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325-7618, hfes@org.msstate.edu or ng116@msstate.edu, www.hfes.org.msstate.edu.NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTCHAPTERMembers of the New Mexico State University (NMSU) StudentChapter presented their research to both the chapter and departmentevery Friday at a weekly brown-bag event. These meetings enabledpresenters to get feedback on their current research and encouragedcollaboration between human factors students and students in theother psychology-based areas at NMSU.During National Ergonomics Month, the chapter provided foodfor the department and composed a flyer about ergonomics awarenessin the office. The chapter is particularly proud of members whoreceived the Best Poster Award from the HFES Perception and PerformanceTechnical Group at the 2011 Annual Meeting, and membershope to continue to have a presence at future annual meetings.The chapter consists of 15 students and 2 faculty members.Contact the New Mexico State University Student Chapter, c/oIgor Dolgov, P.O. Box 30001/MSC 3452, Las Cruces, NM 88003,575/646-2502, fax 575/646-6212, id@nmsu.edu.Jeremy Schwark, PresidentWilliam Graves, Vice PresidentMatthew Rambert, TreasurerIgor Dolgov, Faculty AdviserNORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITYSTUDENT CHAPTERAfter renewing last year, the chapter’s Executive Board emphasizedexposure to quality research and awareness in the local andacademic communities to keep membership as a focus while alsoprioritizing current research trends.The chapter’s major contribution to National Ergonomics Monthwas to update the McNair Industrial Engineering Board with weeklypostings on ergonomics advancements in industry, particularlyfor aviation, defense, and mobile technology. During the annualNorth Carolina A&T State University Career Fair.members sponsoredinformation sessions with Sandia Laboratories, the U.S. ArmyResearch Laboratory, and GE Aviation to discuss career paths andthe need for human factors expertise.In the fall, the chapter ran a canned-food drive for the localUrban Ministries center. Several members participated in weeklypresentations with the Center for Human Machine Systems on pertinentHF/E research. The efforts of other members who served asmentors and tutors for undergraduates assisted in chapter memberretention and development.In 2012, the chapter plans to host a design/usability challengefor Web site design. The winner will receive a gift, and the selectedsite will be used by the chapter. Tours will continue throughout2012 with destinations that include GE Industrial Systems, Proctor& Gamble, and a usability tour with Wells Fargo.The chapter consists of 11 students and 1 faculty member.Katherine G. Bagley, PresidentCedric L. Perry, Vice PresidentAshley J. McBryde, SecretaryRaquel T. Teasley, TreasurerZongliang Jiang, Faculty Adviser81

Contact the North Carolina A&T State Student Chapter, 1601 EastMarket St., McNair Hall, 4th Fl., Industrial Engineering, Greensboro,NC 27411, 336/334-7780, hfes.aggies@gmail.com.NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTCHAPTERThe North Carolina State University Student Chapter was veryactive in 2011. The Psychology Department’s brown-bag lunch serieshosted various speakers from NCSU. Highlights included currentfaculty and graduate student research within the Psychology andIndustrial Systems Engineering Departments. In partnership withthe HFES Carolina Chapter, the chapter held tours and eventsthroughout the year.In preparation for the HFES 55th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas,members participated in a research symposium sponsored by theCarolina Chapter. Congratulations to Brannan McDougald and EricCarpenter, who won best student paper competitions in the Safetyand Aging Technical Groups.The chapter consists of 44 students and 6 faculty members.Contact the North Carolina State University Student Chapter,c/o Gina Tyree, Campus Box 7650, Raleigh, NC 27606, rmtyree@ncsu.edu, http://clubs.ncsu.edu/hfes/.Gina Tyree, PresidentMegan Hardy, Vice PresidentMichaela Case, Secretary/TreasurerAddison English, Communications/WebmasterLandon Laporte, Social/FundraisingRosemarie Yagoda, RecruitmentChristopher B. Mayhorn, FacultyAdviserOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHAPTEROn January 24, the chapter held a meeting focused on humanfactors engineering, research, and graduate school in order to exposeundergraduate and graduate students to career and research opportunitiesin the HF/E field. Chapter members also traveled to DesignCentral in Westerville, Ohio, on February 25 for a tour of the company,which is nationally recognized for its work in product design.On March 9, the chapter hosted Tonya Smith-Jackson of VirginiaTech, who spoke about safety-centered cognitive and cultural capabilitiesand limitations to the design, development, and evaluation ofsystems and products. Additional guest speakers included SharnniaArtis of Virginia Tech on April 6; Patrick Dempsey of NIOSH onMay 2, speaking on mine safety; and Brian Lowe of NIOSH on May18. On May 25, the chapter attended the Department of IntegratedSystems Engineering’s 2nd Annual ISE Student Research Day inorder to learn more about the department’s research.Some of the goals of the 2011–2012 academic year includedrecruiting students who are interested in HF/E; increasing membershipretention by incorporating suggestions and feedback intochapter activities; and fundraising for the HFES Annual Meeting.Efforts to achieve these goals included participation in the Collegeof Engineering’s Fall Activities Fair to introduce incoming engineeringstudents to the chapter, a kick-off meeting in October gearedtoward educating interested students in how to become members,and a meeting that focused on leadership opportunities within thechapter in order to develop an elite executive board that will workto raise funds and plan events.Alyssa L. Geralds, PresidentErica N. Loughry, Vice President/Program ChairJordan J. Wiesner, TreasurerLori Meyer, SecretaryNick Boyd, WebmasterCarolyn M. Sommerich, FacultyAdviserW. Gary Allread, Faculty Adviser82

