Dr Short’s field of expertise is in human injury and kinematics, he mostly deliver reports in the following three areas:
- Biomechanics of work injury
- Computer simulation of car crashes
- Analysis of CCTV footage
Expertise
Career
Workplace Injuries
Dr Short invented a new kick-out running rail to prevent injury to jockeys which is now visible at Flemington and many other racecourses in Victoria. For this endeavour he won the Victorian Worksafe Award 2009.
CCTV Analysis
Dr Short studied photogrammetry for his Doctorate at Oxford. This is the mathematics that he applies to CCTV analysis. He has conducted over 50 CCTV analyses for the NSW police. This method has gone through a rigorous validation process. The main calculations have been published.
Vehicle Collisions
See my debut as a technical presenter on National Geographic Channel:
http://www.natgeotv.com/ca/the-indestructibles/videos/crash-test 20
http://www.natgeotv.com/ca/the-indestructibles/videos/dangerous-impact
Dr Short’s field of expertise is in human injury and kinematics, he mostly deliver reports in the following three areas:
• Biomechanics of Work Injury
Dr Andrew Short has been researching and practising in the area of biomechanics and injury since 1995. Since 2004, he has been providing Expert Reports to Solicitors and Barristers over one thousand cases of personal injury and won the Worksafe Award with Racing Victoria in October 2009 for the introduction of frangible posts to thoroughbred racetracks which can be seen at Flemington, Caulfield, Moonee Valley and other racetracks around Victoria.
• Computer Simulation of Car Crashes
Dr Short investigates the circumstances of injuries in vehicle collisions, public areas, playgrounds and workplaces. His particular experience in vehicle collisions includes cars, trucks, ATVs, cyclists and pedestrians. Computer simulation is performed of car crashes including rollovers, whiplash and other collisions to determine the effect of seat belt wearing He works on civil and criminal cases and provides independent reports for both plaintiff and defence.
• Analysis of CCTV Footage
Dr Short utilises resources such as powerful 3D computer reconstruction, photogrammetric analysis of video, video tracking and significant library resources to provide clear, supported logic that will stand up in court.
Dr Short has lectured in Human Tissue Mechanics (Forensic Biomechanics) at the University of Melbourne from 2006 to 2016 and remains an honorary fellow.
See his debut as a technical presenter on National Geographic Channel:
Experience and Achievements
Biomechanics & Injury Expert December 2004 – ongoing
• Consultant engineer and owner of a small and expert biomechanics practice which provides specialist biomechanics expertise and injury analysis, including 3D computer simulation of impacts, materials testing and forensic analysis of fractures.
• Conducting ergonomic analysis of systems of work and reconstructions of injury events relating to the workplace, sport and transport. In the period 2004-2011, the company sub-contracted work from the University of Melbourne, Expert Opinion Services, but primarily from Delta V Experts.
Monash University, Clayton Campus – Research Fellow Nov 2002 – Dec 2004
• Epidemiology of Injury – analysed the statistics of injury using a database of ten million injuries. The plausibility of an injury circumstance can be supported by the identification of ‘Other Similar Cases’ (OSC) in a large database.
• Provided bio-mechanical simulation and imaging support and solutions in projects focusing on injuries that occur in the home, on farms and in school playgrounds.
• Developed a framework for the evaluation and classification of arm fractures in a bid to produce an arm fracture criterion.
• Mentoring in 3D computer impact simulation.
• Attracted significant industry funding.
• Oxford Orthopaedic Engineering Centre, Oxford, England
Research in Opto-electronics 1992
• Developed a prototype optical switch, based in the Opto-electronics lab under the direction of Professor Werner Blau.
Achievements
• Established Bio-forensic in 2011 – and expert witness company specialising in human movement the biomechanics of injury;
• Expert presenter on the National Geographic accident survival show: The Indestructibles, 2011;
• Worksafe Award October 2009, Two patents in 2007;
• By having an understanding of the ideal kinematics for rowing, Dr Short achieved a 0.04 grade as a rower in 2007 and 95% win rate as a coach in 2009 and won a 2002 Oxford-Cambridge Lightweight Henley boat race by two lengths;
• Established the Bagrit Society which has a library at Imperial College, London: 1996;
• British Government EPSRC scholarship: 1996, Nuffield prize, Oxford University: 1996;
• Scholarship from the University of London: 1995;
• Won the Philosophical Society Public Speaking Competition, Dublin: 1993;
• Erasmus Award 1992/93;
• Built prototype Optical Switch in 1991, which is a building block of an optical computer as opposed to an electronic computer.
Qualifications
2005: SAE & Victoria Police – Technical Traffic Accident Scene Investigation course by Peter Bellion
2002-2004: Post Doctorate in Accident Statistics, MUARC, Monash University, Australia including Project work
1996-2002: Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science, University of Oxford, England
1995-96: M.Sc. in Biomedical Systems at Imperial College, London
1990-95: B.A. (Hons) in Natural Sciences Trinity College, Dublin