Dr Andrew McIntosh
Position: Biomechanics Expert, Associate
Expertise: Human Factors, Biomechanics & Injury
Qualifications: PhD, MBiomedE., BAppSc (PT)
Dr. Andrew McIntosh is the principal consultant for McIntosh Consultancy and Research, a senior lecturer at the School of Safety Science and directs the Biomechanics and Gait Laboratory at UNSW. Dr. McIntosh has been an active researcher in the area of the biomechanics of impact injury since 1991.
His main interests are in the biomechaincs-injury-ergonimics of impact injury, the function of safety systems in the prevention of injury, and biomechanics-injury-ergnomics analysis. He has extensive research experience with the analysis and assessment of injury risks in motor vehicle collisions through his work at the University of Heidelberg in Germany and accident analyses in Australia.
He has undertaken field based accident investigation research and case studies, as well as laboratory based impact simulations and numerical simulations. Examples of recent projects are: child restraint function and airbag interaction, neck injury in roll-over accidents; whiplash associated disorders; head and neck responses and injury criteria in side impacts; and reconstruction of Waterfall Rail Accident with regards to occupant and driver ejections and injuries.
In 2000 he was awarded the FE Johnson Memorial Fellowship by the NSW Sporting Injuries Committee for his work on the biomechanics of concussion in football. This has been followed up by further work on the design and performance of helmets in projectile sports, as well as major projects studying head and neck injury, and the effectiveness of headgear in Australian football and rugby union. Dr. McIntosh is a member of the Standards Australia committees for pedal cycle helmets, equestrian helmets and the helmet test methods.
