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APPAJI PANCHANGAM
Specialized Professional Competence
Biomechanics of human injury, causation, and tolerance. Kinetics and kinematics of human movement.
Computer simulation and analysis of vehicle and occupant motion. Child safety. Motor vehicle accident
reconstruction. Slip testing, and biomechanics of slip, trips and falls. Video and data acquisition and
analysis.
Background and Professional Honors
B.Sc. (Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry), Nagarjuna University, India
B.Ed. (Mathematics and Physical Sciences Education), Nagarjuna University, India
M.Sc. (Physics), University of Hyderabad, India
M.S. (Applied Physics), University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Biomechanical Engineer,
Talas Engineering, Inc.
Forensic Scientist,
Sintra Engineering, Inc., Calgary, AB Canada
Research Associate,
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada
Engineer,
Exponent, Los Angeles, CA
Graduate Research Assistant,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Member of Technical Staff,
OFS Fitel, LLC, Sturbridge, MA
Engineer,
Axsun Technologies, Billerica, MA
Registered Professional Engineer, Province of Alberta, APEGA #129512
Registered Professional Engineer, Province of British Columbia, APEGBC #180800
Professional Activities & Memberships
Member, Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists
Member, International Society of Biomechanics
Member, Canadian Society of Biomechanics
Peer Reviewer, Proceedings of the Royal Society (2014)
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Reviewer, Travel Grants Committee, NSERC CREATE Program, University of Calgary (2009-2011)
Chair, Symposium on Muscle Injury, World Congress on Biomechanics, Singapore (2009)
Coordinator, Human Performance Laboratory Seminar Series, University of Calgary (2010-2011)
Member, Program Committee, NSERC CREATE, University of Calgary (2009-2011)
Awards
Young Investigator Award, Canadian Society of Biomechanics
NSERC CREATE Post-doctoral fellow
Finalist for Journal of Biomechanics Award, American Society of Biomechanics
Best Student Award of Physics, University of Massachusetts
Selected Publications and Presentations
“Vehicle Occupant Dynamics,” Invited Presentation, The Canadian Bar Association, Calgary, Alberta,
March 2015.
“Biomechanics,” Course, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary,
Alberta, November 2010 – 2014.
“Overextended Sarcomeres Regain Filament Overlap Following Stretch,” Journal of Biomechanics, 2012
(with W. Herzog).
“The Three Filament Model Of Skeletal Muscle Stability And Force Production,” Molecular and Cellular
Biology, 2012 (with W. Herzog, T. R. Leonard, V. Joumaa, and V. DuVall).
“Popped Sarcomeres Regain Filament Overlap In A Stretch-shortening Cycle,” 17th Biennial Meeting of
the Canadian Society of Biomechanics, Burnaby, BC, 2012 (with W. Herzog).
“Skeletal Muscle Research Across Structural Levels,” 17th Biennial Meeting of the Canadian Society of
Biomechanics, Burnaby, BC, 2012 (with W. Herzog and M. DuVall).
“Sarcomere Overextension Reduces Stretch-induced Tension Loss In Myofibrils Of Rabbit Psoas,”
Journal of Biomechanics, 2011 (with W. Herzog).
“Non-uniform Distribution Of Strain During Stretch Of Relaxed Skeletal Muscle Fibers From Rat Soleus
Muscle,” Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 2011 (with M. L. Palmer, D. L. Claflin, and J. A. Faulkner).
“A-band Shortening In Isolated Myofibrils Of Rabbit Psoas Muscles,” 55th Annual Meeting of
Biophysical Society, Baltimore, MD, 2011 (with M. Yamamoto and W. Herzog).
“Slips and Falls,” Invited Presentation, Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, Edmonton, Alberta,
June 2011.
“Mechanisms Of Exercise-induced Injury In Skeletal Muscle,” Course, Faculty of Kinesiology,
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, April 2011.
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“Exercise-induced Injury In Skeletal Muscle,” Course, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta, March 2011.
“Stretch-induced Muscle Damage: Insights From Isolated Myofibrils,” 6th World Congress on
Biomechanics, Singapore, 2010 (with W. Herzog).
“Passive Stresses Generated By Myofibrils From Dilated Cardiomyopathic Hamsters,” 16th Biennial
Meeting of the Canadian Society of Biomechanics, Kingston, ON, 2010 (with A. McKenzie and W.
Herzog).
“Sarcomere Popping Limits Force Loss In Stretch-induced Injury,” 16th Biennial Meeting of the
Canadian Society of Biomechanics, Kingston, ON, 2010 (with W. Herzog).
“Role Of Sarcomere Disruption In Stretch-induced Force Loss Of Myofibrils,” 54th Annual Meeting of
Biophysical Society, San Francisco, CA, 2010 (with W. Herzog).
“Insights Into Stretch-induced Damage Gleaned From Isolated Myofibrils,” Invited Presentation, 6th
World Congress of Biomechanics, Singapore, Singapore, August 2010.
“Force Loss In Isolated Myofibrils Of Rabbit Psoas Following Activated Stretches,” Workshop on Multiscale Muscle Mechanics, Woods Hole, MA, 2009 (with W. Herzog).
“Loss Of Isometric Tension in Myofibrils Undergoing Activated Stretches,” 33rd Annual Meeting of
American Society of Biomechanics, State College, PA, 2009 (W. Herzog).
“Lengthening Contractions Produce Strain-dependent Regional Changes In The Passive Length-tension
Properties Of Permeabilized Single Fibers,” 53rd Annual Meeting of Biophysical Society, Boston, MA,
2009 (with M. L. Palmer, D. L. Claflin, and J. A. Faulkner).
“Muscle Physiology And Eccentric Muscle Damage,” Course, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, November 2009.
“Biomechanics And Muscle Physiology,” Course, Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta, October 2009.
“Magnitude Of Sarcomere Extension Correlates With Initial Sarcomere Length During Injury To
Permeabilized Single Fibers From Soleus Muscles Of Rats,” Biophysical Journal, 2008 (with M. L.
Palmer, D. L. Claflin, and J. A. Faulkner).
“During Lengthening Contractions Of Permeabilized Single Muscle Fibers, The Regions At The Longest
Initial Sarcomere Lengths Undergo The Greatest Elongation,” 52nd Annual Meeting of Biophysical
Society, Long Beach, CA, 2008 (with M. L. Palmer, D. L. Claflin, and J. A. Faulkner).
“Development Of Sarcomere Length Non-uniformity During Lengthening Contractions Of Permeabilized
Single Muscle Fibers From Rat,” North American Congress on Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, MI, 2008
(with M. L. Palmer, D. L. Claflin, and J. A. Faulkner).
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“Injury-inducing Stretches Of Activated Skeletal Muscle Fibers Increase Passive Sarcomere Length
Heterogeneity,” 51st Annual Meeting of Biophysical Society, Baltimore, PA, 2007 (with M. L. Palmer,
D. L. Claflin, and J. A. Faulkner).
“Sarcomere Length Non-uniformity During Active Stretches Of Human Permeabilized Fibers,” 51st
Annual Meeting of Biophysical Society, Baltimore, PA, 2007 (with M. L. Palmer, D. L. Claflin, and J. A.
Faulkner).
“A Novel Optical Imaging System For Investigating Sarcomere Dynamics In Single Skeletal Muscle
Fibers,” Proceedings of SPIE, Photonics West, 2006 (with (R. S. Witte, D. R. Claflin, M. O`Donnell, and
J. A. Faulkner).
“Processing Of Medical Images Using Real-time Optical Fourier Processing,” Medical Physics, 2000
(with K. V. L. N. Sastry, D. V. G. L. N. Rao et al.).