The chapter consists of 11 students and 2 faculty members.Contact the Ohio State University Student Chapter, 210 BakerSystems Bldg., 1971 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, hfes.osu@gmail.com, http://hfes.org.ohio-state.edu/.OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHAPTERThe Old Dominion University Student Chapter engaged in social,charity, recruitment, and academic activities throughout 2011 toenhance awareness of HF/E as a discipline, to increase membershipin the chapter, and to foster a sense of community for existingmembers. Recruitment efforts included the dissemination ofhuman factors PhD program flyers to APA-accredited undergraduateprograms and participation in campus-wide recruitment fairs.Members attended meetings of other student organizations to buildand strengthen relationships across campus. An alumni and accreditationcelebration dinner was held in Las Vegas for current studentsand alumni who attended the 2012 Annual Meeting.The student chapter hosted a field trip to NASA Langley ResearchCenter, which included lectures by Raymond Comstock and LancePrinzel and hands-on experience with flight simulators. Memberssponsored webinar and brown-bag events beyond those hosted byHFES. Roger Cholewiak, the final director and custodian of FrankGeldard’s Cutaneous Communication Laboratory at Princeton U.,gave a lecture on vibrotactile displays via Skype. Neil Ganey wasa guest speaker as part of a “Human Factors in the Workplace” students-onlybrown-bag series. The chapter planned a campus-wideWorld Usability Day event, including a webinar with Anthony D.Andre.For National Ergonomics Month, the chapter created a newsletterthat included guidance for backpack ergonomics and healthypostures in the workplace. Along with six other student organizationson campus, the chapter cosponsored a fall-themed event forchildren in the community. Members shared the newsletter withparents and answered questions while their children were engagedin activities. The chapter also shared this newsletter with clients ata large chiropractic clinic in the community.The chapter consists of 28 students and 5 faculty members.Contact the Old Dominion University Student Chapter, c/oChristopher Brill, 250 Mills Godwin Bldg., Norfolk, VA 23529,757/683-4242, fax 757/683-5087, jcbrill@odu.edu, http://sites.google.com/site/oduhfes/Alexandra B. Proaps, PresidentKimberly Culley, Vice President/WebmasterErik G. Prytz, TreasurerRebecca A. Kennedy, SecretaryMolly Liechty, Public AffairsKellie Kennedy, WebmasterJ. Christopher Brill, FacultyAdviser83

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTCHAPTERThe Penn State Student Chapter completed a number of successfulprograms during 2011. In March, the 3rd Annual Bad DesignCompetition solicited bad designs in the area of transportation.Students turned in pictures and essays about poorly designed pedestrianand motorist routes and other modes of transportation (elevators,building hallways, cafeteria lines, etc.).Over the summer the Design Committee conducted a study onpedestrian behavior at one of the high-risk crosswalks identifiedin a competition submission. In April, the chapter hosted a HumanFactors Research Forum, in which students from industrial engineering,computer science, engineering design, earth and mineral sciences,and mechanical engineering participated in a research postercompetition and seminar presentation.In September, the chapter’s adviser hosted a welcome picnic forreturning and new members, offering a relaxed atmosphere for studentsto meet each other and HF/E professors. To celebrate and promoteNational Ergonomics Month, the chapter organized a tutorialsession at a local high school and presented an HF/E demonstrationto approximately 30 students.World Usability Day was celebrated by a team of students participatingin the “Milking the Rhino” competition, a video and forumcontest to generate ideas to improve and sustain the lives of villagersin Kenya and Namibia. The past year was filled with educational andsocial activities aimed at improving the HF/E community at PennState.The chapter consists of 63 students and 11 faculty members.Contact the Pennsylvania State University Student Chapter, c/oKelly Sprehn, 310 Leonhard Bldg., University Park, PA 16802, 239/910-4707, fax 814/863-4745, hfes.psu@gmail.com, http://www2.ie.psu.edu/orgs/hfesKelly Sprehn, PresidentGretchen Macht, Vice-President/TreasurerSarah Tapscott, SecretaryHui Yang, WebmasterJoonho Chang, Design ChairInki Kim, Community OutreachChairAndris Freivalds, Faculty AdviserPURDUE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHAPTERDuring 2011, the Purdue University Student Chapter hostedeight technical meetings. Of the speakers who were invited to givetalks, four were from other institutions: Enid Montague (IndustrialEngineering, U. of Wisconsin–Madison), Alissa Russ (Roudebush VAMedical Center and Regenstrief Institute, Indiana U.), MariaelenaTagliabue and Giulio Vidotto (U. of Padua, Italy), and Arik-QuangV. Dao (NASA).To celebrate National Ergonomics Month and achieve the chapter’sgoal of promoting the science, application, and profession ofHF/E at Purdue and in the community at large, members held aT-shirt/mug design campaign. To ensure that every member couldcontribute to this event, each was asked to describe an HF/E expertin five words. In October, the chapter cohosted a picnic with the AviationGraduate Council, which featured an outdoor team-buildinggame that illustrated the concept of HF/E, “Best Egg-Packaging DesignCompetition.” The game was fun, generating several creative ideas,and, most important, facilitated networking among members withChung Yin (Joey) So,President/Newsletter EditorJennifer Kirschner, Vice PresidentHsin-Ying (Nancy) Huang,TreasurerSung-Hee Kim, SecretaryChittayong (Jao) Surakitbanharn,Outreach ChairBum Chul Kwon, WebmasterRobert W. Proctor, Faculty Adviser84

