Highlights

  • Hybrid event with 150 attendees representing academic institutions, interested companies in industry, and government organizations
    • A total of 26 student presenters from 12 universities presented their research

 

  • A welcome reception at the Varsity Club allowed for networking and a cornhole tournament for interested attendees
    • 19 cornhole teams participated in the tournament
      • Winning team: “FBMD” – Kevin Moorhouse (VRTC/NHTSA) and Mandy Agnew (OSU)
      • Runner up team: “Always Thinking Duke” – Jason Luck (Duke) and Brad Baker (Humanetics)

 

  • Keynote speaker-
    • Whiplash Injury Research at Chalmers – A review and visions for the future
      • Mats Svensson, PhD | Professor | Vehicle Safety Division, Injury Prevention Unit, Chalmers University of Technology

 

  • Annual banquet at the Faculty Club, networking and team trivia
    • 10 teams of 8-10 symposium attendees
    • 6 rounds of challenging trivia questions
    • Winning team: “The Union” captained by Yun Seok Kang (OSU), Schuyler St. Lawrence (Toyota), and Peter Cripton (UBC)

 

  • Rod Herriott Best Poster Presentation award presented by TRC : Morgan Dean, Virginia Tech

 

  • Margaret H. Hines Best Oral Presentation award presented by Honda: Randolph Carpenter, University of Virginia