
Kent, Richard W.
Primary Appointment
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Education
- BS,MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah
- PhD, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia
Contact Information
PO BOX 400746
4040 Lewis & Clark Drive Center for Applied Biomechanics
Telephone: 297-8033
Fax: 296-3453
Email: richkent@virginia.edu
Website: http://www.centerforappliedbiomechanics.org/people/richard-kent/
Research Disciplines
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests
Injury Biomechanics
Research Description
Dr. Kent leads the Automobile Safety Research Group of the Center for Applied Biomechanics. Dr. Kent's current research interests are in injury biomechanics, e.g., loading condition effects on injury tolerance, and characterization of biological structures, e.g., load distribution-specific quasilinear viscoelastic structural behavior of the thorax.