Curriculum Vitae and Resume of Prof. Dr. L. Daniel Metz

Personal Data

Born 7 June 1941, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Height: 5’8” (1.72m) Weight: 185 lbs

Married to the former Mary Ann Saddoris

Children: Sara Elisabeth Metz (10.16.1970)

Louis Gregory Metz (11.11.1973)

Jessica Nicole Stinson (02.24.1978)

Jared Gregory Stinson (02.04.1980)

Roger Bacon High School, Cincinnati, OH, 1955-59

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (BSME) 1960-65

University of Detroit, Detroit, MI (MSME), 1965-67

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (PhD), 1967-70

Educational Data

Honors and Prizes

Member, τβπ (tau beta pi) national engineering honor society

Teaching Assistant, University of Detroit

Teaching Assistant, Cornell University

Ford Foundation Fellow, Cornell University

NY State Board of Regents Fellow, Cornell University

Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1970; awarded to outstanding engineering faculty in the UIUC College of Engineering

Ralph R. Teetor Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1972; awarded to outstanding engineering educators in the United States and Canada by the SAE

Urbana-Champaign Campus Teaching Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1977; awarded to outstanding teachers at the UIUC campus

γε (gamma epsilon) Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of General Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1982 and 1998; awarded to the outstanding instructor in the Department

Dean’s Advisor Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1986; awarded to the outstanding Advisor in the College of Engineering

Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers, 2014; highest international award presented by the Society to outstanding engineers

Numerous Outstanding Paper awards at conferences, national and international meetings.

Professional Activities

Member, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE); paper and proposal reviewer for numerous professional and scientific journals, national agencies and government departments, including various Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) journals, various American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) journals, SAE, Applied Mechanics Review, NASA, NSF, National Academy of Engineering, etc.

Consulting Activities

Consultant in the areas of automobile and motorcycle vehicle dynamics and aerodynamics, and in accident reconstruction, for more than 53 years. Clients have included nearly every manufacturer, insurance company, and racing organization in the World, as well as numerous engineering and legal firms. Activities involving legal consulting work are currently ~ 80% defense/20% plaintiff. Past and current Clients include the Illinois State Police, Indiana State Police, California Highway Patrol, Wisconsin State Patrol, The City of Chicago, the Illinois, California, Wisconsin and Michigan Departments of Transportation (IDOT, CALTRANS, MDOT, WDOT), the County of Los Angeles, the U. S. Department of Justice, the Transportation Research Board, the National Academy of Engineering, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Illinois Central Railroad, Amtrak, NOVA television series, the United States Auto Club (USAC), Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. (CART), the Federation Internationale de L'Automobile (FIA), Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Penske Racing, Inc., Team Green Racing, Inc., the Indy Racing League (IRL), the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), Jim Russell Racing Driver’s School, Jim Hall Kart Racing School, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Company, Daimler-Chrysler, Toyota Motor Corp., Yamaha Motor Corp. USA, Nissan Motors, ITT-Automotive, Continental General Tire Co., the Electronic Stability Control Coalition, CART, IRL and Formula 1 racing teams, and other Clients throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Western Europe. See www.midwest-reconstruction.com for some sample cases.

Developer and Instructor of three-day seminar in Automobile Vehicle Dynamics presented under the sponsorship of SAE at various company sites (e.g., Allied Signal, TRW, Bendix, ITT Automotive, GM, Ford, Continental General Tire, Inc., Daimler-Chrysler, etc.). Developer and Instructor of Vehicle Dynamics Seminar with Engineering Dynamics Corporation (EDC), world leader in accident reconstruction software (using the EDC-developed HVE-3D software). Vehicle dynamics consultant for design of the Walt Disney World Indy Racing League one-mile oval racing facility, Orlando, FL and Grand Prix of the United States at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Formula 1 course, Indianapolis, IN

Academic Activities and Experience

Emeritus Professor, Department of Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering (formerly General Engineering), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (retired as of 8/1998). Previously tenured full professor of General Engineering, on full-time academic/teaching staff continuously since 9/1970 until retirement.

List of Scientific Publications as of 29 June, 2026

1. Metz, L. D., “An Investigation of the Mechanical Efficiency of a typical Automotive Steering Gear,” M.S. Thesis, University of Detroit, Detroit, MI (1966)

2. Metz, L. D., “Three-Dimensional Automobile Occupant Dynamics: A Matrix Approach,” Ph.D. Thesis, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (1971).

