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Postdoctoral Fellow, Engineering Biomechanics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (September 2018-present)

  • Constitutive modeling of biological tissues
  • Modeling vehicle rollover scenarios for head and neck injury protection
  • Applying Human Body Models in research on mitigating traumatic brain injuries in sports
  • Assistance with research grant proposal preparation and writing 

 

Visiting Scholar, Mechanical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic (May-June 2019)

  • Created a numerical model of a modern football helmet to be integrated with a Human Body Model

 

​​​​​​​Doctoral Researcher, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (Jan 2014-August 2018)

  • Integrated a Human Body Model with passive restraints and full vehicle models
  • Recreated a physical side impact scenario from a crash database to validate the model
  • Applied the model to understand a previously unanswered question regarding side impact safety
  • Established methodology enabling implementation of the computational Human Body Models in the design process of passenger vehicles
  • Expanded capabilities of the Human Body Models demonstrating their utility in an omni-directional loading scenario, a vehicle rollover
  • Developed methodology to build a computational model of a football helmet based on physical athletic equipment
  • Assisted with research grant proposal preparation and writing

 

Visiting Scholar, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (Jan 2013-May 2013)

  • Demonstrated the advantages of occupant-response based methods to evaluate driver safety in offset pole crash scenarios

 

Graduate Researcher, Mechanical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology (Mar 2011- Dec 2013)

  • Co-developed a Finite Element Model of the Human Thorax and Upper Extremities, within the THOMO Project consortium (CEESAR: European Centre of Studies on Safety and Risk Analysis, University of Valenciennes, University of West Bohemia, Warsaw University of Technology)
  • Developed methodology of predicting rib fractures under thoracic impact conditions with use of a computational Human Body Model

 

Graduate Researcher, Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Technology (Jan 2010- Mar 2011)

  • Demonstrated the effect of imperfections on deformation pattern of thin-walled crash tubes for automotive applications
  • Analyzed microstructures and hardness profiles of hot forging dies to estimate wear
  • Reviewed potential for application of the artificial intelligence in an expert system software to optimize hot forging tools durability

 

Project Engineer, Takata-Petri AG, Berlin, Germany (Jun 2008-Nov 2009)

  • Developed computational models of frontal driver- and passenger airbags, and of seat-mounted airbags. Models were validated with respect to physical components, and integrated with computational models of vehicles at the design stage for a preliminary safety assessment.
  • Developed computational model of a seatbelt preventing rib fractures in elderly occupants                                              

 

Graduate Researcher, Mechanical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology (Nov 2005-Mar 2008)

  • Established input parameters for adaptive restraints through a numerical analysis of 16 different driver anthropometries in a frontal passenger vehicle impact scenario

 

Research and Development Engineer Intern, Takata-Petri AG, Berlin, Germany (Oct 2006-Mar 2007)

  • Determined input parameters for an Occupant Classification System for adaptive seatbelts and airbags in frontal vehicle impacts to address needs of occupants of varying height and BMI