Dinesh Mohan

Dinesh Mohan
Residence India
Citizenship India
Nationality Indian
Fields Transportation Research
Human Tolerance Biomechanics
Biomechanical Considerations in Helmet Design
Road Traffic Injuries
Agricultural Injuries
Institutions Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Alma mater The Doon School
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay B.Tech
University of Delaware, Newark M.S.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor M.S., PhD
Website
cbme.iitd.ac.in/content/prof-mohan-dinesh

Dinesh Mohan is Distinguished Professor at Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Buddha Nagar (India) and Guest Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITDelhi). He was previously Emeritus Volvo Chair Professor for Transportation Planning & Safety and Coordinator of the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (1998-2010) and Head, W.H.O. Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Safety Technology at IIT Delhi (1991-2010).[1]

Biography

Dinesh Mohan is one of the world’s leading experts on traffic safety issues and human tolerance to injury. His work has significantly advanced motorcycle helmet design, pedestrian and bicyclist safety and child restraint regulations, and helped develop safer ways for various modes of transportation to safely share the roadways. He and his colleagues are responsible for bringing the world’s attention to the importance of the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists internationally and popularising the term ‘vulnerable road users’ in reference to these road users.

While a graduate student at University of Delaware (UD) in mechanical and aerospace engineering between 1967 and 1970, he studied under JL Nowinski, Jack Vinson, Herbert Kingsbury and Barry Schneider, who, he said, each left an indelible mark on the importance of fundamental understanding of engineering principles. He credits the foundation he gained at UD in solid mechanics for influencing his career in biomedical engineering, especially his work on the mechanical properties of hard and soft tissues. Both, he underscores, require strong background in non-linear anisotropic materials and dynamic impacts.

From the University of Delaware he moved to the University of Michigan to obtain a PhD in Bioengineering. While there he worked at the Highway Safety Research Institute (now University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute) with pioneers Professor Don Chaffin in ergonomics, Dr. John Melvin and Dr. Richard Stalnaker in impact biomechanics and was influenced on science and society issues by Professor John Platt.

Mohan, launched his career as a senior bioengineer with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in Washington D.C. He came under the influence of the Institute’s President Dr. William Haddon, widely considered the guru of injury control and safety science. At the Institute he worked closely with Brian O’Neill, Allan Williams and Leon Robertson who are considered international authorities on road safety. There, he conducted and published the first real-world assessment of airbag effectiveness in frontal crashes of General Motors cars. His work there also impacted the evolution of regulations requiring children to be secured in a back seat.

He moved to India in 1979 to join the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, where he served as State Bank Chair for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation between 1981–1991; became professor in 1985, and headed the Centre for Biomedical Engineering between 1991–1996. He then served as the Henry Ford Chair for Traffic Safety Biomechanics (1996-2005) and then Volvo Chair for Transportation and Planning and Safety 2007-2015).

He was in Rajiv Gandhi's batch at Doon School.[2]

Most Notable Honors & Awards[3]

Membership

International Committees and Boards

National Committees and Boards

Editorial Boards

Publications

Books

Reports and monographs [10]

References

  1. ↑ http://tripp.iitd.ernet.in/
  2. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-dinesh-mohan-112040300025_1.html
  3. ↑ http://tripp.iitd.ernet.in/rp/report/cng_changover_ioc.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.me.udel.edu/alumni/alumniaward.html
  5. ↑ http://planningcommission.nic.in/sectors/NTDPC/Working%20Group%20Reports/Urban%20Transport/Report%20of%20Working%20Group%20on%20Urban%20Transport_Submitted%20to%20the%20Govt%20on%20July%204th,%202012.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.eicher.in/urbanmobility/
  7. ↑ http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/activities/training_manuals/en/
  8. ↑ http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/road_traffic/world_report/en/
  9. ↑ http://tripp.iitd.ernet.in/publications/paper/SEA%20Brochure.pdf
  10. ↑ http://tripp.iitd.ernet.in/rp/report/cng_changover_ioc.pdf
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