Residence India Citizenship India | Nationality Indian Name Dinesh Mohan | |
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Fields Transportation ResearchHuman Tolerance BiomechanicsBiomechanical Considerations in Helmet DesignRoad Traffic InjuriesAgricultural Injuries Institutions Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Institution Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Books Injury Control: A Global View, Road traffic injury prevention training manual Alma mater | ||
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Dinesh Mohan is Distinguished Professor at Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Buddha Nagar (India) and Honorary Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITDelhi). He worked at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi from 1979 to 2010. From 2010 to 2015 he was Emeritus Volvo Chair Professor for Transportation Planning & Safety at IITD. He was Head Centre for Biomedical Engineering (1991-1996), 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).. He is also Director, Independent Council for Road Safety International (www.icorsi.org)
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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. His group has contributed to national and international policies on traffic safety.
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. While there he worked on biomechanics of injury to the chest, lower limbs and human soft tissues.
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; He 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.