Peter Cripton
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Peter Cripton is a Principal Investigator at the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, a spinal cord injury research centre at UBC. His research applies biomechanics to injury prevention, with a focus on reducing hip fractures, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and improving vehicle restraint systems for women and pregnant occupants. He led the trauma evaluation of the Whistler Sliding Centre and received a Popular Science “Best of What’s New” award for a novel helmet design. Peter is a Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, founding director of its undergraduate program, former Interim Director of the School, Associate Faculty in Orthopaedics and Mechanical Engineering and Co-Director of the UBC Orthopaedic and Injury Biomechanics Group. He holds undergraduate degrees in mathematics and mechanical engineering from Dalhousie University and the Technical University of Nova Scotia, and MSc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University.
