Dr. McRae is a senior biomechanist specializing in the study of the forces and mechanics associated with human injury.
Dr. McRae applies this work to all segments of the human body involved in collisions and other impact-producing events.
While at Mercedes-Benz Technology Center in Sindelfingen, Germany, Dr. McRae was involved in the creation of active safety system development tools to be used in the automotive industry. Subsequent to that, he conducted research at the Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injury Unit in Glasgow, Scotland and at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. Dr. McRae has also instructed Biomechanics at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Dr. McRae has worked with the National Hockey League to research, develop and test designs to improve player safety.
Education
- Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering,
- University of Glasgow, Scotland
- M.Eng. Mechanical Engineering,
- University of Glasgow, Scotland
Personal/Civil Memberships
- Member of the Society of
- Automotive Engineers Association
- for the Advancement of
- Automotive Medicine
Industries
- Accident Reconstruction
- Other Vehicles
- Passenger Vehicles
- Testing
- Biomechanical
- Brain Injury
- Fatality
- Human Factors
- Low Speed Impact
- Orthopedic
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Crashworthiness
- Seat
- Seat Belt & Airbag
- Structures
- Failure Analysis