Topic of Invited talk

Energy Absorption Strategies for Occupant Protection

Biography

Dr. Wereley‘s current research interests are focused on active and passive vibration and shock mitigation (especially occupant protection systems) using primarily magnetorheological materials, and soft actuators and soft robotic systems. Dr. Wereley has published over 260 journal articles, 20 book chapters, over 275 conference articles, and over 20 patents. Dr. Wereley is the Editor-in-Chief of SAMPE Journal and Editor of the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures He also serves as an associate editor of Smart Materials and Structures, MDPI Actuators, and others. Dr. Wereley is the recipient of the ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Prize (2012) and the SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award (2013). Dr. Wereley is a Fellow of AIAA, RAeS, VFS, ASME, SPIE, and the Institute of Physics. He is also a Senior Member of IEEE. Dr. Wereley has a B.Eng. (1982) from McGill University and M.S. (1987) and Ph.D. (1990) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.