Faculty

Faculty

Jason Forman

Research Associate Professor

Jason Forman's research includes the development and biofidelity evaluation of anthropomorphic test devices, the execution of  impact biomechanics in simulated automobile environments, the development of injury risk functions with dummies and computational models, analysis for injury risk evaluation, and investigating the effects on injury risk.
Google Scholar ResearchGate Center for Applied Biomechanics
Email jlf3m@virginia.edu

George F. Glass, III

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Email gfg3w@uvahealth.org

Thomas R. Hartka

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Vice-Chair of Research for Emergency Medicine Assistant Medical Director, UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics

Dr. Hartka is currently board certified in Emergency Medicine and works clinically in the Emergency Department. He is also involved in medical student education, resident education, biomechanical instrumentation, and motor vehicle collision analysis.
Email trh6u@uvahealth.org

Jason R. Kerrigan

Commonwealth Professor Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery (Courtesy) Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics

Prof. Kerrigan's research in injury biomechanics uses data analysis, computational modeling, and mechanical experiments with human tissue to prevent and mitigate injuries to motor vehicle occupants and athletes. Right now he is working on occupant protection for future vehicles, shoe-turf interaction mechanics, and characterizing injury tolerance.
Google Scholar UVA's Center for Applied Biomechanics International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI)
Email kerrigan@virginia.edu

Matthew B. Panzer

Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy) Deputy Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics MAE Director of Graduate Studies (M.E., M.S., Ph.D.)

Dr. Panzer is an Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia, and serves as Deputy Director at the Center for Applied Biomechanics, and is a member of the UVA Brain Injury and Sports Concussion Center.
Google Scholar University of Virginia, Center for Applied Biomechanics
Email panzer@virginia.edu

Robert S. Salzar

Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Research Track
Dr. Salzar has over 25 years of experience in the field of engineering mechanics, with the last 13 years focusing on injury biomechanics. After a two year post-doctoral NRC appointment with the NASA-Glenn Research Center researching advanced aerospace composite materials, Dr. Salzar won appointment…
Google Scholar ResearchGate
Email salzar@virginia.edu

Mark R. Sochor

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Emergency Medicine Vice Chair for Research Department of Emergency Medicine Medical Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics
Dr. Mark Sochor is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia. Dr. Sochor is a clinically active emergency medicine physician and the medical director at the Center for Applied Biomechanics. In…
Google Scholar ResearchGate
Email msochor@uvahealth.org
Phone (434) 297-8039