different academic subconcentrations. The chapter’s NEM celebrationconcluded with a field trip to the Holleman-Niswonger SimulatorFacility at Purdue Airport, where members observed the power ofsimulation technology for training pilots and facilitating experimentsin aviation human factors.The chapter consists of 31 students and 11 faculty members.Contact the Purdue University Student Chapter, c/o Chung Yin(Joey) So, Grissom Hall 315, 315 N. Grant St., West Lafayette, IN,47907, hfes@ecn.purdue.edu, soc@purdue.edu, https://engineering.purdue.edu/~hfes/index.html.SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHAPTERThe SJSU Student Chapter hosted a number of events duringthe year, including invited talks, field trips, and socials. The first tourof the year was to the Electronic Arts campus in Redwood City (alsoknown as EA Games). Attendees saw the facilities and heard a historyof the company, then a games user-experience researcher gavea tour of the labs and described how usability testing is conducted.Chapter members also had the opportunity to visit the LinkedInand Google facilities in Mountain View.The chapter hosted its first large-scale event and invited studentsand alumni to attend the First SJSU Human Factors and ErgonomicsAlumni Symposium. Speakers included Jamie Kravitz, CassyRowe, Jeff English, Shima Kazerooni, and Brent White, who gavepresentations on such topics as mobile design and eye tracking. Theevent ended with a Q&A panel with alumni.A highlight of the year was attending the 2011 Annual Meetingin Las Vegas and being part of the Host Committee, which openedup opportunities such as developing the daily newsletter and hostingthe Student Lounge. For National Ergonomics Month, the chapterhosted Amy Breaux, an SJSU HF/E alumna who spoke abouther recent ergonomics consulting projects with VSI Risk Management,and Dan Kelso, a professional ergonomist who works forApple.The chapter held a number of social events, including beginningandend-of-semester events, a “welcome back” summer barbecue,and a holiday party including dinner and bowling. These events wereall well attended and enjoyed by members.Contact the San Jose State University Student Chapter, c/oNatalia Shimuk, natshimuk@gmail.com.Natalia L. Shimuk, PresidentDarshil V. Vora, Vice PresidentChristine A. Griffeth, EventsCoordinatorCaitlin Kenny, Secretary-TreasurerDavid L. Snyder, WebmasterAnthony D. Andre, Faculty Adviser85

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHAPTERIn 2011, the Texas Tech Student Chapter was very active. Memberstraveled to Houston for a one-day conference, where many ofthem gave presentations. Members attended a design conference,“Big gifts, deep needs,” to learn about the benefits of pro bono designfrom presenters John Carry and Courtney Martin (author and editor,respectively, of Feministing.com).The chapter participated in Texas Tech’s celebration of ArborDay by helping to plant flowers across campus and joined in a RedCross-sponsored event to raise money for the people of Japan whowere affected by the 2011 tsunami. On October 17, Adam Probst(Office of Patient Safety, Baylor Health Care System) presented atalk about the impact of HF/E in health-care. Following his visitthe chapter arranged a tour of the state-of-the-art Health ScienceCenter at Texas Tech.To wrap up 2011, the chapter set up lab tours in the IndustrialEngineering and Psychology Departments, which enabled studentsto present their work to their peers and to learn about the workof other students.The chapter consists of 22 students and 2 faculty members.Contact the Texas Tech University Student Chapter, c/o Keith S.Jones, Psychology MS2051, Lubbock, TX 79409, 806/742-3711,keith.s.jones@ttu.edu, https://orgsync.com/26872/chapter.Elizabeth A. Schmidlin, PresidentNoah J. Wheeler, Vice PresidentYoung-Ji Chun, SecretaryRyan L. Stacey, TreasurerManolo Meza, WebmasterMichael J. Crites, Social ChairKeith S. Jones, Faculty AdviserJames L. Smith, Faculty AdviserTUFTS UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHAPTERDuring National Ergonomics Month, the Tufts University StudentChapter hosted an alumni speaker, Blade Kotelly, who talked aboutthe process of design. This event was attended by both membersof the chapter and by freshmen and sophomore students in theIntroduction to Engineering Psychology program. This event wasa great opportunity to promote interest in human factors to undergraduateswho have not yet selected their major.The chapter also held a Collegian-Alum Networking Dinner inwhich the current job market was discussed. Alumni from differentcompanies gave advice and guidance to undergraduates at this wellattendedevent. Members went on an overnight retreat to Cape Cod,where they discussed issues with user interfaces and the pros andcons of various software, and had a chance to bond in a nonacademicsetting. Working with the Tufts Career Services office, the chaptercreated a résumé booklet for distribution to local companiesseeking interns and employees, which was very successful.The chapter consists of 20 students and 1 faculty members.Contact the Tufts University Student Chapter, c/o Tufts U. HumanFactors and Ergonomics, tuftshumanfactors@gmail.com, http://ase.tufts.edu/hfes/.William H. Vaughan, PresidentMarina Miaoulis, Vice PresidentQuinn Childs, TreasurerKatherine Riker, SecretaryJoel Greenberg, WebmasterDaniel Hannon, Faculty Adviser86

