A lifetime of injury problem solving and teaching

Education. Training. Knowledge. Experience.

Dr. Strauss is a respected leader in injury analysis, human factors, biomechanics and accident reconstruction. He has a long history of human-centered problem solving, and has been teaching problem solving skills to engineering students for 27 years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been performing federally and privately funded biomechanics and human factors research for 35 years, publishing and presenting his research results at national and international scientific venues.

What follows is a partial list of Dr. Strauss' education, training, experience, research, and professional activities. View his full curriculum vitae for a more comprehensive listing of his professional life and accomplishments.

Please contact Dr. Mark Strauss if you would like more information, or would like to discuss your case with him.

Education

Ph.D., 1988: Biomedical Engineering / Biomechanics, University of Texas at Arlington, UT Southwestern Medical School, and University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas

M.E., 1981: Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia

B.S., 1979: Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York.

Certifications

Crash Data Retrieval Analyst, (Collision Safety Institute, 2013)

Crash Data Retrieval Specialist, I & II (Collision Safety Institute, 2013)

OSHA Certified Forklift Operator (October 2006)
Class IV - 5,000 pounds
Class V - 21,000 pounds

Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with, air brake and combination vehicle endorsements

Honors and Awards

Multi-year Faculty advisor to engineering students who earned national recognition for their designs and problem solving abilities.
Multi-year Research publications in SAE judged by peers to be among the most outstanding technical research published in the field.
Multi-year Outstanding Student Advisor, awarded by the Dean's Student Advisory Committee, University of Illinois.
1991 Nominated for the Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, University of Illinois.
1990 United Way award for Community Service, "Using Engineering to Alleviate Problems of the Disabled."
1990 Outstanding Student Advisor, awarded by the Dean’s Student Advisory Committee, University of Illinois.
1988 Nominated Outstanding Alumnus of the University of Texas at Arlington Biomedical Engineering Program.

Professional Associations

American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) (21 year member)
Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) (17 year member)
SAE International (SAE)
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators (IATAI)
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) (21 year member)
National Association of Railroad Safety Consultants (NARSCI)
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS)

Professional Activities

2013 - 2017 Peer Reviewer for SAE World Congress, Occupant Protection: Event Data Recorders (EDR)
2013 Peer Reviewer for SAE 2013 World Congress, Occupant Protection: Accident Reconstruction
2011 Reviewer for United States Military MIL-STD-1472, Department of Defense Design Criteria Standard - Human Engineering
2009 Peer Reviewer for SAE 2010 World Congress, Occupant Protection: Accident Reconstruction
2006 Panel Reviewer for National Science Foundation, SBIR Human-computer interaction
Aug. 2002-Present SAE Transaction Selection Committee for: Accident Reconstruction, Human Factors, and Braking and Steering Systems
1996 - 2004 Member and Chairperson Human Factors & Ergonomics Society 300 committee

Peer Reviewer for the following Journals and Organizations

Engineering in Medicine and Biology
SAE International / Society of Automotive Engineers
Human Factors and Ergonomic Society
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Transactions on Biomedical
U.S. National Science Foundation
U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration Spinal Cord Research Foundation

