ANDREW MERRYWEATHER

Dr. Andrew Merryweather is an assistant professor here at University of Utah in Mechanical Engineering and adjunct assistant professor in Family and Preventative Medicine and Physical Therapy & Athletic Training. He received Bachelors of Science, a Master's of Science and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering here at Utah. His PhD dissertation was on Lower Limb Biomechanics of Walking on Slanted and Level Railroad Ballast. Dr. Merryweather research interest is in Population Aging, Disabilities and Injury Prevention Biomechanics. Within that, his research interests lie within the categories of biomechanical/biomedical design, ergonomics, safety, and rehabilitation engineering, with a focus on 3D motion analysis and injury prevention and modeling. A significant amount of his research is related to wearable technology to determine occupational exposures and safe human robot interactions. To contribute to the body of knowledge in this field, Dr. Merryweather is engaged in team science and has worked with researchers from multiple disciplines including health sciences, school of medicine, college of nursing, computer science, mechanical engineering, industrial and systems engineering, and agricultural systems technology and education. Over the past three years, he has worked with faculty from the college of nursing to obtain a significant source of funding to study the influence of hospital bed design and position on fall biomechanics. He has received numerous honors & awards, most recently in 2015; he was named Utah Section Safety Professional of the Year by the American Society of Safety Engineers. Dr. Merryweather was recognized as an outstanding teacher by the College of Engineering in 2013 and recently he was awarded along with his colleagues the 2017 IEA/Liberty Mutual Medal for an original research and paper published in Journal of Ergonomics titled "Relationships between job organizational factors, biomechanical and psychosocial exposures".