Matthew Reed

Dr. Matthew P. Reed is a research associate professor and head of UMTRI's Biosciences Group. He earned a B.S.E. in mechanical engineering, and an M.S.E. and Ph.D. in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan (U-M). He joined UMTRI in 1989. Dr. Reed also serves as the research director of the Human Motion Simulation Laboratory at the Center for Ergonomics in U-M's Industrial and Operations Engineering Department.

Dr. Reed's research interests focus on occupant protection and physical ergonomics for road vehicles. He has conducted research on restraint systems, emphasizing investigation of airbag-induced injuries, crash-dummy positioning procedures, and child passenger safety. He has developed tools for the ergonomic design of vehicle interiors, including posture prediction and motion simulation algorithms for use with digital human-figure models.

In addition, Dr. Reed is actively involved in mentoring graduate students in U-M's Industrial and Operations Engineering Department. He has received the SAE Award for Excellence in Oral Presentation nine times, as well as the Lloyd L. Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award in 1997, 2004, and 2007. He has received outstanding paper awards from the Society of Automotive Engineers including the Arch T. Colwell Merit Award in 2003, the Myers Award in 1999, and the Isbrandt Award in 1994 and 2004.

Dr. Reed is a member of the SAE Human Accommodation and Design Devices Committee, the SAE Driver Vision Standards Committee, and the SAE G13: Digital Human Modeling Committee. He has helped organize the SAE Digital Human Modeling Conference in 2003, 2004, and 2008. In addition, he serves as a technical reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals, including Human Factors and Ergonomics.