3. Metz, L. D., “Team Teaching and Its Role in Engineering Design Education,” Proc. Fifth National Conference on Engineering Design (invited paper), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Urbana, IL (1971).

4. Metz, L. D., Feldman, J. & Phillips, J., “Investigations into the Behavior of the Cerebrospinal Fluid System,” Proc. 1972 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, San Diego, CA (1972).

5. Metz, L. D., “Influence of Crash Helmet Design on Whiplash Injury to Racing Drivers,” Proc. XVI American Association of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) Conference, Chapel Hill, NC (1972).

6. Metz, L. D. and Klein, R. E., “Distributed Parameter Representation of Upper torso Sagittal Plane Bending Response,” Proc. X Allerton Conference on Circuits and System Theory, Allerton, IL (1972).

7. Metz, L. D. and Klein, R. E., “Identification via Orthogonality of a Class of Hyperbolic Distributed Parameter Processes,” Proc. 1972 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, New Orleans, LA (1972).

8. Metz, L. D., “An Improved Technique for Determining the Lift Distribution on an Automobile,” Trans. ASME, J. Engineering for Industry, Series B, 95:1, pp. 275-279 (1973).

9. Metz, L. D. & Sensenbrenner, K., “The Influence of Roughness Elements on Laminar to Turbulent Flow Boundary Layer Transition as Applied to Scale Model Testing of Automobiles,” SAE Paper No. 730233 (1973).

10. Metz, L. D., “Simulation and Its Uses in the Teaching of Vehicle Dynamics,” Simulation, 20:2, pp. 53-54 (1973).

11. Metz, L. D., “Human Sagital Plane Torso Bending Response: Lumped and Distributed Parameter Models,” Proc. III IFAC Symposium on Identification and System Parameter Estimation, Den Haag, The Netherlands (1973).

12. Metz, L. D., “The Potential for Systems Theory Application to Studies of Motor Performance,” Human Factors J., 16:5, pp. 514-519 (1974).

13. Pleck, M. H., Metz, L. D. & Conry, T. F., “The Use of Decelerative Metal Cutting in the Design of Energy Management Systems,” Trans. ASME, J. Engineering for Industry, Series B, 97:3, pp. 867-872 (1975).

14. Metz, L. D., Carlson, A., Golden, L. and Owen, R., “On the Design of Variable Antidive Front Suspension Systems,” Trans. ASME, J. Engineering for Industry, Series B, 98:1, pp. 171-175 (1976).

15. Davis, W. J. & Metz, L. D., “A New Model of Particulate Effluent Dispersion with Ground Level Deposition and Reflection,” J. Applied Meteorology, pp. 1610-1618 (1978).

16. Metz, L. D. & Risley, M., “A Time-Varying Approach to the Modeling of Human Controller Remnant,” IEEE Trans. Systems, Man and Technology, 11, pp. 24-34 (1982).

17. Metz, L. D., “Bicycle -v- Automobile Energy Consumption in an Urban Environment,” Int. J. Vehicle Design, 4:4, pp. 442-454 (1983).

18. Metz, L. D., “Potential for Regenerative Braking Systems as Applied to Automobiles,” Trans. ASME, J. Vibration, Acoustics, Stress & Reliability, 105:3, pp. 300-304 (1983).

19. Metz, L. D., “Robust Behavior of Time Varying Human Controller Models,” Automatica, 21:4, pp. 473-478 (1985).

20. Metz, L. D., “Aerodynamic Requirements at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,” AIAA J. Guidance, Control & Dynamics, 8:4, pp. 530-531 (1985).

21. Metz, L. D., “Biomechanical Aspects of Supine Recumbent Bicycles,” Olympic Scientific Conference, Eugene, OR (1984).

22. Metz, L. D., “Aerodynamic Force and Velocity Relationships at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,” ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL (1985).

23. Metz, L. D. & Maddock, J., “Active Ride Height and Pitch Control of Championship Auto Racing Cars,” Automatica, 22:5, pp. 509-520 (1986).