Additional Education and Training

2017 Lift truck operator training and certification, Effingham, IL
2016 HVE Forum; Advanced HVE vehicle simulations, Phoenix, AZ
2013 Crash Data Retrieval Data Analyst & System Technician, levels 1 & 2, Northwestern University Center for Public Safety
2012 Accessing and Interpreting Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorders, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
2012 Lack of Sleep and Fatigue on Performance
2009 Detroit Diesel DDEC Report Training
2008 Design and Operation of Work Zone Traffic Control Seminar, presented by a National Highway Institute certified instructor
2008 European Conference for Accident Reconstruction 2008, Adult and Child Pedestrian Impact Testing, Wildhaus, Switzerland
2006 OSHA Fall Protection
2006 Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Injury Scaling Uses and Techniques
2005 Photogrammetry and the use of Photomodeler in accident investigation
2004 European Conference for Accident Reconstruction 2004, Vehicle Rollover and Occupant Movement, Neumuenster, Germany
2003 Bendix Training on Tractor & Trailer Air Brake System and ABS
2002 11th Congress of the European Association for Research and Analysis of Road Accidents, Portoroz, Slovenia
2001 OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety and Health Course
2000 Biomechanics of Impact, American Association of Automotive Medicine
1999 Heavy Vehicle Reconstruction, Northwestern University Center for Public Safety
1999 Human Factors and Ergonomic Society Conference
1998 Advanced Truck Air Brake Systems, Haldex
1997 Advanced Ergonomics Application Workshop, University of Wisconsin - Madison
1996 Orthopaedic Research Society meeting
1995 Traffic Accident Reconstruction, Northwestern University Center for Public Safety
1995 39th Stapp Car Crash Conference
1995 Accidental Injury: Biomechanics and Prevention, University of California
1990 Biomechanics of Human Motion, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Partial Listing of Conference Presentations

Strauss, Mark G., James V. Carnahan and Roland A. Ruhl, "The Accuracy of Pedestrians in Estimating the Speed of a Moving Vehicle." SAE Paper 2013-01-0785. SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI; 17 April, 2013.

Strauss, Mark G., James V. Carnahan and Roland A. Ruhl, "The Accuracy of Vehicle Speed Estimations by Pedestrians." European Accident Reconstruction Group Conference, Wildhaus, Switzerland, June 22, 2012.

Strauss, Mark G. and James V. Carnahan, "The Ability of People to Estimate Distances Along a Roadway and How Their Education, Hobbies and Occupation Affect Accuracy." Publication F2010-D-043. FISITA World Automotive Congress Proceedings, Budapest, Hungary, June 1, 2010.

Strauss, Mark G. and, James V. Carnahan. "Observed Errors in Distance Estimates." SAE Paper 2010-01-0046. SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI. 13 April, 2010.

Strauss, M.G., "The Experimental Study of the Air Flow Produced by Road Vehicles and its Potential Destabilizing Effect on Nearby Pedestrians." European Accident Reconstruction Conference Group, Wildhaus, Switzerland, July 5, 2008.

Strauss, Mark G., Louis V. Inendino and James V. Carnahan. "The Experimental Study of the Air Flow Produced by Road Vehicles and its Potential Destabilizing Effect on Nearby Pedestrians." SAE paper 2007-01-0758. SAE 2007 World Congress, Detroit, MI. 17 April 2007. Also published in Pedestrian Safety, SAE SP-2114.

Strauss, M.G., and L.V. Inendino. "Deaths Due to Rollover Accidents in The U.S.A., 1994-2002: A Statistical Study." European Conference for Accident Reconstruction 2004, Neumunster, Germany, June 2004.

Strauss, M.G., J.V. Carnahan, L.V. Inendino, R. Jayswal, C.A. Senalik, and E.J. Southcombe. "Factors Affecting the Friction Coefficients Between Wooden and Plastic Pallets and the Wooden Floor of a Van-type Semi-trailer." SAE Paper 2002-01-3104, SAE International Truck and Bus and Meeting and Exposition, Detroit, MI, November 2002.

Strauss, M.G. "Biomechanics of a Low Speed Rear-End Collision." 11th Congress of the European Association for Research and Analysis of Road Accidents, Portoroz, Slovenia, 6-7 September 2002.

Strauss, M.G., J.V. Carnahan, and L.V. Inendino. "Factors Affecting the Friction Coefficients Between Wooden Pallets and the Wooden Floor of a Van-type Semi-trailer." SAE Paper 2001-01-2755, SAE International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition, Chicago, IL, 13 November 2001.

Strauss, M.G. "Measurement of the Dynamic Forces during Manual Wheelchair Propulsion." American Society of Biomechanics, Tempe, AZ, 16 October 1991.

