 Tom
Gibson
BE
MSc
GMQ
PhD
CPEng
| DirectorTom
is
the
founder
and
principal
engineer
of
HIE
and
has
over
20
years
of
experience
in
the
biomechanics
of
impact
injury
causation
and
mitigation.
He
is
internationally
recognized
for
his
contribution
to
mechanical
and
computer
simulation
of
injury
causation
and
the
design
of
safety
systems,
and
has
been
heavily
involved
in
the
development
of
tests
and
test
methodologies
to
assist
in
the
design
and
evaluation
of
protective
equipment.
Tom
has
worked
abroad,
and
has
provided
technical
advice
to
various
standard
associations
overseas
and
within
Australia.
He
has
extensive
experience
in
expert
witness
work,
research,
database
analysis,
product
design
and
development,
project
management
and
in
providing
technical
and
policy
advice.
He
is
also
actively
involved
in
several
technical
committees
at
a
national
level.
Tom
has
recently
been
awarded
his
PhD
in
Biomedical
Engineering
at
the
University
of
New
South
Wales
for
his
thesis
titled
Development
and
Validation
of
a
C5/C6
Motion
Segment
Model. [Download Tom's CV]
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 Liang Tang BE (Mech/Biomed) | Project Engineer
Liang has a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering (specialising in Biomedical Engineering) from the University of Sydney. Liang has a keen interest in injury biomechanics, which is nurtured through his research and development work at HIE. Liang is currently completing his Masters of Commerce at the University of New South Wales.
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Amy Clarke BE (Med)| Project Engineer
Amy is the most recent addition to the HIE team, after a 3-month internship with Zimmer GmbH in Switzerland. As a research engineer, Amy specialised in spinal mechanics after completing her final year engineering project on assessing spinal accelerations on theme park rides in an attempt to determine the effect of the rides on the outcome of adolescent scoliosis surgery. Amy holds a Bachelors degree in Medical Engineering at Queensland University of Technology.
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 Kim Thai
BE (Mtrn) MBiomedE | Project Engineer
Kim specialises in impact injury biomechanics. Her work involves the comprehensive review and analysis of injuries and injury causation in the areas of vehicle and transport safety, sporting activities, occupational hazards and forensics. Some of her recent work has involved digital video analysis of horse racing falls and evaluating rider protective equipment, assessing child restraint systems for use on aircraft, and correlating fatal head injuries with the helmets used in real-world motorcycle accidents. Kim holds a Bachelors degree in Mechatronics Engineering and Masters in Biomedical Engineering from the University of New South Wales and is currently conducting a PhD research study on pedal and motorcycle helmet performance with the UNSW School of Risk and Safety Sciences.
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