Education

• BSE, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University 1986
• MSE, Biomedical Engineering, Dartmouth College 1988
• PhD, Bioengineering, University of Utah 1997

Research Interests

Biomechanics; injury prevention; rehabilitation; sports equipment; product development

Awards

• Excellence in Safety Award, USA Hockey
• Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (NAI)

Patents

• Fall prevention training system and method using a dynamic perturbation platform (7,980,856)
• Dynamic body protector (7,837,640)
• Power management of a system for measuring the acceleration of a body part (7,526,389)
• System and method for measuring the linear and rotational acceleration of a body part (6,826,509)
• Vibrational device for stimulating tissue and organs (6,620,117)
• Instrument and method for surgical stimulation of connective tissue (5,961,535)

Entrepreneurship

• Simbex, Co-Founder and President
• iWalk, Co-Founder

Professional Activities

• Co-founder and executive director of the National Institute for Sports Science and Safety (NISSS)

Videos

News

Lebanon-based Simbex Aims to Help Bring New Technologies to Market
Sep 18, 2020

SBA Announces $50,000 Award to TREAT Through Growth Accelerator Fund
Nov 05, 2019

Rick Greenwald and Simbex Receive NH Business Excellence Award
Nov 07, 2018

TREAT Recognized by RESNA with Leadership Award
Aug 06, 2018

Dr. Richard Greenwald Inducted into American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Apr 11, 2018

Changing the Game
Jun 14, 2017

2017 USA Hockey Annual Award Winners Unveiled
Jun 06, 2017

Thayer's Greenwald Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Dec 20, 2016

NEPDC and TREAT Award $150K to Medical Device Innovators
Sep 13, 2016

$150k Target Challenge to Commercialize Pediatric Rehabilitation Technology
Jun 02, 2016

Center Receives $6.2m to Develop Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies
Feb 04, 2016

Busted knees and broken legs
Jan 26, 2016

Obama says sports concussions need more attention
Jun 03, 2014

Devices help alert teams to potential concussions on the field
Jun 28, 2012

Dartmouth Researchers Investigate the Cognitive Effects of Athlete Head Impacts
May 17, 2012

Thayer studies granted $2.5 mil.
Sep 26, 2011

NSF's Partnerships for Innovations connects engineering PhDs with small business
Sep 21, 2011

Simbex extends partnership with Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School on concussion research
Sep 16, 2011

Running Backs Take Hardest Hits to the Head, Linemen Take the Most, U.S. College Football Study Find
Sep 08, 2011

Sports Imperative: Protecting Young Brains
Mar 07, 2011

Prof. seeks to prevent head injuries
Mar 07, 2011

Intel Teams Up with Leading Researchers to Make Football Helmets Safer
Mar 06, 2011

Simbex Partners with Thayer School on $3.4m National Infrastructure Resource Award
Mar 06, 2011