The U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering community made a significant impact at the 68th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Meeting. Members of our community won awards ranging from the prestigious President’s Distinguished Service Award, the Gold HFES Chapter Recognition Award, as well are many others.
The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) hosted its 68th Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ from September 9-13, 2024. The University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (U-M IOE) community carried a strong presence at the meeting taking home numerous awards.
To start, the U-M HFES student chapter received the Gold HFES Chapter Recognition Award which is the highest recognition awarded to student chapters. Chapters are recognized for their contributions and achievements across several categories, such as recruitment, volunteering, and mentorship. The gold-level award requires activity in at least eight categories with excellence in at least five categories.
Up next, our Professor, Paul Green won the prestigious Arnold M. Small and Betty M. Sanders President’s Distinguished Service Award. This award was established in 1985 to commemorate individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the human factors profession and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society over the length of their full career. The awardees are determined by the president of HFES, in consultation with the immediate past president and the president-elect. Paul Green’s acceptance speech can be viewed on YouTube.
U-M IOE Assistant Professor, Oshin Tyagi received the HFE WOMAN Rising Star award. This award recognizes the outstanding contributions made by an early career professional to the Human Factors community through academia and/or service. The award aims to honor women who have demonstrated excellence in their studies, who make significant contributions to their community and who demonstrate their commitment to advance the field of human factors.
U-M IOE PhD Student, Doowon Han received an honorable mention for the best student paper award for the Korean Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (K-HFES) affinity group.
HFES is a not-for-profit organization that provides education, builds connections, and advocates on behalf of the human factors/ergonomics field with chapters worldwide. The society’s more than 3,000 members work in educational institutions, companies, government and military research centers, and independent consultancies in 58 countries. About 15 percent of members are students.