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Research Associate at the Dyson School of Design Engineering, focusing on the development of a new rating system for children's bicycle helmet safety. This research, funded by the Road Safety Trust, aims to inform consumer choices and ensure the quality of future helmet designs by combining physical and computational impact simulations to model head injury scenarios, drawing on contemporary knowledge of brain injury biomechanics. This project builds on the work of Imperial's HEAD Lab group, which previously developed a new rating system for adult helmet safety, known as 'HIPER'. By addressing the underrepresentation of head injury research concerning children, Will aims to ensure that their specific needs are considered in future equipment developments, driving global advances in helmet safety with potential improvements in safety standards. He has achieved degrees in BEng Sport Technology (2019) and MSc Sports Engineering (2020) from Sheffield Hallam University. His research interests have been primarily in head injury biomechanics and headgear design as part of his PhD, alongside a separate role as a research assistant developing advanced materials for impact vibration attenuation. Will's long-term goals include producing innovative solutions to improve human health by leveraging advanced materials and human-centered design engineering.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.