Dave Meaney is the Solomon R. Pollack Professor of Bioengineering, whose research interests are focused on understanding the mechanisms and treatment of concussions. An author of more than 150 publications with over 20,000 citations, Prof. Meaney’s research has fundamentally changed our understanding of traumatic brain injury and neural mechanobiology. His laboratory contributed experimental data that was used to build foundational biomechanics models of the brain after impact, tools which are now used to evaluate brain injury risk and protection strategies. His group was the first to identify mechanical “force sensors” in neurons that lead to the rewiring of brain circuits after concussive brain injury. In addition, his group completed some of the earliest studies to detect brain injury after concussion using clinical imaging tools. His work has been recognized with a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Y.C. Fung Young Investigator Award, and the Richard Skalak Best Paper Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, among numerous honors. He is an elected fellow of both the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). He earned his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, respectively, and serves on multiple editorial boards and scientific advisory committees nationwide.