Sled Laboratory Team

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The Sled Lab team value the multidisciplinary nature of science. We are a diverse group of biomedical, mechanical, and electrical engineers who cultivate productive collaborations with scientists in disciplines such as as physical therapy and epidemiology to strengthen our research.

Leader
Valentina Graci

Valentina Graci, PhD

Assistant Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University

Dr. Graci aims to identify the mechanisms underlying injury to inform strategies and interventions to reduce injury and improve safety. She leverages her eclectic scientific background, spanning from experimental psychology to exercise science and biomechanics. Her research focuses on biomechanical risk factors for age-related falls, and injury mechanisms due to motor vehicle accidents.

 

STUDENTS

Bhagawath Raj Thangavel, MSE
PhD Student
[email protected]

Maitland Auna Witmer, MSE
PhD Student
[email protected]

 

2024

Janet Le, Research Undergraduate Experience Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia.

Kavan Rajapaksha, Undergraduate Co-op, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University

2023-2024

Harsh Ramesh, Graduate Co-op, College of Computing and Informatics, Data Science, Drexel University

2023

Hassanatu Kamara, Undergraduate Student/Research Assistant, Students Tackling Advanced Research (STAR) Scholars Program, School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University

Riley Nicholson, Research Undergraduate Experience Student, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University

Madeleine McCreary, Research Undergraduate Experience Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida

2022-2023

Anne Nguyen, Co-op Undergraduate student, School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University

Christopher Facchiano, Co-op Undergraduate student, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University

2022

Travis Chestine, CHOP Research Internship for Scholars and Emerging Scientists (CHOP-RISES) II Summer Intern

Paula Kramer, Research Undergraduate Experience Student, Kinesiology, Temple University, Center for Injury Prevention and Research at CHOP

2022-2023

Adam Retana, Co-op Undergraduate student/Research Assistant, Department of Physics, Drexel University

2022- 2024

Ken Berkery, Master Student, School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University
Thesis: "Characterizing Aware and Unaware Vehicle Occupant Responses during Sled-Simulated Evasive Swerving: The Effect of Age and Maneuver Duration"

2022- Present

Andrew Duong, Undergraduate student/Research Assistant, Students Tackling Advanced Research (STAR) Scholars Program, School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University

2021

Angelica Torres, Research Undergraduate Experience Student, Biomedical Engineering, Rice University
Best Presentation Award, Center for Injury Prevention and Research at CHOP

Meredith Bloss, Research Undergraduate Experience Student, Mechanical Engineering, Harvey Mudd College

Anish Rana, Research Summer Intern, University of Rochester School of Medicine

2021-2023

John Burns, Master Student/Research Assistant, Biomedical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania.
Thesis: "The analysis of booster-seated children’ motion and the effect of various reclined seatback conditions during low-acceleration far-side lateral-oblique impacts"

2019-2022

Clayton Falciani, Co-op Undergraduate student/Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, Drexel University
Cooperative Education Award 2023, Drexel University

2018-2021

Rahul Akkem, Undergraduate Student/Research Assistant, School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University.
Co-op intern in 2019
Cooperative Education Award 2021, Drexel University

2018-2020

Madeline Griffith, Master Student/Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania.
Outstanding Research Student Award 2020.
Thesis: "Understanding the effect of an Acoustic-Startling Pre-stimulus, sex, age, and secondary task on driver kinematics during take-over in a low acceleration sled simulating a pre-crash scenario in autonomous vehicle".

2019-2023

Zhuo Wang, PhD student, College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University

2019

Alberta Nkrumah, Master Student, defended Master Thesis, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University.

Mikayla Schneider, Research Summer Intern, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame

Meta Austin, Research Undergraduate Experience Student. Mechanical Engineering, Brown University
Best Presentation Award, Center for Injury Prevention and Research at CHOP

Amanda Astrologo, Research Undergraduate Experience Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut.

2018-2020

Shreyas Sarfare, Master Student/Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania.

2018-2019

Jalaj Maheshwari, Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania.
40 under 40 Awardee at CHOP 2022
Outstanding Research Staff at CHOP 2023

2018

Hanh Do Phung, Undergraduate student, Students Tackling Advanced Research (STAR) Scholars Program, School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University

2017-2019

Ethan Douglas, Master student/Research Assistant, Biomedical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania.
Outstanding Research Student Award 2019.

Christine Holt, PhD student, School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University

2017

Ridi Sahani, Research Undergraduate Experience Student, Biomedical Engineering, Bucknell University
Best Presentation Award, Center for Injury Prevention and Research at CHOP