-1652 (2016) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jor.23447

Panizzolo F, Freisinger G, Karavas N, Eckert-Erdheim A, Siviy C, Long A, Zifchock R, LaFiandra M, Walsh C. Metabolic cost adaptations during training with a soft exosuit assisting the hip joint. Scientific Reports 9 (1), 9779, (2019) [co-first author and corresponding author] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-45914-5

Lewis J, Freisinger G, Pan X, Siston R, Schmitt L, Chaudhari A. Changes in lower extremity peak angles, moments and muscle activations while stair climbing at different speeds. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 25, 982-989, (2015) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1050641115001583 

Zifchock R, Sulley M, Helton G, Freisinger G, Wilson R, Blackmon F, Goss D. Quantification of torsional stiffness in running footwear: proposed methodology. Footwear Science, 9:3, 121-126 (2017) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19424280.2017.1342703

Chaudhari A, Schmitt L, Freisinger G, Lewis J, Hutter E, Pan X, Siston R. Perceived instability is associated with strength, not frontal knee laxity in patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy (2019) https://www.jospt.org/doi/abs/10.2519/jospt.2019.8619

Weart A, Miller E, Freisinger G, Johnson M, Goss D. Agreement between the OptoGait and Instrumented Treadmill System for the Quantification of Spatiotemporal Treadmill Running Parameters. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 2, 160 (2020) doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.571385

Goss D, Watson D, Miller E, Weart A, Szymanek E, Freisinger G. Wearable technology assists in retraining foot strike patterns in previously injured military service members: a prospective case study. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 3:630937. (2021) doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.630937

Selected Engineering Education Publications:

Freisinger G, Melnyk R, Novoselich B. Andragogical Learning Characteristics in Second-year and Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering Students. Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education. Salt Lake City. (2018) [Podium]

Melnyk R, Freisinger G, Novoselich B. A Broader Look at The Role of Andragogy in Engineering Education. Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education. Salt Lake City. (2018) [Podium]

Linford P, Bluman J, Freisinger G, Rogers, Novoselich B. The self-evaluation and revision method for homework: a homework method for metacognition improves post-secondary engineering students’ attitudes towards homework. American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference. Virtual. (2020) [Podium]

West Point’s Association of the United States Army – Published October 2020 https://www.westpoint.edu/ausa/helping-the-army-win/biomech

Pat Tillman Foundation: Serving After Service – Advancing Human Performance. Professional video segment regarding exosuit and exoskeleton research at United States Military Academy. Published 27 November 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rTlN87Gifw

Dean’s Video on Exoskeleton Research featured during Veteran’s Day Army Football game (Go Army Beat Duke) and on social media (Dean’s page and U.S. Military Academy page). Published 9 November 2017. https://www.facebook.com/usmadean/videos/1940912336235649

Invited Plenary Talk: Exosuits, Beetles & Space: Tillman Scholars Making an Impact in STEM. 2017 Pat Tillman Leadership Summit. Chicago, Illinois.

Invited Panelist: Pat Tillman Foundation Scholarship Information Session at The Ohio State University. 2021

Invited Seminar: ARL-USMA Seminar Series. Quantifying Neuromuscular Function in Soldiers: A path towards actionable intel. February 2021