24. Metz, L. D., “Aerodynamic Properties of IndyCars,” SAE Paper No. 870726 [also selected for SAE P-191](1987).

25. Metz, L. D. & Williams, D., “Near Time-Optimal Control of Racing Vehicles,” Automatica, 25:6, pp. 841-857 (1989).

26. Ohnuma, A. & Metz, L. D., “Controllability and Stability Aspects of Actively Controlled 4WS Vehicles, SAE Paper No. 891977 [also selected for Trans. SAE, J. Passenger Cars, 98:6, pp. 1481-1495 and for Komatsu Technical Report, 36:128, pp. 94-112 {in Japanese}](1989).

27. Ohnuma, A. & Metz, L. D., “Stability and Response of 4WS Vehicles,” Proc. 1989 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, Austin, TX (1989).

28. Williams, D. & Metz, L. D., “Near Time-Optimal Control of Racing Vehicles Through Simulation,” Proc. 1989 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, Austin, TX (1989).

29. Metz, L. D. & Ruhl, R. L., “Skidmark Signatures of ABS-Equipped Passenger Cars,” SAE Paper No. 900106, [also selected for SAE SP-814](1990).

30. Metz, L. D., Akouris, C. K., Agney, C. S. & Clark, M. C., “Moments of Inertia of Mounted and Unmounted Passenger Car and Motorcycle Tires,” SAE Paper No. 900760 [also selected for Trans. SAE, J. Passenger Cars, 99:6, pp 1079-1085](1990).

31. Metz, L. D., “Emergency Braking Dynamics of Ground Effects Open-Wheeled Racing Cars,” SAE Paper No. 910012 [also selected for SAE P-238](1991).

32. Metz, L. D. & Alter, D., “Transient and Steady-State Performance Comparison of a 2WS and 4WS Vehicle Model, SAE Paper No. 911926 [also selected for SAE SP-909](1991).

33. Metz, L. D. et al., “Comparison of Linear Roll Dynamical Properties for Various Vehicle Configurations,” SAE Paper No. 920053 [also selected for SAE SP-909 and for Trans SAE, J. Passenger Cars, 101:6, pp.46-57](1991).

34. Metz, L. D., “Vehicle Dynamical Stability,” invited chapter in Automotive Engineering and Litigation, (G. A. Peters & B. J. Peters, Ed.) v. 4, pp. 147-168, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, ISBN 0-471-55563-0 (1991)

35. Metz, L. D. and Carroll J. K., “Dynamics of Off-Road Front End Loader Vehicles,” SAE Paper No. 930765 [also selected for SAE SP-950 and for Trans. SAE, J. Passenger Cars, 102:6, pp. 1193-1221](1993).

36. Metz, L. D., et al., “Collision Research at Indianapolis Motor Speedway,” SAE Paper No. 930998 (1993).

37. Fonda, A. G. & Metz, L. D., “Post-Impact Spin,” SAE Paper No. 930653 [also selected for SAE SP-946](1993).

38. Tzioufas, J., Bergman, L. A. & Metz, L. D., “Distributed Parameter Models for Vehicle Suspension Systems, Int. J. Vehicle Design, Heavy Vehicle Systems Special Series, 1:3, pp. 258-281 (1994).

39. Forbes, K. H. & Metz, L. D., “Protection of Drivers and Spectators from Pit Entrance Injuries Incurred During Loss-of-Control Accidents,” SAE Paper No. 942468 [also in SAE P-287](1994).

40. Metz, L. D. & Forbes, K. H., “Analysis of a Dirt Track Sprint Car Accident,” SAE Paper No. 942548 [also in SAE P-287](1994).

41. Metz, L. D., et al., “Evasive Maneuvering Capability Without and In the Presence of a Flat Tire,” SAE Paper No. 942469 [also in SAE P-287](1994).

42. Forbes, K. H. & Metz, L. D., “Analysis of 1994 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race and Practice Accidents,” SAE Paper No. 942480 [also in SAE P-287](1994).

43. Hopkins, P. & Metz, L. D., “Oversteer/Understeer Characteristics of a Locked Differential,” SAE Paper No. 942485 [also in SAE P-287](1994).

44. Metz, L. D. and Metz, L. G., “Sensitivity of Accident Reconstruction Calculations,” SAE Paper No. 980375 [also selected for SAE SP-1319, and for Trans. SAE, J. Passenger Cars, 107: 6, pp. 907-921](1999).

45. Metz, L. D., Milliken W. F. Jr. & Milliken, D. L., Race Car Vehicle Dynamics Workbook, SAE Publication R-112, ISBN 0-7680-0103-X, LCCN 97-061891, 1998.

