THE FUNDAMENTAL BIOMECHANICS OF

CONCUSSION IN THE NFL

An Educational Symposium to Empower Significant Rapid
Innovation in Player Protection

Thursday, November 10
8:00 AM

Registration

8:30 AM

Welcome from the NFL and NFLPA

9:00 - 12:45 PM SESSION 1: FUNDAMENTAL BIOMECHANICS

Concussion in the NFL

Richard Kent, PhD
Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia

Concussion: What It Is and What Causes It

Thomas Gennarelli, MD
Professor Emeritus of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin

Fundamental Mechanics and Tolerances of Concussion

David Meaney, PhD
Solomon R. Pollack Professor and Chair of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania

Injury Assessment Tools (Injury Criteria, Experimental and

Computational Tools)
Erik Takhounts, PhD
Human Injury Research Division, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
12:45 - 2:15 PM

Lunch

2:15 - 4:30 PM

SESSION 2: APPLIED BIOMECHANICS

The Role of Helmets in Concussion Mitigation and Helmet Assessment in the
Laboratory
James Funk, PhD
Biomechanics Consulting and Research, University of Virginia

Computational Integration of Helmet Designs - Enabling Crowd-Sourced Solutions

Matthew Panzer, PhD
Center for Applied Biomechanics, University of Virginia

Commercializing New Helmet Technology

Barry Myers, PhD, MD, MBA
Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
Director of Emerging Programs, Duke University Translational Research Institute
7:00 PM

Reception

Friday, November 11
9:00 - 10:00 AM NFL Concussion Prevention Roadmap

Jeff Crandall, PhD

Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Univery of Virginia
10:00 - 12:45 PM SESSION 3: BREAKOUTS AND PANEL DISCUSSION
12:45 PM

Wrap Up & Resolution

Richard Kent, PhD
Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia

1:00 PM

Adjourn