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Dr. Priya PrasadDr. Prasad completed his Ph.D. in Biomechanics from Wayne State University, Detroit in 1973. During his MS and Ph.D. he worked with Neurosurgeons, Orthopedic surgeons and Engineering faculty involved in developing human response to impact, injury criteria and injury mitigation. From 1973 to 2008, he worked for Ford Motor Company in the area of Automotive safety developing restraint systems and crash avoidance technologies currently on vehicles in US and the rest of the world.
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In the last thirteen years at Ford he was a Technical Fellow reporting directly to the Chief Technical Officer of the Company. Since his retirement from Ford he has been a consultant to universities, manufacturers and governments. He continues to conduct research in life saving technologies and is recognized worldwide as a leader in biomechanics and automotive safety.
Dr. Prasad is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, and Fellow Member of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. His many Awards and Recognition include the US Department of Transportation National Award for the Advancement of Motor Vehicle Research and Development, 1994; Bertil Aldman Award from the International Research Committee on the Biomechanics of Impact (IRCOBI), 1999; Award of Merit from the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine- 2006; The Path Finder Award from the Automotive Occupant Restraints Council- 2010; IIHS Top Safety Pick Award- 2010; Arnold W. Siegel Transportation Safety Award, SAE- 2011; and Soichiro Honda Medal Presented by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012.
He has written over 130 technical papers in Peer Reviewed Journals and in proceedings of international conferences, and holds eight patents on life saving automotive technologies.
Dr. Prasad is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, and Fellow Member of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. His many Awards and Recognition include the US Department of Transportation National Award for the Advancement of Motor Vehicle Research and Development, 1994; Bertil Aldman Award from the International Research Committee on the Biomechanics of Impact (IRCOBI), 1999; Award of Merit from the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine- 2006; The Path Finder Award from the Automotive Occupant Restraints Council- 2010; IIHS Top Safety Pick Award- 2010; Arnold W. Siegel Transportation Safety Award, SAE- 2011; and Soichiro Honda Medal Presented by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012.
He has written over 130 technical papers in Peer Reviewed Journals and in proceedings of international conferences, and holds eight patents on life saving automotive technologies.
