$25,000
Huffine Institute
JP Bramhall Faculty Research Grant
2026–2028Colvin, LC (PI), Riechman, SE (C0-I), Finco, M - TCU (Co-I), Freeman, C - TCU (Co-I)
Publications & News
Peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and laboratory news from the Performance & Fatigue Laboratory.
↗ Research Funding Portfolio
$5.13M+ confirmed
The lab has secured funding from federal agencies, university initiatives, and professional organizations to advance human performance science.
$5.13MConfirmed
$412.7KPending
8 GrantsAcross categories
$4,800,000
DoD - DARPA
Tactical Human Performance & Fatigue
2022–2025Riechman SE, Mann JB (Co-Directors)
$397,700
NSF - IUSE
Fluid Thinking: Reservoir Dynamics in Physiological Systems
2026–2029
$250,000
TAMU - ADM
PNEUMATOS: Personalized Airway Clearance Therapy
2026–2027Biswas S (PI); Criscione J, Riechman SE (CO-I)
$46,259
AI: Emerge - CEHD
AI-Powered Breakthroughs in Human Performance
2025–2026SE Riechman, JB Mann, AJ Burmeier, Francisco Aguilar, BP Doyle, Faith Gage
$15,000
NSCA
Neural-Mechanical Coupling & Explosive Force (Doctoral Grant)
2026–2027Burmeier AJ (PI); Riechman SE, Yentes J, Mann JB (CO-I)
$6,725
Huffines Institute
Graduate Student Research Grants (x3 awardees)
2024–2027Williams, Doyle, Gage
$5,000
KNSM
Decoding Neural-Mechanical Coupling
2026–2027Burmeier AJ (PI); Riechman SE (CO-I)
Lab News
Awards, lab events, and research milestones — most recent first.
NSCA Annual Conference — Kansas City, MO
Doyle BP presenting NFL Combine ML analysis and STASH/ASH shoulder test validation findings. Multiple posters accepted for presentation.
View Conference Info →$5,000 KNSM Student Research Grant — Burmeier AJ
New grant awarded for "Decoding Neural-Mechanical Coupling: Coherence, EMD, and RFD as Mechanisms of Explosive Force and Fatigue." 2026–2027.
Read more →1st Place — Texas A&M Sport Data Challenge
Ben Doyle and JD Tebbetts won 1st place in the graduate division of the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science Annual Data Challenge. This year's competition challenged competitors to develop novel descriptive and predictive…
Read more →Riechman, Doyle Present at 2026 Huffines Institute Summit
Dr. Steve Riechman and PhD Student Ben Doyle were each invited to present at a recent summit sponsored by the Huffines Institute. Dr. Riechman presented on upcoming initiatives in the Tactical Performance & Thermoregulation…
Read more →Huffines Institute 326: Bridiging Sports Science Research and Practice with Eddie Williams
Texas A&M sports science Ph.D. fellow Eddie Williams discusses with the We Do The Heavy Lifting Podcast how integrated data from sports medicine, strength and conditioning, biomechanics and rehabilitation can improve athlete performance and…
Listen to the episode →Huffines Institute 324: Understanding Responses to Fatigue
Ph.D. student Ben Doyle discusses how biomechanics, fatigue physiology and machine learning are helping researchers build more individualized models for injury prevention and sports performance.
Listen to the episode →TIMS Symposium — “Towards Human Performance Optimization”
Riechman SE presents Dynamic Insights into Biomarkers for Human Performance and Fatigue at the Texas A&M Institute of Musculoskeletal Science annual symposium.
Read more →1st Place — TAMU Student Research Week, Computational & Data Sciences
Doyle BP wins 1st place for AI-Driven Insights from the NFL Scouting Combine: Principal Component Analysis, K-Means Clustering, and Regression for Predicting Draft Position and Status.
Learn About Student Research Week →Peer-Reviewed Publications
American Physiological Society Essay Contest — 2nd Place
Is Physics-Informed Modeling the Future of Individualizing Physiology?
Physiology
Doyle BP. Is Physics-Informed Modeling the Future of Individualizing Physiology? Physiology. In press, 2025.
Manuscripts in Review
ASH Test Validation Study
Journal TBD
Doyle BP et al. [Title: ASH Test Validation Study]. [Journal TBD]. In review, 2025.
Title, journal, and authorship to be confirmed with PI before launch.
NFL 225-lb Bench Press Machine Learning Analysis
Journal of Athletic Training
Stanelle ST, Doyle BP, Mann JB, Riechman SE. [Title: NFL 225-lb Bench Press ML Analysis]. Journal of Athletic Training. In review, 2025.
Title and authorship to be confirmed with PI before launch.
Conferences & Presentations
Conference Presentations
Breath VOC Biomarkers for Detecting Physical Fatigue, Mental Fatigue, and Sleep Deprivation
IABR Breath Summit September 2025
Bean HD et al. Breath VOC Biomarkers for Detecting Physical Fatigue, Mental Fatigue, and Sleep Deprivation.
Inter-test Reliability of Standing vs. Prone ASH Test
Texas Institute for Musculoskeletal Science Annual Meeting College Station, TX
Doyle BP et al. Inter-test Reliability of Standing vs. Prone ASH Test.
The Standing Athletic Shoulder Test: A Novel, Reliable Tool
NSCA Texas State Clinic Fort Worth, TX
Doyle BP et al. The Standing Athletic Shoulder Test: A Novel, Reliable Tool.
Posters
Unsupervised Machine Learning Reveals Poor Test Validity of the NFL 225-lb Bench Press
NSCA Annual Meeting Kansas City, MO
Doyle BP et al. Unsupervised Machine Learning Reveals Poor Test Validity of the NFL 225-lb Bench Press.
Conference Abstracts
No publications found.