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Alfred Zommers

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PO Box 474
Box Hill
Victoria 3128
AUSTRALIA

Email : alfredz@connect.net.au         


Updated 22 Dec 2005

Brief CurriculumVitae


Qualifications

Dip. Technical Teaching (Electronics) - Hawthorn Institute ofEducation, 1983
Grad. Dip. Sports Science - VictoriaCollege, 1987
B.Ed. - Hawthorn Institute of Education, 1990

Ph.D. - Victoria University, 2000


Professional Affiliations andMemberships

American College of Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Australia
Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science
Internet Society for Sport Science


Present Employment

Finance Manager - Narre Kids Early Learning Centre, Victoria, Australia


Research Activities

Ph.D. - Department of Human Movement, Recreation andPerformance, Victoria University, Australia . Thesis titled:Variations in pedalling technique of competitive cyclists: theeffect on biological  efficiency.Study incorporated the sports science disciplines of physiologyand biomechanics as well as electronics.

Co-Listowner and moderator of the Sportsciencee-mail list sportscience=AT=stonebow.otago.ac.nz.

Webmaster and Forum moderator, of the Sportscience web site.


Publications

Zommers, A., Gibbs, M. and Selig, S. (1996) A ComputerisedElectrically-Braked Bicycle Ergometry System using the Cyclists'Bicycles. Medicine and Science in Sports and ExerciseSupplement to Vol 28:S181

Zommers, A., Gibbs, M. and Selig, S. (1997) Pedalling Technique ofCompetitive Cyclists: An attempt to resolve a 100 year oldcontroversy. Medicine and Science in Sports and ExerciseSupplement to Vol 29.


Conference Presentations

Zommers, A., Best, R., Selig, S. and Gibbs, M. Kinematic andkinetic analysis of the pedalling action of competitive cyclists.Victoria University Faculty Conference, 9 - 10 Nov 1993,Victoria University, Australia.

Zommers, A., Gibbs, M ., Best, R. and Selig, S. Computerisedmeasurement of the power output and cadence of cyclists at eachdegree of crank revolution using the cyclist's own bicycle. SportsScience Technical Workshop 20 - 21 June 1994, Adelaide,Australia.

Zommers, A., Gibbs, M ., Best, R. and Selig, S.Computerised measurement of the power output and cadenceof competitive cyclists. 8th Australasian Human DevelopmentConference, 13 - 16 July 1994, Melbourne, Australia.

Zommers, A., Gibbs, M ., Best, R. and Selig, S. Measurement of thepower output and cadence of cyclists at each degree of crankrevolution using the cyclist's own bicycle. InternationalConference of Science and Medicine in Sport, 5 - 8 Oct 1994,Brisbane, Australia.

Zommers, A. and Gibbs, M. Measurement of the power output andcadence of cyclists at each degree of crank revolution using thecyclist's own bicycles. 6th Annual Student Conference on StudentResearch, 14 Oct 1994, Ballarat, Australia.

Zommers, A., Gibbs, M ., Best, R. and Selig, S. Computerisedbicycle ergometry using the cyclist's own bicycle. VictoriaUniversity Faculty Conference, 6 - 7 Dec 1994, VictoriaUniversity, Australia.

Zommers, A., Gibbs, M ., Selig, S. and Best, R. Design andcalibrationof bicycle ergometers used in the physiological andbiomechanical testingof athletes. XV ISB Congress, 2 - 6 July1995, Jyvaskyla, Finland.

Naughton, G. A., Carlson, J. S., Snow, R. J., Zommers, A., Stear,K. J. and Stathis, C. Indices of exercise intensity in male andfemale adolescents during prolonged exercise. Pediatric WorkPhysiology Symposium XVIII, 15 - 20 September 1995, Odense,Denmark.

Carlson, J. S., Naughton, G. A., Snow, R. J., Stathis, C., Stear,K. and Zommers, A. Metabolic responses to a simulated duathlon inadolescents. Pediatric Work Physiology Symposium XVIII, 15 -20 September 1995, Odense, Denmark.

Zommers, A., Gibbs, M . and Selig, S. Calibration and comparisonof bicycle ergometers used in physiological testing. AustralianConference of Science and Medicine in Sport, 17 - 20 Oct 1995,Hobart, Australia.

Zommers, A., Naughton, G. A., Carlson, J. S. and Gibbs, M .Physiological efficiency of adolescents measured during the cyclingleg of a simulated duathlon. Australian Conference of Science andMedicine in Sport, 17 - 20 Oct 1995, Hobart, Australia.

Carlson, J. S., Naughton, G. A., Zommers, A., Snow, R. J.,Stathis, C.and Stear, K. Physiological and metabolic responses ofadolescent male andfemales (sic) during a simulated duathlon event.Australian Conferenceof Science and Medicine in Sport, 17 -20 Oct 1995, Hobart, Australia.

Zommers, A., Gibbs, M. and Selig, S. (1996) A computerisedelectrically-braked bicycle ergometry system using the cyclists'bicycles. Medicine and Science in Sports and ExerciseSupplement to Vol 28:S181.

Zommers, A., Gibbs, M. and Selig, S. (1997) Pedalling Technique ofCompetitive Cyclists: An attempt to resolve a 100 year oldcontroversy. Medicine and Science in Sports and ExerciseSupplement to Vol 29.


Interests

Cycling, golf, alpine snow skiing, photography,backpacking/bushwalking/tramping, computers (including web pagedevelopment), travel.


Marital Status

 Married