Strauss, M.G. "Non-Invasive Assessment of Fracture Healing Using Impact Resonant Frequency Analysis - An in-Vitro FEM Model and in-Vivo Correlations." 15th Annual Bioengineering Conference, Boston, MA, 28 March 1989.

Strauss, M.G., and J. O'Reagan."An X-ray Translucent Cervical Orthosis." First Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1982.

Publications

Strauss, Mark G., James V. Carnahan and Roland A. Ruhl, The Accuracy of Pedestrians in Estimating the Speed of a Moving Vehicle." SAE Paper 2013-01-0785. SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI; April 17, 2013.

Strauss, Mark G. and James V. Carnahan, "How Well Can the Average Person and Police Estimate Distance Along a Roadway?" Publication 12-01/2010. Accident Reconstruction Group Conference, Wildhaus, Switzerland, 2010.

Strauss, Mark G. and, James V. Carnahan. "Observed Errors in Distance Estimates." SAE Paper 2010-01-0046. SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI. 13 April, 2010.

Strauss, Mark G., Louis V. Inendino and James V. Carnahan. "The Experimental Study of the Air Flow Produced by Road Vehicles and its Potential Destabilizing Effect on Nearby Pedestrians." SAE paper 2007-01-0758. SAE 2007 World Congress, Detroit, MI. 17 April 2007. Also published in Pedestrian Safety, SAE SP-2114.

Strauss, M.G. "Biomechanics of a Low-Speed Rear-End Collision." IMPACT: The Journal of the Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators 13.3 (2004): 71-75.

Strauss, M.G., J.V. Carnahan, L.V. Inendino, R. Jayswal, C.A. Senalik, and E.J. Southcombe. "Factors Affecting the Friction Coefficients between Wooden and Plastic Pallets and the Wooden Floor of a Van-Type Semi-trailer." SAE Paper 2002-01-3104, Detroit, MI, 2002. SAE 2002 Transactions - Journal of Commercial Vehicles.

Strauss, M.G. "Biomechanics of a Low-Speed Rear-End Collision." Road Vehicle Accident Reconstruction. Ed. Ivan Prebil, Iztok Cigaric, and Littera Picta. Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2002.

Strauss, M.G., J.V. Carnahan, and L.V. Inendino. "Factors Affecting the Friction Coefficients between Wooden Pallets and the Wooden Floor of a Van-Type Semi Trailer."; SAE Paper 2001-01-2755, Chicago, IL, 2001. SAE 2001 Transactions - Journal of Commercial Vehicles.

Strauss, M.G. and D. Brusnighan. "Independent Navigation by People Who Are Blind." Brazilian Journal of Adapted Physical Education Research 1.1 (1994): 169-181.

Moeinzadeh, M.H., M.A. Schneller, M.G. Strauss, and J. Trimble. "Three Dimensional Biomechanical Analysis of the Upper Extremity during Wheelchair Propulsion." First World Congress of Biomechanics Proceedings, San Diego, California, 1990.

Strauss, M.G. "Non-Invasive Assessment of Fracture Healing Using Impact Resonant Frequency Analysis - An in-Vitro FEM Model and in-Vivo Correlations." 15th Annual Bioengineering Conference, Boston, MA, 28 March 1989.

Strauss, M.G., R.W. Bucholz, A.F. Tencer, and K.L. Lawrence. "Resonance Frequency Evaluation of Patients with Closed Tibiae Fractures." Biomedical Engineering III, Recent Developments (1984): 63-66. Ed. L. Sheppard, Pergamon Press, New York.

Jones, R. E., A.F. Tencer, R.W. Bucholz, K.L. Lawrence, K.D. Johnson, V. Mooney, T.W. Carmichael, A.R. Potvin, and M.G. Strauss. "Fracture Fixation and Healing." Rehabilitation R & D Progress Reports (1983): 22-23.

Total external research grant funding: $2.3 million.