Dr. Gregory Freisinger, Ph.D Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Program Director Civil and Mechanical Engineering gregory.freisinger [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications 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. Research faculty, KACH Sports Physical Therapy Fellowship Program 2024-Present 75th Innovation Command US Army Reserve 2018-2024 Battalion Logistics Officer 2009-2010 Executive Officer (Deployed) 2008-2009 Platoon Leader 2007-2008 Officer in Charge, Ban Dong Yai School Construction 2008 Ranger School 2007 Sapper Leader Course 2007 Engineer Officer Basic Course 2006-2007 Basic Officer Leader Course 2006 Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering The Ohio State University Columbus Ohio M.S. - Mechanical Engineering The Ohio State University Columbus Ohio B.S. - Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Highest Honors & Distinguished Military Graduate Research Interests Biomechanics, Human Performance, Injury Prediction and Protection, Orthopaedics, Postural Dynamics Current Research Co-investigator of Measuring and Assessing Soldier Tactical Readiness and Effectiveness, DARPAs Measuring Biological Aptitude, and Thermoregulation in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury. Selected Publications 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.23447Panizzolo 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/s41598-019-45914-5Lewis 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/S1050641115001583Zifchock 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/10.1080/19424280.2017.1342703Chaudhari 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.2019.8619Weart 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.2020.571385Goss 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.2021.630937Selected 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]