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Dinesh Mohan
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
Alma materThe Doon School
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay B.Tech
University of Delaware, Newark M.S.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor M.S., PhD
Scientific career
FieldsTransportation Research
Human Tolerance Biomechanics
Biomechanical Considerations in Helmet Design
Road Traffic Injuries
Agricultural Injuries
InstitutionsIndian Institute of Technology Delhi
Websitecbme.iitd.ac.in/content/prof-mohan-dinesh

Dinesh Mohan is Distinguished Professor at Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Buddha Nagar (India) and Guest Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITDelhi). He was previously Emeritus Volvo Chair Professor for Transportation Planning & Safety and Coordinator of the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (1998-2010) and Head, W.H.O. Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Safety Technology at IIT Delhi (1991-2010).[1]

Biography

Dinesh Mohan is one of the world’s leading experts on traffic safety issues and human tolerance to injury. His work has significantly advanced motorcycle helmet design, pedestrian and bicyclist safety and child restraint regulations, and helped develop safer ways for various modes of transportation to safely share the roadways. He and his colleagues are responsible for bringing the world’s attention to the importance of the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists internationally and popularising the term ‘vulnerable road users’ in reference to these road users.

While a graduate student at University of Delaware (UD) in mechanical and aerospace engineering between 1967 and 1970, he studied under JL Nowinski, Jack Vinson, Herbert Kingsbury and Barry Schneider, who, he said, each left an indelible mark on the importance of fundamental understanding of engineering principles. He credits the foundation he gained at UD in solid mechanics for influencing his career in biomedical engineering, especially his work on the mechanical properties of hard and soft tissues. Both, he underscores, require strong background in non-linear anisotropic materials and dynamic impacts.

From the University of Delaware he moved to the University of Michigan to obtain a PhD in Bioengineering. While there he worked at the Highway Safety Research Institute (now University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute) with pioneers Professor Don Chaffin in ergonomics, Dr. John Melvin and Dr. Richard Stalnaker in impact biomechanics and was influenced on science and society issues by Professor John Platt.

Mohan, launched his career as a senior bioengineer with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in Washington D.C. He came under the influence of the Institute’s President Dr. William Haddon, widely considered the guru of injury control and safety science. At the Institute he worked closely with Brian O’Neill, Allan Williams and Leon Robertson who are considered international authorities on road safety. There, he conducted and published the first real-world assessment of airbag effectiveness in frontal crashes of General Motors cars. His work there also impacted the evolution of regulations requiring children to be secured in a back seat.

He moved to India in 1979 to join the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, where he served as State Bank Chair for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation between 1981–1991; became professor in 1985, and headed the Centre for Biomedical Engineering between 1991–1996. He then served as the Henry Ford Chair for Traffic Safety Biomechanics (1996-2005) and then Volvo Chair for Transportation and Planning and Safety 2007-2015).

He was in Rajiv Gandhi's batch at Doon School.[2]

Most Notable Honors & Awards[3]

  • Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Delaware (2012) [4]
  • Indo Canadian Shastri Institute India Studies Visiting Lecturer (2008)
  • International Ambassador of the International Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 (2005)
  • Annual Farm Safety Research Award (USA) for best paper (with A. Kumar, M. Varghese and R. Patel) 2003
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
  • 2001 Bertil Aldman Award for outstanding contribution to the subject of impact biomechanics, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Impacts (2001)
  • 1997 Velo-City Falco Lecture Prize (with G. Tiwari)
  • 1996 Haddon Memorial Award for best paper in safety research
  • American Public Health Association, 2000 International Distinguished Career Award in recognition of outstanding dedication and leadership in injury control and emergency health services.
  • Association for Advancement of Automotive Medicine, 1991 Award of Merit for outstanding research in traffic safety.
  • International Association for Accident & Traffic Medicine, International Award and Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Traffic Medicine(1991).