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, SUNY, STUDENTCHAPTERIn 2011, the University at Buffalo, SUNY, Student Chapter helda mix of academic, educational, and social events. The chapter organizedmeet-and-greet sessions with four seminar guest speakers:Patrick Dempsey (NIOSH, Pittsburgh) in April, Cleotilde Gonzalez(Carnegie Mellon U.) in June, Ellen Bass (U. of Virginia) in July, andAyse Gurses (Johns Hopkins U.) in October.For National Ergonomics Month, the chapter organized apumpkin-carving event for Halloween; participants had to use aset of tools to carve jack-o-lanterns and later assess the task usinga RULA worksheet. The purpose of the event was to attract studentsfrom non-HF/E backgrounds and educate them about the fieldthrough a fun activity.On November 5, the chapter hosted the 12th Inter-UniversityWorkshop (IUW). IUW is an annual student conference hosted ona rotating basis by the Universities of Toronto, Waterloo, and Buffaloto serve as a platform for students to present their research and networkwith peers and professors from other universities. There were78 participants from various schools in the region including thehost universities and also Rochester Institute of Technology, RyersonU., the U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and Cornell U. Keynote speakersfor the event were Emilie Roth (Roth Cognitive Engineering)and Thomas Armstrong (U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor).The chapter organized various social events throughout the year,including a potluck/board game night and a laser-tag event. A“know your fellow members” event was held at beginning of thesemester, when attendees had the added incentive of making theirown sundaes using an assortment of ice-cream flavors and toppings.The chapter consists of 39 students and 4 faculty members.Contact the University at Buffalo, SUNY, Student Chapter, c/oSudeep Hegde, 342 Bell Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, 716/645-4704,students-hfes@gmail.com, http://gsa.buffalo.edu/hfes.Sudeep Hegde, PresidentDavid LaVergne, Vice PresidentNicolette McGeorge, TreasurerAaron Gilby, SecretaryLuda Miao, WebmasterVictor L. Paquet, Faculty AdviserUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA STUDENTCHAPTERIn 2011 the UCF Student Chapter was involved in a numberof activities that focused on promoting HF/E within the centralFlorida community, fostering strong relationships between studentmembers and faculty in the Applied Experimental and Human FactorsPsychology Program, and collaborating with other graduate programswithin the UCF Psychology Department.During October, the chapter hosted a human factors open house,a student-faculty social, and a volunteer event for the Jupiter MedicalCenter. In addition, members hosted a discussion panel for all psychologystudents about working in industry, academia, and/or governmentafter graduation. Guest speakers included Eduardo Salasof the UCF Department of Human Systems Integration Research,Haydee Cuevas of SA Technologies, and James Pharmer of NavAir.The chapter is in the process of creating a student liaison memberBenjamin Sawyer, PresidentAdam G. Emfield, Vice PresidentJames M. Oglesby, TreasurerAshley M. Hughes, SecretaryAmira Mohamed-Ameen, SocialChairGaby Hancock, HistorianShan Lakhmani, WebmasterEduardo Salas, Faculty Adviser87

position to promote collaboration with the UCF student chapterof the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.The chapter consists of 18 students and 2 faculty members.Contact the University of Central Florida Student Chapter, 3100Technology Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32826, ucfhfeswebmaster@gmail.com, http://hfes.cos.ucf.edu/ index.php.UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – CLEAR LAKESTUDENT CHAPTERThe University of Houston – Clear Lake Student Chapter spentthe past year developing activities to lay the groundwork for theorganization. In the spring, the Mentoring Program, which pairsstudent chapter members with professionals in the Houston area,kicked off with a meet-and-greet dinner. The program continuedinto the fall with the addition of more mentors and mentees and adinner for the new pairs to get acquainted. Donations and chapterfunding helped start and develop a student chapter library.This relatively new chapter participated in multiple events oncampus in hopes of increasing membership and enhancing awarenessof human factors/ergonomics. One of the events was a carnivalhosted by another student organization to benefit children withautism. Student chapter members participated in many of the HoustonChapter’s events, such as its annual symposium and quarterlymeetings. At the last quarterly meeting, several members took a minitourof the Schlumberger usability facilities. The chapter held regularsocial events to promote a sense of community among members.The chapter consists of 11 students and 1 faculty member.Contact the University of Houston – Clear Lake Student Chapter,U. of Houston – Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Box #26 Attn:HFES Student Chapter at UHCL, Houston, TX 77508, hfes.uhcl@gmail.com, http://hfes.rihmlab.org/.Tasha Y. David, Copresident,Internal AffairsW. Sloane Hoyle, Copresident,External AffairsPaul Ritchey, TreasurerAngelene Nery, Secretary/WebmasterKevin Toy, Mentoring Director/HistorianKate