Updates, news, and info from UVA's Center for Applied Biomechanics
The University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics, which just celebrated its 35th anniversary, is the largest university-based injury biomechanics laboratory in the world. The 30,000 square-foot facility, located in the University of Virginia’s North Fork Research Park, boasts several state-of-the-art pieces of equipment, as well as custom resources and capabilities that are unique to the
03/31/2026
NBC29 interview with Dr Jason Forman
UVA lab tests car safety features for major manufacturers, federal transportation department There’s a lot of safety testing for each new part used in a car, and a lot of that research goes on at the University of Virginia.
01/30/2025
We are hiring for open rank tenure-ineligible position at the University of Virginia-Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering!
Application reviews start soon!
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09/19/2024
We’re excited to announce that 21 current and former faculty, staff and students from the Center for Applied Biomechanics attended the 2024 IRCOBI Conference in Stockholm, Sweden!
The International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI) is the world’s leading conference focused on advancing injury biomechanics and prevention. We're especially proud to have Professors Matt Panzer and Jason Kerrigan serve as council members, contributing their knowledge and expertise to this prestigious global forum.
University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics UVA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
02/09/2024
Who knew there was so much to designing turf? The researchers at CAB! ESPN's Stephania Bell brought her camera crew to find out about carpets, infill, robotic simulations and more.
Way to go Bronek Gepner, Ben Koerber and James Caldwell (and Jason Kerrigan in absentia)!
09/26/2023
Way to go Jason and Cori!
Vehicle collisions are a leading cause of trauma for pregnant individuals in the U.S. - Assoc. Prof. Jason Forman & Ph.D. student Cori Espelien at the University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics together w/ Asst. Prof. Pavel Chernyavskiy at the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia joined forces to try to remedy this. Some of their work was recently published here: https://at.virginia.edu/I7yROe
UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science UVA Health
07/11/2023
Today we were ecstatic to host a visit from ESPN’s injury analyst
Stephania Bell! We gave her a tour of the lab and talked the ins and outs of CAB’s turf research.
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05/03/2023
Congratulations CABbies!
05/01/2023
Way to go Matt and Sebastian!!
Did you know that most studies on traumatic brain injury (TBI) neglect normal anatomical variations present within the population? A new study from the University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics using subject-specific models found a strong linear relationship between brain size and brain strain for the same head impact scenario. This is crucial for developing personalized protective equipment and aiding clinical diagnostics of TBI. Learn more about our findings here." https://at.virginia.edu/Gw8Evh UVA Radiology & Medical Imaging
03/03/2023
It’s not every day that we get to welcome the Acting Administrator of NHTSA into our laboratory!
It was truly an honor to be able to show off a few of our ongoing projects, and have meaningful discussions with NHTSA leadership about road safety and injury prevention research.
Are you interested in touring our space and hearing more about our projects? Feel free to reach out!
NHTSA
10/18/2022
Please join us in welcoming Richard W. Kent, internationally recognized in the field of injury biomechanics, as the new chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. https://2ogp.short.gy/gEtEJT University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics