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Member: National Academy of Engineering
Fellow: Society of Automotive Engineers
Fellow: American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Education:
June, 1973, Ph.D Bio-Mechanics, Wayne State University
June, 1968, M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University
June, 1965, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Bihar College of Engineering
Awards and Recognition:
NHTSA Engineering Excellence Award for Safety, 2009
Elected to the National Academy of Engineering - 2006
Ralph H. Isbrandt Automotive Safety Engineering Award – 2005
John Paul Stapp Award for the best paper in the 2003 Stapp Car
Crash Conference
Bertil Aldman Award from the International Research Committee on the
Biomechanics of Impact, 1999
Henry Ford Technology Award – Deployable Bolster – 1995
National Award for the Advancement of Motor Vehicle Research
and Development, 1994
NHTSA Engineering Excellence Award for Safety, 1991
Henry Ford Technology Award – Side Impact Model – 1990
Leadership Positions on National and International Forums:
Advised governments such as Canada, Australia and U.S. on the development
of relevant crash regulations. Instrumental in the 1998 modification
of FMVSS208, which succeeded in minimizing unintended side effects of first
generation airbags.
Past Chairman/Member Biomechanics and Crashworthiness Sub-Committee of
the Motor Vehicle Safety Research Advisory Committee of NHTSA.
Chairman ISO Working Group 3 (development of test procedures to evaluate
the effect of airbag deployments on out-of-position occupants in frontal and
side impacts) 1990-2000. The test procedures were incorporated in the
FMVSS208 in US and the TWG for side impact test procedures by all
manufacturers selling in US.
Chairman of a Technical Working Group established by a consortium of
Domestic and International Automotive Manufacturers charged by the
Administrator of NHTSA to develop an Industry wide agreement to improve
compatibility between light trucks and cars in US. Successfully developed
such an agreement which has been in place since 2005.
Leader of the U.S. delegation to the an International Standards Organization
working group charged with developing scientifically-based injury criteria for
various body regions that could be used to evaluate vehicular crash worthiness.
(1987-1999)
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