ZDRAVKO SALIPUR, Ph.D.
SENIOR ENGINEER, REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Has nearly two decades of dedicated research and ten-plus years of forensic experience.
Specializes in forensic biomechanics, injury causation and reconstruction, human factors, patent litigation, premises liability, product liability, and professional liability/standard of care.
Manages highly complex claim and litigated files nationally.
Education:
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2013 (Dean’s Citation).
M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2008 (Summa Cum Laude).
B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2005 (Magna Cum Laude).
Professional Affiliations:
Executive Committee Member and Member of the Board of Directors at Northwestern Accident Reconstruction.
Active member of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Contributing member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) member.
Participates in the ANSI/RESNA Standards Committee on Wheelchairs and Transportation (COWHAT).
Languages:
Proficient in German, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.
PUBLICATIONS
Salipur Z, et al. Accessibility of U-Haul Rental Vehicles. Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)Annual Conference Proceedings, 2021.
Frost K, Bertocci G, Salipur Z. Wheelchair securement and occupant restraint system (WTORS) practices in public transit buses. Assistive TechnologyJournal 2013; 25(1).
Salipur Z, Frost K, Bertocci G. Investigation of wheelchair instability during transport in large accessible transit vehicles. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 2012; 49(6).
Salipur Z, Bertocci G. Wheelchair tiedown and occupant restraint loading associated with an adult manual transit wheelchair in rear impact. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 2010; 47(2).
Salipur Z, Bertocci G. Development and validation of rear impact computer simulation model of an adult manual transit wheelchair with a stated occupant. Medical Engineering and Physics 2010; 32:66-75.
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