46. Metz, L. D., et al., “Passenger Car Rollover: Cause and Prevention,“ Invited Paper and Presentation, SAE TOPTEC, San Diego, CA (1999)

47. Day, T. D. and Metz, L. D., "The Simulation of Driver Inputs Using a Vehicle Driver Model," SAE Paper No. 2000-01-1313 (2000)[also in SAE SP-1491 and in Trans. SAE, J. Passenger Cars – Mechanical Systems, 109: 6, pp. 1763-1769].

48. Metz, L. D. and Metz, L. G., "Sensitivity of Cornering Speeds to Banking and Aerodynamics," SAE Paper No. 2000-01-3570 [also in SAE P-361](2000).

49. Metz, L. D. and Metz, L. G., “A Technique for Slowing Racing Cars After Off-Road Excursions: The Vehicle Arrester,” SAE Paper No. 2000-01-3574 [also in SAE P-361](2000).

50. Metz, L. G. and Metz, L. D., “Deriving Wheel HP and Torque from Accelerometer Data,” SAE Paper No. 2000-01-3544 [also in SAE P-361](2000)

51. McKinney, M. & Metz, L. D., “Potential for a Ground Effects Top Fuel Dragster,” SAE Paper No. 2002-01-3348 [also in SAE P-382](2002).

52. Metz, L. D., “Kinetic Energies Involved in Racing Facility Design, SAE Paper No. 2002-01-3344 [also in SAE P-382](2002).

53. Metz, L. D., “Automobile Vehicle Dynamics with Emphasis on Racing, Track and Laboratory Testing,” CSI SpA, Bollate, Milan, ITALY, 2002.

54 Metz, L. D., “Soft Walls for Race Track Barriers through the Use of Slatted Wall Design,” SAE Paper No. 2002-01-3343 [also in SAE P-382](2002).

55. Metz, L. D., et al., “Passenger Car Rollover: Causes, Prevention and Injury Prevalence,” Invited Paper and Presentation, SAE TOPTEC, Scottsdale, AZ (2002).

56. Miliken, D. L., Kasprzak, E. M., Metz, L. D. and Milliken, W. F., Race Car Vehicle Dynamics: Problems, Answers and Experiments, SAE R-280.

57. Stevens, D., Arndt, S., Arndt, M & Metz, L. D., “The Importance of Dynamic Testing in Determining the Yaw Stability of Vehicles,” Paper No. 436-0, 18th International Conference on Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, 19-22 May 2003, Nagoya, Japan.

58. Metz, L. D., “What Constitutes Good Handling?,” SAE Paper No. 2004-01-3532 [also in SAE P-392](2004).

59. Metz, L. D., “Engineering of a Bonneville Land Speed Record Streamliner,” SAE Paper No. 2004-01-3524 [also in SAE P-392] (2004).

60. Metz, L. D., “Behavior of a Motorcycle after an Encounter with a Road Irregularity Parallel to Its Direction of Travel,” SAE Paper No. 2006-01-1561 [also in Trans. SAE](2006).

61. Metz, L. D., Kinney, R. A. & Herling, D., “Realistic Rear Axle Hydroplaning During Forward Motion,” SAE Paper No. 2006-01-1560 (2006).

62. Metz, L. D., “Force and Moment Characteristics of a Typical Space-Saver Spare Tire, SAE Paper No. 2006-01-1559 (2006).

63. Fittanto, D. A., Metz, L. D., Inendino, L. V. & Senalik, C. A., “Evaluation of the SIMON Tractor-Semitrailer Model for steady State and Transient Handling, SAE Paper No. 2006-01-3479 [also in Trans. SAE](2006).

64. Metz, L. D., “Road Bicycle Dynamics in the Presence of Idealized Roadway Irregularities,” SAE Paper No. 2010-01-0053 [also in SAE SP-2267](2010).

65. Forbes, K. H. & Metz, L. D., “Race Facility Fence Design Considerations,” SAE Paper No. 2006-01-3613 (2006).

66. Metz, L. D., Korst, H. H. & White, R. A., “Road Evaluation of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Heavy Trucks, SAE Paper No. 2007-01-4297 [also in Trans. SAE, J. Commercial Vehicles, 116-2007](2007)

67. Metz, L. D. & Schiebe, R. R., “Use of ABS in Emergency Brake-and-Steer Maneuvers” SAE Paper No. 2009-01-0449 (2009).

68. Metz, L. D. & Meyers, D. R., “Controlled Braking Experiments with and without ABS,” SAE Paper No. 2010-01-0100 [also in SAE SP-2261](2010)

69. Metz, L. D., “Force and Moment Characteristics of a Low-Aspect-Ratio Asymmetrically Worn Passenger Car Tire,” SAE Paper No. 2010-01-0766 [also in SAE SP-2261] (2010).

