Dr. Sajal Chirvi is a Biomedical Engineer with expertise in human injury mechanisms, causation, and tolerance; occupant kinematics; and accident reconstruction. She has a robust background in experimental design, medical record analysis, and simulation tools. In conjunction with biomechanics, she performs accident reconstruction to determine the configuration and severity of accidents. She has extensively published on human injury risk curves for the cervical spine, lumbar spine, and lower extremities for under-body loading. Additionally, she has studied and published the effects of age, sex, and padding (e.g., boots, helmets) on injury tolerance.
Before transitioning to forensic sciences, Sajal led impactful research initiatives at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she advanced the understanding of musculoskeletal injury tolerance, developed injury risk curves, and contributed to the Army’s Soldier Protection mission. Her expertise spans injury biomechanics, finite element modeling, statistical analysis, and human-material property definitions. Notably, she co-authored a grant to study the mechanism of cumulative damage from repetitive low-level insults to the head in traumatic brain injury (TBI) research. Her extensive research experience, combined with a track record of securing significant funding, has made her a key player in advancing scientific understanding of injury mechanisms, particularly in the context of under-body loading.