2019 Symposium

Highlights

120 attendees representing academic institutions, interested companies in industry, and government organizations
- A total of 29 student presenters from 14 universities presented their research
- Kickoff events included Welcome Reception at the Varsity Club with a cornhole tournament for interested attendees
19 cornhole teams participated in the tournament
- Winning team: “Philly Raptors” – Colin Huber (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) and Daniel Martel (University of Waterloo)
- Runner up team: “Creamed Corn” – Zach Eshelman (OSU) and Nate Williams (OSU)
Annual banquet at Faculty Club, networking and team trivia
- 10 teams of 8-10 symposium attendees
- 6 rounds of challenging trivia questions
- Winning team: “All that matters is we win!”
Guest speakers:
- How to Catch a Moving Target? Vehicle Safety in the Era of Automation
  - Michiel van Ratingen, PhD, PDEng, Msc | Secretary General | EuroNCAP
- Your Research – How it May Be Used in Safety Ratings
  - Peter Martin, PhD, PE | Senior Engineer | Office of Crashworthiness Standards | NHTSA
- Rod Herriott Best Poster Presentation award presented by TRC : Michael Katzenberger, Virginia Tech
- Margaret H. Hines Best Oral Presentation award presented by Toyota: Angela Tesny, The Ohio State University