Bruton, FundraisingDirectorTrinidad Gutierrez, SocialDirectorAdrian Garcia, SGA Rep DirectorS. Camille Peres, Faculty AdviserUNIVERSITY OF IDAHO STUDENT CHAPTERDuring spring 2011, the University of Idaho Student Chapterheld an end-of-the-year barbeque for undergraduate and graduatestudents, formed an intramural indoor soccer team with engineeringstudents, and created and set up the human factors lab in E.Forney Hall at the U. of Idaho. The HF lab became the meeting placefor the Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Lab teams.In the fall the group hosted the Idaho National Laboratory DiscussionRoundtable, featuring speaker Ronald Boring; presented twoposters at the 2011 Annual Meeting (Rowdy J. Hope and Nolan D.Boyle) and one lecture presentation (Joseph C. Vargas); and conducteda Student Career and Professional Development Day panel withmembers Kim Vu (CSULB), Sandra Garrett (Clemson), LaurenReinermen (UCF), and Ronald Shapiro (consultant).The chapter consists of 21 students and 1 faculty member.Contact the University of Idaho Student Chapter, P.O. Box443043, Student Health Center, 832 Ash St., Moscow, ID 83844,208/885-6324.Rowdy J. Hope, PresidentJoseph C. Vargas, Vice PresidentThomas A. Ulrich, SecretaryJohn Bailar, TreasurerSoul Zeng, WebmasterSteffen Werner, Faculty Adviser88

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGNSTUDENT CHAPTERThe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Student Chapterheld many exciting events during 2011, including hosting aspring semester speaker, Samantha Szymczak (Resilient CognitiveSolutions), and activly participating in the “Design Matters” speakerseries held on campus throughout the year.The fall semester began with a back-to-school networking eventto meet new students and catch up with returning members. InOctober, the chapter hosted its Third Annual National ErgonomicsMonth Bad Designs and Smart Solutions Contest. As always, studentsenjoyed sharing the bad designs with others who had likely interactedwith the designs/systems during everyday campus life.The chapter consists of 20 students and 1 faculty member.Contact the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign StudentChapter, c/o Jake Jaster, 847/417-8310, hfes.uiuc@gmail.com, http://www.snurl.com/hfes.uiuc.Jakob B. Jaster, PresidentLauren M. Kelly, Vice PresidentAngela M. Ding, TreasurerJordan A. Petry, WebmasterDerrick A. Pemberton, SocialChairAlex Kirlik, Faculty AdviserUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERSTSTUDENT CHAPTERMembers of the University of Massachusetts Amherst StudentChapter spent last year developing activities to lay the groundworkfor the chapter. During the spring semester, the chapter started theHuman Factors Journal Club and the Stats Club. Both clubs metbiweekly throughout the year. Over the past year the Journal Clubhas introduced students to various HF/E research topics in transportationsafety, traffic design, cognitive human factors, and healthcare. During the fall semester, the chapter hosted the first student/professional event at the university. This annual event will be a platformfor both graduate and undergraduate students to meet andinteract with professionals in the New England area. Almost 20 studentspresented posters at this meeting.Many chapter members participated in multiple on-campusevents. One such event was the Annual Mechanical and IndustrialEngineering Research Poster Competition, where Gautam Divekarwas awarded first place. Members also participated in the NewEngland Chapter’s 2011 Student Research Conference, at which fivemembers were selected to present their research. Radhameris A.Gómez won the Volpe Transportation Center Student Research Awardfor her presentation at that conference.The chapter consists of 21 students and 3 faculty members.Contact the University of Massachusetts Amherst Student Chapter,c/o Gautam Divekar, 160 Governor’s Dr., Amherst, MA 01003,413/545-0632 or 413/545-3393, fax 413/545-1027, gdivekar@engin.umass.edu.Gautam U. Divekar, PresidentAbd Malek Abdul Hamid, VicePresidentJing Yi Zhang, SecretarySiby Samuel, TreasurerLuis F. Roman Gerardino, PublicRelations OfficerRadhameris A. Gómez, EventsCoordinatorBrain Amster, Events CoordinatorDonald L. Fisher, Faculty AdviserJenna Marquard, Faculty AdviserMatthew R. E. Romoser, FacultyAdviser89

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN STUDENT CHAPTERThe University of Michigan Student Chapter hosted a wide rangeof events during the 2011–2012 school year, including its annualBad Design on Campus Competition, which encourages studentsto identify ergonomics issues around campus; and ErgoOlympics,which showcases different ergonomics principles (such as Fitts’ law)with fun, engaging activity stations. Social events included bowlingand an ergonomics movie night featuring the 1950 version ofthe film Cheaper by the Dozen.The chapter also held a private tour of the U. of Michigan ClinicalSimulation Center, where faculty member F. Jake Seagull demonstratedmedical education equipment. A new event hosted by thechapter was a panel for undergraduates interested in applying to graduateschools with HF/E programs. The panel consisted of ThomasArmstrong and Paul Green, the graduate coordinator in the Industrialand Operations Engineering Department, and current graduatestudents. The panel provided information on graduate schoolexpectations, the application process, and ergonomics research areaswithin the department as well as in programs and institutions aroundthe country.Finally, to increase the chapter’s visibility and keep members informed,the chapter used Facebook, LinkedIn, and its chapter Website to connect members and alumni, recruit