Mark Pankow

Mark, an engineer for Windpact and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University, specializes in the mechanics of materials, especially looking at materials subjected to high rates of loading. This includes blast, ballistic, and high-speed impact. He has performed extensive dynamic characterization on materials from metals to composites to understand how their material properties change as a function of the loading rate. Mark is an integral part of Windpact’s efforts with both the military (Natick Labs) and the NFL (HeadHealthTECH Challenges). He currently runs the BLAST (Ballistic Loading and Structural Testing) Lab at NC State and undertakes extensive testing on Windpact’s Crash Cloud system using a variety of materials and impact rates. Mark has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.