Membership

International Committees and Boards

  • Board of International Research Council on Biomechanics of Impacts.
  • WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Injury & Violence Prevention and Control.
  • Fellow of International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences (IATSS)
  • Steering Committee, World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS)

National Committees and Boards

  • Member, National Transport Policy Development Committee (NTDPC) Working group on Urban Transport (2012), Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Government of India[5]
  • Director, Mawana Sugar Ltd
  • Secretary, Sanchal Foundation

Editorial Boards

  • International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Traffic Injury Prevention
  • Injury Control and Safety Promotion
  • Journal of Safety Research

Publications

Books

  • D. Mohan: Safety, Sustainability and Future Urban Transport, Eicher Goodearth Limited, 2013[6]
  • L.Berger and D. Mohan "Injury Control : A Global View", Oxford University Press, 1996
  • Peter Barss, Gordon Smith, Susan Baker and Dinesh Mohan "Injury Prevention: An International Perspective", Oxford University Press, 1998
  • Dinesh Mohan and Geetam Tiwari "Injury Prevention and Control", Taylor & Francis,2000
  • Mohan, D., Tiwari, G., Khayesi, M., & Nafukho, F. M. Road Traffic Injury Prevention Training Manual. World Health Organization, Geneva, 2006[7]
  • Peden, M., Scurfield, R., Sleet, D., Mohan, D., Hyder, A. A., Jarawan, E., and Mathers. C. (eds) World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention. World Health Organization, Geneva, 2004.[8]
  • Mohan D and Varghese M. Injuries in South-East Asia Region : Priorities for Policy and Action, SAERO, World New Delhi, 2003.[9]

Reports and monographs [10]

  • S.N. Tandon and Dinesh Mohan: Status of Biomedical Engineering in India, 1982.
  • Dinesh Mohan: Motorcycle Safety Project, 1984.
  • Dinesh Mohan: Indian Issues in Science and Technology, 1984.
  • Dinesh Mohan and K.P. Kothiyal: Aids for the Visually Disabled, 1984.
  • Dinesh Mohan, et al.: Aids for the Disabled a Research Bibliography, 1984.
  • Dinesh Mohan:Injuries in India : A Survey, 1986.
  • Dinesh Mohan: Biomechanical Analysis of Jaipur Lower Limb Prosthesis, 1986.
  • Dinesh Mohan: Aids for the Disabled : A Technology Assessment, 1988.
  • Dinesh Mohan and Imrana Qadeer: Safety of Agricultural Implements, 1990.
  • Dinesh Mohan and Rajesh Patel: Safety Assessment of Motorcycle Helmets Being Sold in Delhi, 1992.
  • Dinesh Mohan and Geetam Tiwari: Development of a Recording System for Road Accident Data (Vol-I and II), 1995.
  • Dinesh Mohan, K.S. Bawa Bhalla and Sunil R. Kale: Research Study on Burn Properties of Fabrics in Use in India,1995.
  • Dinesh Mohan, Rajesh Patel and A.R. Ray: Development and Identification of Protective Fabrics for Agricultural Workers, 1995.
  • Dinesh Mohan and Amit Deopura: Accidental Deaths in India: A Statistical Survey,1996.
  • Dinesh Mohan and Nicole Muhlrad: Introduction to Road Traffic Safety: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 1996.
  • Dinesh Mohan, Anoop Chawla, Janusz Kajzer: Safety of Front Seat Passengers in the Tata Sierra: Analysis of Vehicle Performance and Guidelines for Safe Design of the Car Interior, 1997.
  • Dinesh Mohan, Geetam Tiwari, Rajeev Saraf, S.G. Deshmukh, Sunil R. Kale, S.Wadhwa and G.V. Soumitri: Delhi on the Move:2005-Future Traffic Management Scenarios, 1997.
  • Dinesh Mohan and Ragnar Andersson: Introduction to Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 1997.
  • Dinesh Mohan and Nicole Muhlrad: Introduction to Road Traffic Safety: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 1998.
  • Dinesh Mohan and Ragnar Andersson: Introduction to Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 2000.

References

  1. ^ http://tripp.iitd.ernet.in/
  2. ^ http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-dinesh-mohan-112040300025_1.html
  3. ^ http://tripp.iitd.ernet.in/rp/report/cng_changover_ioc.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.me.udel.edu/alumni/alumniaward.html
  5. ^ http://planningcommission.nic.in/sectors/NTDPC/Working%20Group%20Reports/Urban%20Transport/Report%20of%20Working%20Group%20on%20Urban%20Transport_Submitted%20to%20the%20Govt%20on%20July%204th,%202012.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.eicher.in/urbanmobility/
  7. ^ http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/activities/training_manuals/en/
  8. ^ http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/road_traffic/world_report/en/
  9. ^ http://tripp.iitd.ernet.in/publications/paper/SEA%20Brochure.pdf
  10. ^ http://tripp.iitd.ernet.in/rp/report/cng_changover_ioc.pdf
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