members, and announceevents.The chapter consists of 24 students and 2 faculty members.Contact the University of Michigan Student Chapter, c/o SaraLu, 1205 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, 734/936-0146, fax 734/764-3451, hfes.pres@umich.edu, http://www.engin.umich.edu/societies/hfes/.Sara A. Lu, PresidentJulie Prinet, President-ElectVernnaliz Carrasquillo, TreasurerAnthony Mize, SecretaryNadine Moacdieh, MembershipChairShi Cao, WebmasterPaul A. Green, Faculty AdviserUNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND STUDENT CHAPTERThe HFES-UQ Student Chapter enjoyed a productive year. It continuedits relationships with financial sponsors, including the Facultyof Social and Behavioural Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering,Architecture and Information Technology.HFES-UQ and the UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute cosponsoreda visit by Erik Hollnagel from MINES ParisTech, France.Members participated in a roundtable discussion with Erik aboutthe philosophy of human factors. The group also hosted a lectureand roundtable discussion with Dal Vernon Reising (Human CenteredSolutions, LLC).Members participated in HF/E projects and traveled to the controlcenter of the Clem Jones Tunnel, one of the largest infrastructureprojects to be completed in Queensland, with its impressive arrayof monitoring and safety technology.HFES-UQ once again had a strong presence at the HFES AnnualMeeting in 2011. Izhak Nadler was runner-up for the AlphonseChapanis Best Student Paper Award and placed second in the HealthCare Technical Group’s Student Paper Prize; Anita Vuckovic placedthird in the Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making TechnicalGroup’s Student Paper Prize; the chapter participated in theMatthew B. Thompson, PresidentCara Stitzlein, President-ElectRobert Niederberger, TreasurerAnita Vuckovic, SecretaryPenelope M. Sanderson, FacultyAdviser90

“Showcase Your University Lab” poster session; and HFES-UQ wasawarded a gold-level Outstanding Student Chapter Award.The chapter consists of 28 students and 13 affiliate members.Contact the University of Queensland Student Chapter, c/oMatthew Thompson, School of Psychology, U. of Queensland,Australia 4072, +61-(0)401-204-295, mbthompson@gmail.com,http://www.uq.edu.au/sbs/hfes-uq.UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA STUDENTCHAPTERDuring 2011, members of the University of South Dakota StudentChapter continued to pursue research interests in the areasof decision making with risk perception implications and intertemporalresearch, wayfinding and spatial cognition, human-computerinterface design, and transportation science with an emphasis onthe aging driver. A weekly colloquium attended by faculty and studentscontinues to be used as a means to discuss current humanfactors/ergonomics topics and for students to present past, current,and future research endeavors.In March, an HF/E information session was held to promote thediscipline to undergraduates. Students also collaborated with theclinical psychology program in hosting an open house, which enabledundergraduate students to tour and watch demonstrationsin the Heimstra Human Factors Labs and ask questions during apanel discussion to help them better understand HF/E as a career.Social events were held to welcome new students into the programand celebrate the end of the fall semester.The chapter consists of 11 members and 6 faculty members.Contact the University of South Dakota Student Chapter, c/oNikki Hanson, 414 E. Clark St., SDU 208, Vermillion, SD 57069,605/677-5295, nchanson@usd.edu.Nikki Hanson, PresidentChris Gunsolly, Vice PresidentSteven Garelik, TreasurerJames Meyers, WebmasterJan Berkhout, Faculty AdviserUNIVERSITY OF TORONTO STUDENT CHAPTERThe University of Toronto Student Chapter held events of differentsizes for various audiences during 2011. The chapter got offto an early start with two events in January. The first was a seminarfrom visiting researcher Yukio Horiguchi of Kyoto U. on interfacesto support industrial robot teaching. The second was to host colleaguesfrom the U. of Waterloo with tours of the U. of TorontoHuman Factors Labs and a social evening downtown.In February, Paul McInerney of IBM gave a seminar on task analysis.Later that month, the chapter arranged a mentorship brown-baglunch for undergraduate students interested in HF/E to meet withgraduate students and ask questions about careers and continuing inacademia. In March, the chapter held its annual industry panel forundergraduate and graduate students to hear from practitioners aboutHF/E in their respective domains. Panelists included Ming Hou ofDefence Research and Development Canada, Harumi Takeshita ofCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Deborah Chan of UniversityHealth Network, and Mehdi Ravandi of the U. of Toronto.Lisa Min, PresidentMario Iannuzzi, Vice PresidentMaryam Merrikhpour, TreasurerPatrick Stahl, SecretaryDavid Canella, WebmasterFatima Kanji, Social EventsCoordinatorAdam Smith, Member at LargeMichael R. C. Kealey, Member atLargeBardia Bina, Member at LargePaul Milgram, Faculty Adviser91

