# S4E33 Assistant Dean Michael De Gregorio | Accident Reconstruction, Perseverance, & Doing vs Learning About Doing

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2023-09-01
- Length: 45m
- Episode: 33
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-09-01-s4e33-assistant-dean-michael-de-gregorio-accident-reconstruction-perseverance-do
- Listen: https://teampipeline.us/michael-de-gregorio-accident-reconstruction/

## Summary

Michael de Gregorio, Assistant Dean of Engineering at Grand Canyon University, discusses his transition from accident reconstruction at Bio Wreck to academia. He details the physics-based methodology of reconstructing automotive accidents to determine injury potential, including the use of momentum, energy, and restitution calculations. De Gregorio also shares insights on modernizing engineering education through multimodal teaching, industry advisory boards, and the importance of perseverance over innate talent.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-09-01-s4e33-assistant-dean-michael-de-gregorio-accident-reconstruction-perseverance-do#t=0) Introduction and Guest Background
- [3:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-09-01-s4e33-assistant-dean-michael-de-gregorio-accident-reconstruction-perseverance-do#t=209) Accident Reconstruction Methodology
- [9:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-09-01-s4e33-assistant-dean-michael-de-gregorio-accident-reconstruction-perseverance-do#t=563) Transition to Academia and Daily Operations
- [12:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-09-01-s4e33-assistant-dean-michael-de-gregorio-accident-reconstruction-perseverance-do#t=738) Challenges of Pace and Change in Higher Education
- [16:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-09-01-s4e33-assistant-dean-michael-de-gregorio-accident-reconstruction-perseverance-do#t=986) Modernizing Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy
- [19:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-09-01-s4e33-assistant-dean-michael-de-gregorio-accident-reconstruction-perseverance-do#t=1191) Advice for Students: Perseverance and Problem Solving
- [35:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-09-01-s4e33-assistant-dean-michael-de-gregorio-accident-reconstruction-perseverance-do#t=2119) Industry-Academia Collaboration and Educational Research

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Bio Wreck (company)
- Grand Canyon University (company)
- MacGyver (other)
- Picatinny Arsenal (company)
- Simscape (tool)
- MATLAB (tool)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Reinventing Safety: Helmets, AM Tech, and Blunt Trauma](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-08-22-reinventing-safety-helmets-am-tech-and-blunt-trauma) (Additive Snack)
- [518: Oh, I Can Let My Shoulders Down](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-03-13-518-oh-i-can-let-my-shoulders-down) (Making It)
- [350: I might have actually ruined the car](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-04-08-350-i-might-have-actually-ruined-the-car) (Making It)

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