William C. Byrnes William C. Byrnes, Ph.D. Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0354 phone: 303-492-5301 fax: 303-492-4009 e-mail:william.byrnes@colorado.edu

Research Interests

• The acute and chronic physiological adaptations to exercise-induced muscle injury, to resistance exercise, and to exercise in hyper/hypobaric environments.


• Applied Exercise Science Laboratory.

Education

• 1968-72, B.S., Manhanttan College, Riverdale, NY.


• 1973-73, M.A., Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.


• 1973-78, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

Professional Experience

• 1979-1981, Assistant Research Physiologist, Institute of Environmental Stress, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA.


• 1981-1983, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


• 1983-1985, Jerry D. Brentham Research Professor in Muscular Dynamics, Department of Exercise Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.


• 1985-1989, Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


• 1989-2003, Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


• 1996-Present, Adjunct Faculty, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, CO


• 2003-Present, Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Honors and Awards

• 1988, President, Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine.


• 1995, Leadership and Service Award, Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine.


• 1999-2002 Elected Member of Board of Trustees of the American College of Sports Medicine


• 1999-2002 Elected Chair of the American College of Sports Medicine Regional Chapters Committee


• 1998-2001 Appointed Member of the American College of Sports Medicine Budget and Finance Committee


• 1998-2003 Chair of the Human Research Committee for the Sports Science and Technology Division of the United States Olympic Committee

Recent Publications

• Brothers MD, Doan DK, Wile AL, Zupan MF, Wilber RL, Byrnes WC. Hematological and physiological adaptations following 48 weeks of moderate altitude residence. High Altitude Medicine and Biology 11: 199-208, 2010.


• Edwards AG, Browning RC, Hill JO, Byrnes WC. Heart rate, accelerometry and optimized branched model to estimate energy expenditure. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 42: 672-682, 2010.


• Lim AC, Peterman JE, Turner BM, Livingston LR, Byrnes WC. Comparison of Male and Female Road Cyclists under Identical Stage Race Conditions. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 43: 846-852, 2011.


• Lim AC, Homestead EP, Edwards AG, Carver TC, Kram R, Byrnes WC. Measuring Changes in Aerodynamic/Rolling Resistances by Cycle-Mounted Power Meters. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 43: 853-860, 2011.