Later in the semester, distinguished alumnus Gerard Torenvlietled a pragmatic discussion of how to promote the value of HF/E tokey decision makers in industry. Visiting professor Neville Stantonof Southampton U. gave a seminar on the HF/E considerations ofthe Ladbroke Grove rail crash in July. Members give special thanksto our faculty adviser for 2010/2011, Birsen Donmez, for her supportthroughout the year.The chapter consists of 108 students and 4 faculty members.Contact the University of Toronto Student Chapter, c/o Lisa Min,Interactive Media Lab, Rm. 8171, Bahen Bldg., 40 St. George St.,Toronto, ON Canada M5S 2E4, hfig-prez@mie.utoronto.ca, http://hfig.mie.utoronto.ca/.UNIVERSITY OF UTAH STUDENT CHAPTERThe chapter focused on advertising its existence in 2011 andemployed many techniques for inviting people to attend meetings.All chapter meetings were advertised by posting flyers, sendinge-mails, and making announcements in relevant classes. Every meetingsaw new people join the chapter through these efforts. Anotherattraction was a visit by Thomas Vanderbuilt, author of the New YorkTimes bestseller Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What ItSays About Us). He spoke about his interests and about the contributionsof cognitive psychology research to applied settings.Social activities were held to foster interaction among members.At the end of the spring semester, the chapter held a party to meetand greet other student members. Attendees played Wii games whilecommenting on how game interfaces and console designs could beimproved for a better user experience.The chapter consists of 33 students and 2 faculty members.Contact the University of Utah Student Chapter, c/o NathanMedeiros-Ward, 380 S. 1530 E., Rm. 502, Salt Lake City, UT 84112,801/747-9242, fax 801/581-5841, nathan.medeirosward@utah.edu.Nathan J. Medeiros-Ward,PresidentJoel M. Cooper, ConsultantHeidi S. Kramer, SecretaryJanelle Seegmiller, TreasurerDavid L. Strayer, Faculty AdviserFrank A. Drews, Faculty AdviserUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA STUDENT CHAPTERThroughout the year, the University of Virginia Student Chapteractively pursued its academic and social aims by hosting guest speakersand holding social events, field trips, and outreach activities. Thechapter welcomed Matthieu Branlat (Ohio State U.) and WilliamLee (MITRE Corp.) as guest speakers. The chapter remotely attendeda series of HFES webinars in which human factors–related talkswere shown on a projection screen and lunch was served. The chapterhosted two social events to celebrate the end of the 2010–2011school year and the beginning of the 2011–2012 year to recognizestudent and faculty achievements.As part of National Ergonomics Month, chapter members participatedin an outreach activity in which a group of students visitedfrom Jack Jouett Middle School. During the visit, membersinteracted with the students by providing them with an overviewof engineering and participated in an engineering activity called“Building a Speaker: Understanding Sound and Design.”Akilah L. Hugine, PresidentJustin M. DeVoge, Vice President/SecretaryJennifer E. Prey, Vice President/TreasurerDonald J. Rude, WebmasterAaron L. Williams, Program ChairEllen J. Bass, Faculty Adviser92

Several chapter members and a faculty member took a field tripto the Center for Human Factors Engineering in Health Care, whereRollin (Terry) Fairbanks serves as director. Another highlight cameat the 55th Annual Meeting when the chapter proudly receivedOutstanding Student Chapter Award silver-level recognition.The chapter consists of 25 students and 3 faculty members.Contact the University of Virginia Student Chapter, c/o Akilah L.Hugine, 151 Engineer’s Way, Charlottesville, VA 22904, 434/243-2280, fax 434/982-2972, alh8p@virginia.edu, http://www.sys.virginia.edu/hfes/.UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO STUDENT CHAPTERDuring 2011, the University of Waterloo Student Chapter concentratedits efforts on increasing membership and expanding thereach of its activities throughout the campus. Members hosted afew invited talks and social events to promote the expansion anddissemination of HF/E knowledge. Members also represented theU. of Waterloo at the 55th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas and the2011 Human Factors Inter-University Workshop in Buffalo.The goal of the chapter-hosted talks was to foster engagementfrom the audience and promote interaction between student membersand prominent researchers. Speakers included Lisette vanGemert and Nienke Nijhof (eHealth Research Centre, U. of Twente)and Mathias Gorges (Electrical & Computer Engineering inMedicine Research, U. of British Columbia).The chapter consists of 43 students and 4 faculty members.Contact the University of Waterloo Student Chapter, c/o PlinioMorita, Advanced Interface Design Lab, E2-1303B, 200 UniversityAve. W., Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3G1, 519/888-4567 ext. 34904,fax 519/746-4791, hfes@uwaterloo.ca, http://hfes.uwaterloo.ca/.Plinio Morita, PresidentAnnie Cho, Vice PresidentBehzad Aghaei, TreasurerHojoon Lee, SecretaryXiaochen Yuan, Director of PublicRelationsAbhiram Bojadla, Director ofOutreachAnson Ho, WebmasterJonathan M. Histon, FacultyAdviserUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON STUDENTCHAPTERThe University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Chapter heldmany events in 2011, beginning with a kickoff meeting to introducethe organization to students on campus. A happy hour washeld at a local restaurant for members to network in an informal setting.To engage incoming industrial and systems engineering (ISyE)freshman, members gave a presentation during an Introduction toIndustrial Engineering class to introduce students to HFES anddescribe membership benefits and planned activities. Two guestspeakers gave presentations during the spring semester: Ji Soo Yi(Purdue U.) spoke about information visualization, and DonaldFisher (U. of Massachusetts Amherst) visited campus and talkedabout his research on transportation safety. The semester concludedwith a coffee-break presentation by an outgoing PhD student,who gave tips on applying for positions in academia.Over the summer, members attended a meeting of the ChicagoMetropolitan Chapter to network with other HF/E professionals andto learn more about work at Abbott Labs. The chapter hosted anShannon Roberts, PresidentOnur Asan, Vice PresidentMahtab Ghazizadeh, MembershipDirectorJie Xu, Fiscal DirectorErin Chiou, Outreach DirectorRashmi Payyanadan, WebmasterEnid Montague, Faculty Adviser93

