SCOTT D. BATTERMAN, Ph.D.

Dr. Scott Batterman attended the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA where he received his B.S.E. in Civil and Urban Engineering in May 1982, his M.S.E. in Civil Engineering in December 1984 and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics in August 1989. Dr. Batterman has served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University, Villanova, PA, is a Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.), and is a past chairman of the Engineering Sciences Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Dr. Batterman's area of expertise fall primarily into the following three areas:

(1) application of the laws of mechanics to accident reconstruction, including occupant kinematics, products liability, failure analysis, slips and falls;

(2) man-machine interface considerations, human factors, safety engineering;

(3) biomechanics and mechanics of human injury. Dr. Batterman is actively involved in research projects and has numerous publications and presentations to his credit. A curriculum vitae is available upon request.