Dinesh Mohan
Dinesh Mohan (* 1945 in India ) is an Indian bio engineer and university professor. He is one of the world's leading experts on road safety issues.
life and work
Mohan earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering after attending Doon School (Rajiv Gandhi's lot) at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT) . After earning a master's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of Delaware in the United States, he received a PhD in bioengineering from the University of Michigan . He began his research career at the Institute of Biomechanics at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute at Ann Arbor , where he specialized in biomechanics . He then worked with Institute President William Haddon at the Institute of Highway Safety in Washington, DC . They conducted investigations into head injuries from free falls and baseball bats, among other things. There he directed and published the first real assessment of the airbag effectiveness in frontal crashes of General Motors vehicles. His work there also had an impact on the development of regulations that require children to be secured in the back seat. In 1979 he went back to India to work at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi. There he was chairman of the chair for biomechanics and rehabilitation from 1981 to 1991. From 1991 to 2010 he was head of the Center for Research and Training in Security Technology at IIT Delhi. From 1991 to 1996 he was director of the Center for Biomedical Engineering and from 1998 to 2010 he coordinated the program for traffic research and injury prevention. From 2010 to 2015 he was at the Volvo Chair for Transportation Planning & Safety at the IITD. He was then Professor at Shiv Nadar University until 2018 and since 2017 he has been Honorary Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He was also active in the human rights movement in India. As a co-author, he reported on communal violence in many cities in India, human rights violations in Kashmir , the destruction of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, the Bhopal disaster and the Godhra railway attack in the Indian state of Gujarat . He is a founding member of the Pakistan India Forum for Peace and Democracy, founded in 1994.
Honors (selection)
- 1991: Award of Merit for outstanding research in traffic safety, Association for Advancement of Automotive Medicine
- 1991: International Award and Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Traffic Medicine
- 1996: Haddon Memorial Award for best paper in safety research
- 1997: Velo-City Falco Lecture Prize (with G. Tiwari)
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
- 2000: International Distinguished Career Award, American Public Health Association
- 2001: Bertil Aldman Award, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Impacts
- 2003: Annual Farm Safety Research Award (USA) for best paper (with A. Kumar, M. Varghese and R. Patel)
- 2008: Indo Canadian Shastri Institute India Studies Visiting Lecturer International Association for Accident & Traffic Medicine
- 2012: Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Delaware
- 2015: International Ambassador of the International Bone and Joint Decade 2000–2010
Books
- D. Mohan, T. Tiwari: Sustainable Approaches to Urban Transport. CRC Press, 2019.
- G. Tiwari, D. Mohan: Transport Planning & Traffic Safety. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
- D. Mohan: Safety, Sustainability and Future Urban Transport. Eicher Goodearth, 2013.
- L. Berger, D. Mohan: Injury Control: A Global View. Oxford University Press, 1996.
- P. Barss, G. Smith, S. Baker, D. Mohan: Injury Prevention: An International Perspective. Oxford University Press, 1998.
- D. Mohan, T. Tiwari: Injury Prevention and Control. Taylor & Francis, 2000.
- D. Mohan, G. Tiwari, M. Khayesi, FM Nafukho: Road Traffic Injury Prevention Training Manual. World Health Organization, Geneva 2006.
- M. Peden, R. Scurfield, D. Sleet, D. Mohan, AA Hyder, E. Jarawan, C. Mathers: World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention. World Health Organization, Geneva 2004.
- D. Mohan, M. Varghese: Injuries in South-East Asia Region: Priorities for Policy and Action, SAERO. World New Delhi, 2003.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mohan, Dinesh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian bio-engineer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | India |