Dr. Richard Brandt , CEO
Education and positions
SB in Physics from MIT in 1963
Ph.D. in Physics from MIT in 1966
Professor of Physics at NYU, since 1971 (retired 2005)
Director of Sport Science Research Center at NYU, since 1977
President of Sport Science Inc., since 1983
Relevant dates
1975, introduced course "Physics and Sports" at NYU
1977, introduced course "Physics of the Human Body" at NYU
1977, established Sport Science Research Center at NYU
1983, founded Sport Science Inc.
1994, proposed BPF bat performance standard to softball organizations
1995, bat performance standard adopted by USSSA, etc.
1998, bat performance standard adopted by ASA
1998, response time safety study for SGMA
2000, bat performance standard system licensed by SGMA
2001, bat performance standard adopted by Little League Baseball
2004, bat performance standard system licensed by SGMA-ASA
2009, bat performance standard system licensed by University of Mass.
2014, bat performance standard system licensed by USA Baseball
Partial list of invited presentations
PHYSICS OF BASEBALL BATS, colloquium at University of Maryland, 3/15/98
OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE IN SPORTS, talk at NY Academy of Sciences, 5/13/98
RESPONSE TIMES FOR HIGH-SPEED BALL DEFLECTIONS IN BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL, report to SGMA, 10/19/98
BAT PERFORMANCE AND PLAYER SAFETY IN COLLAGE BASEBALL, talk at NCAA baseball conference, 3/11/99
THE PHYSICS OF BASEBALL, talk at the Centennial Meeting of the American Physical Society, 3/23/99
PROPOSED STANDARDS FOR HIGH-SCHOOL BASEBALL BATS AND BALLS, talk at annual meeting of the National Federation of High School Baseball Associations, 7/17/99
BAT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND PLAYER RESPONSE TIMES IN SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL, talk at SGMA annual meeting, 9/25/99
MEASURING AND RESTRICTING BASEBALL BAT PERFORMANCE: talk at LISSA meeting, 6/20/01
