Cody Stolle

Contact Information:

City Campus (Lincoln)

WHIT 130K

(402) 472-4233

cstolle2@unl.edu

Research Assistant Professor

Academic Degrees

Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2012)
M.S.M.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2010)
B.S.M.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2008)

Certifications

Ph.D.

Vehicle Dynamics Research

Evaluating the crashworthiness, control, path prediction, and stability of vehicles in an effort to design intelligent vehicle-to-roadside infrastructure (V2I) communication systems

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Experience

16 years experience at MwRSF, contributing to projects including:

NCHRP Project 17-22 (NCHRP Report No. 665)
Development of simple, robust, wire rope model for use in finite element analysis codes
Design of passive safety elements (barriers, road design, speed tables, chicanes) for military Entry Control Facilities

Research Opportunities (Graduate/Undergraduate)

• Midwest Roadside Safety Facility: Engineering Internship

Appointment

100% Research

Curriculum Vitae (CV):

CSStolle-CV-2021-01-11.doc

Areas of Research and Professional Interest

Vehicle dynamics research:focused on evaluating performance handling and cornering, suspension reactions, path prediction, transient control asynchronicities, impact, crashworthiness, occupant safety, and stability

Crashworthiness evaluation of roadside hardware using In-Service Performance Evaluations (ISPEs), crash statistics and reconstruction, engagement with law enforcement and crash scene investigators, federal standards for crash reporting and investigation, and evaluation and determination of federally recommended criteria for conducting crash testing
Sports safety, impact attenutaion, structure, and component design
Military passive safety transportation design, anti-ram barrier design, system anaylsis, crash testing, threat mitigation
Finite element analysis, material characterization, fracture analysis, impact plasticity
Wire rope behavior and modeling, cable barriers, impacts involving low-mass tension elements

Research Profiles:

ResearchGate

In the News: Powered by the

Apr 16, 2024: Fourteen engineering faculty chosen for promotion and/or tenure

Feb 29, 2024: Three Nebraska Engineering faculty appointed as NSRI fellows

Jan 31, 2024: Nebraska experts weigh highway safety and electric vehicles

Sep 15, 2023: Stolle engineering better road safety to save lives

Feb 17, 2023: Midwest Roadside Safety Facility launches fifth project for DOD

Aug 29, 2022: MwRSF open house to showcase opportunities, including full-scale crash test

Aug 28, 2022: Collaborative project seeks to protect agricultural technology from cyberattacks

Jun 22, 2022: Midwest Roadside Safety Facility receives electric vehicle data donation

Dec 07, 2021: MwRSF researchers plan rare tractor-tanker crash test to assess new barrier

Aug 10, 2021: Six engineering faculty named to second NGTC cohort of fellows

Inventions/Patents

Design of an energy-absorbing hockey dasherboard design

Courses Taught

Vehicle Dynamics (MECH455/855)
Engineering Dynamics (MECH373)
MECH950 Impact Engineering

Honors and Awards

Transportation Research Board Best Paper Award: Guidelines for Implementation of Cable Median Barriers

International Roadside Safety Conference Best Paper Award: Initial Developments Supporting a Roadside Tree Removal Safety Campaign
Holling Family Distinguished Teaching/Advising/Mentoring Award