Oren Petel, Carleton University

Research

Head Impact High-Speed X-Ray Cinematography Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Persistent Concussive Syndrome Preiventricular Motion Cadaver Testing Impact And Impulsive Motion Internal Strain Measurement

Latest papers

Development of a Detailed Finite Element Model of the BIPED MK2 and Verification of Fidelity in Two Cases of Blunt Impact.
Annals of biomedical engineering · 2025
A technique for in situ intracranial strain measurement within a helmeted deformable headform.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2023 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Fast and Accurate Fiducial Marker Tracking with Fluorescence Microscopy for Mechanobiology Experiments
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Predicting Cell-Biomaterial Adhesion Strength with Optical Microscopy and Machine Learning
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Resolving Periventricular Brain Deformation as a Mechanism in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$386,326

All 14 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Development of a Detailed Finite Element Model of the BIPED MK2 and Verification of Fidelity in Two Cases of Blunt Impact.

Chauvet R, Martin A, Rovt J, Petel O, Ouellet S, Westover L, Dennison CR

Annals of biomedical engineering2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10439-024-03652-4 PMID: 40057650

02

A technique for in situ intracranial strain measurement within a helmeted deformable headform.

Rovt J, Xu S, Dutrisac S, Ouellet S, Petel O

Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106140 PMID: 37778168

Fast and Accurate Fiducial Marker Tracking with Fluorescence Microscopy for Mechanobiology Experiments

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Harris, Andrew

$150,000

Predicting Cell-Biomaterial Adhesion Strength with Optical Microscopy and Machine Learning

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Harris, Andrew AR

Keywords: Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering; Cell Adhesion; Cytoskeleton; Image Analysis; Machine Learning; Optical Microscopy

$20,000

Resolving Periventricular Brain Deformation as a Mechanism in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Petel, Oren

Keywords: Head Impact; High-Speed X-Ray Cinematography; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Persistent Concussive Syndrome; Preiventricular Motion

$386,326

Dynamic Behaviour of Polymer-Matrix Materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Petel, Oren

$162,000

Photonic Doppler Velocimeter to Characterize Materials under High-strain-rate Loading

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Petel, Oren

$107,712

Investigation of retention and padding system influence on the backface deformation of helmets

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Petel, Oren

$25,000

The development of a next-generation polymeric headform surrogate for concussion and helmet evaluation

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Petel, Oren

$298,929

Coated ballistic fabrics for fragment applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Connect Grants Level 1

Principal investigators: Petel, Oren

$3,078

The development of a next-generation polymeric headform surrogate for concussion and helmet evaluation

Nominated PICIHR2016Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Petel, Oren; Hoshizaki, Thomas B

Keywords: Cadaver Testing; Impact And Impulsive Motion; Internal Strain Measurement; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion); Surrogate Headform Design; X-Ray Fluoroscopy

$298,928

Polymer nanocomposite development using ball milling

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Petel, Oren

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Lindsey Westover

Mechanical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Head Impact Dear Professor Petel, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Development of a Detailed Finite Element Model of the BIPED MK2 and Verification of Fidelity in Two Cases of Blunt Impact." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Resolving Periventricular Brain Deformation as a Mechanism in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]