event with the Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity (PEOPLE)program and interacted with middle- and high-school girls to engagetheir interest in engineering. Members gave a presentation duringthe Engineering Summer Program to expose high-school juniors andseniors to the fields of industrial engineering and human factors/ergonomics.The fall semester began with hosting a booth during theUW-Madison Student Activities Fair to attract more undergraduatestudents. Shortly thereafter, the fall kickoff meeting enabledundergraduates, faculty, and alumni to interact in lively discussionand an ice-breaker game. During the 2011 Annual Meeting, membersattended the annual student/faculty/alumni UW-Dinner. Afterthe Annual Meeting, the chapter created an annual HFES Bad DesignCompetition in collaboration with the Introduction to Human Factorscourse and announced it during National Ergonomics Month.A T-shirt design contest gave students the opportunity to create ashirt for the entire Industrial and Systems Engineering Department.In November, members hosted a booth during the ISyE AdvisingDay to expose more students to the field and to allow undergraduatesto question graduate students about typical HF/E academicpaths. In addition, Paul Micheli, an interaction designer at PharmacyOneSource, visited and talked about interaction design inhealth care and job opportunities at Pharmacy OneSource.In addition to chapter events, members created a new Web siteto announce events, host photo albums, and allow members to poston the chapter discussion board.This chapter consists of 18 students and 1 faculty.Contact the University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Chapterc/o Shannon Roberts, 3221 Mechanical Engineering, 1513 UniversityAve., Madison, WI 53706, 608/890-3637, fax 608/262-8454,scroberts@wisc.edu, https://win.wisc.edu/organization/hfes.VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATEUNIVERSITY STUDENT CHAPTERThe Virginia Tech Student Chapter was very active in 2011.Student interest in professional development, current research, andcareer opportunities was galvanized by several seminars with speakers,including Miranda Capra (HumanCentric), Enid Montague (U.of Wisconsin), Steven Feldman (Wake Forest U.), Christopher Brill(Old Dominion U.), David Kaber (North Carolina State U.), JoseBauermeister (U. of Michigan), Frank Buczek, Jr. (NIOSH), andChristian Johnson (GE).The chapter also helped to organize lab tours for new studentsand visitors and provided human factors–related activities for aKids Tech event for high-school students. Members organized socialand service activities including an alumni dinner at the 2011 AnnualMeeting, socials with graduate recruits, a chapter movie night, apotluck dinner, a spring picnic, several happy hours in the summer,and a holiday party. The chapter also provided a mentorship programto match new students with current HF/E students. Tours wereheld at the Smart Road at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute andRalph H. Cullen, PresidentGurjot Singh Dhillon, VicePresidentMarc Christian, TreasurerJudith L. Harlow, SecretaryJongsoon Park, WebmasterMaury A. Nussbaum, FacultyAdviser94

the Visionarium at Virginia Tech. The chapter received a gold-levelOutstanding Student Chapter Award for the 2010–11 academic year.The chapter consists of 50 students and 7 faculty members.Contact the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityStudent Chapter, c/o Ralph Cullen, Grado Dept. of Industrial andSystems Engineering, 250 Durham Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061,rhcullen@vt.edu, www.hfes.org.vt.edu.WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHAPTERMembers of the Wichita State University Student Chapter haveworked hard during the past year to positively impact the communityand to improve the organization’s visibility. Chapter membersprovided technology (cell phone and computer) trainings for oldermembers of the community and worked to advance autism researchthrough eye-tracking studies. In October, the chapter was awardedthe Volunteer of the Year Award from the YMCA for its collective volunteerefforts to support the annual Lions Club pancake breakfastfundraiser.In addition to extensive community service, members of the chapterare afforded opportunities for professional development and learningoutside the classroom. In April, the director of the PerceptualNeuroscience Laboratory at the U. of Kansas, Edward Auer, presentedresearch on speech perception after which students were invitedto engage in a Q&A session and dinner to discuss future researchideas. Members also gained valuable industry experience throughthe Software Usability Research Lab, under the direction of BarbaraChaparro. Finally, the chapter offered a curriculum vitae workshopto help members kick-start their internship and job searches.The chapter consists of 21 students and 7 faculty members.Contact the Wichita State University Student Chapter, c/oSamantha Jansen, Dept. of Psychology, 1845 Fairmount, Box 34,Wichita, KS 67260-0034, 316/978-3170, fax 316/978-3086,wsuhfes@gmail.com, www.wichita.edu/hfes.Samantha Jansen, PresidentJo R. Jardina, Vice President/President-ElectNeethan Siva, Secretary/WebmasterJoe Crandall, TreasurerJeremiah Nyman, UndergraduateRepresentativeBarbara S. Chaparro, FacultyAdviser95