Word: oommen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...George Oommen has designed a new stimulant for the track team which should increase the runners' speeds by about three percent...
...Oommen specially designed the $1 million out-door track for speed, and early indications are that he succeeded. The 440-yard track has been in use for only a few weeks at Harvard, but it is already drawing rave reviews from both runners and the international media...
...eight-lane structure consists of a rubber surface supported by a rubber waffle understructure, resting on an asphalt base, which experts say gives it enough flexibility to not only increase speed, but also reduce fatigue and decrease the chance of injury. Oommen fine-tuned the compliance of the track, minimalizing the time a runner's foot is in contact with the surface to bring about these benefits...
...Oommen said students had been locking their bicycles to the calls for handicapped students. "This is certainly unfair for the people in wheelchairs who need to use the rails," he said...
...electrical ducts and wiring underground made any kind of reconstruction difficult to plan, Oommen said. "It's basically a concrete city underneath that part of the Yard," he explained, adding that this caused problems with grounds upkeep...