2018 Symposium Highlights:
- 120 attendees representing academic institutions, interested companies in industry, and government organizations
- A total of 30 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: "TRCIB" - Austin Kelly (TRC) and Mike Katzenberger (Virginia Tech)
- Runner up team: "Children of the Cornhole" - Ethan Douglas (CHOP) and Angela Tesny (OSU)
- Annual banquet at Faculty Club, networking and team trivia
- Guest speakers:
- Injury Prevention Strategies in Football – What can be learned from the Auto Safety Experience?
- Jeff Crandall, PhD | Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics | University of Virginia | Chair, NFL Engineering Committee
- Human Body Models: Providing New Insight to Improve Human Safety
- Duane Cronin, PhD | University Research Chair, Impact Mechanics and Material Characterization | University of Waterloo
- Injury Prevention Strategies in Football – What can be learned from the Auto Safety Experience?
- Rod Herriott Best Poster Presentation award presented by TRC : Fiona Khor, University of Waterloo
- Margaret H. Hines Best Oral Presentation award presented by Toyota CSRC : M'Beth Schoenfeld, University of British Columbia
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