ISE earns national acclaim
October 21, 2008
The Bagley College of Engineering’s department of industrial and systems engineering has earned national acclaim at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s 52nd annual meeting in New York.
Dr. Kari Babski-Reeves, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, was presented the Alexander C. Williams Jr. Design Award for her work with the research and development of the UPS Intergrad Training System. The computer based training system was funded by a Department of Labor grant to UPS. It utilizes interactive learning presented through animation.
The national design award is presented annually to recognize outstanding contributions to the conception or design of any product, service or system that has had a significant impact on users. Selected recipients illustrate excellent use of empirical human factors and ergonomic design principles.
Babski-Reeves also co-authored the paper that earned Best Paper by the Perception and Performance Technical Group, which promotes the exchange of information concerning perception and its relation to human performance. The paper title “Detecting Mental Workload Fluctuation During Learning a Novel Task by Thermography” was written by doctoral candidate Jihun Kang.
For more information about the department of industrial and systems engineering please contact department head Dr. Royce Bowden.