70. Metz, L. D. & Meyers, D. R., “Experimental Measurements of the Effect of Path Clearing on Hydroplaning Behavior,” SAE Paper No. 2011-01-0975 (2011).

71. Metz, L. D., “Hydroplaning Behavior during Steady State Cornering Maneuvers,” SAE Paper No. 2011-01-0986 [also in Trans. SAE, Int. J. Materials & Manufacturing ] (2011).

72. Metz, L. D., “Hydroplaning Behavior during Steady State Cornering Maneuvers,” HVE Forum, Scottsdale, AZ, paper no. HVE-WP-2011-03 (2011).

73. Metz, L. D., “Potential for Hydroplaning during Transient Maneuvers,” SAE Paper No. 2012-01-0211 (2012). N.B. This paper was awarded the 2012 SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation Award by the Society of Automotive Engineers.

74. Metz, L. D., “Calculating Tire Overlap during Steady-State Cornering Maneuvers,” SAE Paper No. 2012-01-0242 (2012).

75. Metz, L. D. & Meyers, D. R., “Estimating Path Clearing Effects during Potential Hydroplaning through the Use of Vehicle CAN Bus Data,” invited paper, SAE Paper No. 2013-01-0408 [also in SAE, Int. J. Passenger. Cars, Mech. Syst., 6:1] (2013).

76. Metz, L. D., “Potential for Passenger Car Energy Recovery through the Use of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS), SAE Paper No. 2013-01-0407 (2013).

77. Metz, L. D., “Simulation of Transient Maneuver Hydroplaning Events Using HVE,” SAE Paper No. 2014-01-0122 (2014).

78. Metz, L. D., “The Vehicle Dynamics and Set-Up of the Modern Formula One Car,” Keynote Address to Vehicle Dynamics Sessions, 2014 SAE Congress & Exposition, Detroit, MI, SAE No. 14M-0407 (2014).

79. Metz, L. D. & Sneddon, J. P., “Vehicle Dynamics Associated with Pothole Encounters Using the HVE SIMON Program and Radial Spring Tire Model,” SAE Paper No. 2015-01-1572 (2015).

80. Metz, L.D., “Friction on Polished vs. Newly Re-rocked Oil-and-Chip Roadway Surfaces,” SAE Paper No. 2016-01-1568 [also in SAE, Int. J. Passenger. Cars, Mech. Syst., 9:2] (2016).

81. Metz, L. D., “Mathematical Analysis of Tire Delamination Failures,” SAE Paper No. 2017-01-1509 (2017).

82. Metz, L. D., “Passenger Car Handling Characteristics Associated with Space-Saver Spare Tires,” SAE Paper No. 2018-01-5027 (2018).

83. Metz, L. D., “Cruise Control Initiated Accidents in Rear-Wheel-Drive Vehicles,” SAE Paper No. 2018-01-5000 (2018).

Invited Seminars and Lectures

1. Dr. Metz has presented various invited vehicle dynamics and/or racing seminars (ranging in from one hour to three days) at General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Daimler-Chrysler Corporation, as well as to engineers from these three companies, and engineers from Nissan, Honda, Porsche, Ferrari, Toyota and Hyundai, among others. He has also presented similar seminars to suppliers and their personnel, both OEM and aftermarket, including Continental General Tire Co., Freightliner, Teves, Borg-Warner, TRW and many others.

2. Dr. Metz has presented annual vehicle dynamics seminars for Engineering Dynamics Corporation (EDC), makers of the HVE (Human-Vehicle-Environment) software package for accident reconstruction, simulation and visualization. HVE is employed by essentially all major manufacturers, the National Transportation Research Board, etc. Dr. Metz is a Registered Member of the Partner Program at EDC.

3. Dr. Metz has delivered literally hundreds of invited lectures, speeches and seminars on the subjects of accident reconstruction and vehicle dynamics throughout the United States, Mexico, Western Europe and Canada.