Dr Emmanuel Matsika
Research Associate
- Email: emmanuel.matsika@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 8648
Dr.
Emmanuel Matsika is a Research Associate at NewRail. He carries out research on EU Projects aimed at improving security of
passenger railway vehicles, and enhancing the performance of railway freight
vehicles. By profession, he is a mechanical engineer, holding an M.Eng and B.
Eng. In 2011, he obtained a PhD in railway vehicle crashworthiness focussing
his research on ‘Modelling and
Experimental Testing of a Wheelchair Occupant During a Railway Vehicle Crash’.
Previously, he was a lecturer in mechanical engineering in Zambia, specialising
in applied mechanics, automobile and thermofluids engineering. He was also a
consultant in global sustainability, specifically in the area of energy and environment
working on EU, World Bank and UN projects.
Current Projects at NewRail: SECUREMETRO, SPECTRUM and SUSTRAIL
Research interests:
1. Vehicle structural/dynamics design and analysis
2. Accessibility and Inclusive transport
3. Energy and Environment
- Matsika E, Chirwa EC, Peng Q, Myler P, Nowpada S. Wheelchair occupant kinematics during a rail carriage crash. International Journal of Crashworthiness 2011, 16(5), 487-500.
- Nowpada S, Chirwa EC, Myler P, Matsika E. Aluminum “Egg-Box” Panel as an Energy Absorber for Pedestrian Protection. Advanced Engineering Materials 2010, 12(7), 591-595.