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Quarterly Institute Newsletters

Autumn 2010
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Highlights:

  • Remembering Dr. Charles Billings (1929-2010)
  • William S. Marras and W. Gary Allread receive $200,000 Susan Harwood Training Grant
  • New book in print, Behind Human Error, 2nd Edition, co-edited by David D. Woods
  • Student Internship Opportunities at the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation
  • Spring/Summer 2010
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    Highlights:

  • Special Issue, focusing on graduate student research and accomplishments
  • Ohio Third Frontier’s $1 million grant award to improve treatment of patients with low-back injuries
  • Dr. Philip Smith’s Award for Aviation Traffic Management
  • Dr. Gary Allread’s contribution to new human factors standard for medical devices
  • Winter 2010
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    Highlights:

  • Driving & Transportation symposium honors Dr. Thomas Rockwell
  • Dr. Sue Ferguson researches methods to improve the health and safety of auto assembly employees
  • Institute releases its Year in Review: Research 2009-2010 summary
  • Autumn 2009
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    Highlights:

  • Dr. William Marras and Dr. Ehud Mendel receive multi-million dollar contract to study "virtual surgery"
  • Dr. Emily Patterson to take new position in OSU’s School of Allied Medical Professions, Division of Health Information Management & Systems
  • Institute member involvement at this year’s HFES Annual Meeting
  • Spring/Summer 2009
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    Highlights:

  • Dr. Charles Billings' presentation at prestigious RAF lecture series
  • Ergonomics research presented at Ohio State's Honda Appreciation Day
  • CogFest 2009 held at The Ohio State University
  • Ergonomics & human factors research abstracts from recent graduates
  • Winter 2009
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    Highlights:

  • Dr. William Marras being elected to the National Academies
  • Dr. David Woods discussing in the New York Times how workplace mistakes can become opportunities
  • Which book (written by an OSU Cognitive Engineering graduate student) Captain "Sully" Sullenberger had in the cockpit when he safely landed his aircraft on the Hudson River
  • New technology being studied at Ohio State aimed to reduce the stress from using heavy tools
  • Autumn 2008
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    Highlights:

  • A Distribution Ergonomics Research Group established at OSU
  • Which Human Factors’ "Best Papers" of the past 50 years were authored by Institute members
  • A summary of a Computer-Aided Engineering Symposium held at Ohio State's COHAM facility
  • Involvement by Institute members at the recent annual conference of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
  • Spring/Summer 2008
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    Highlights:

  • HFES Student Chapter members host "Backpack Day"
  • OSU's COHAM facility improves automotive design and assembly processes
  • Emily Patterson receives College of Engineering Lumley Award
  • Report on the NAS/NRC Committee on Human Factors
  • Winter 2008
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    Highlights:

  • Dr. William Marras publishes new book, "The Working Back"
  • Resilience Engineering is applied to emergency situations
  • Institute announces dates for its 2008 Ergonomics Short Course
  • New OSU courses offered for Spring Quarter, 2008
  • Autumn 2007
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    Highlights:

  • CPoD and Institute for Collaborative Innovation focuses on solutions to data overload problems
  • Center for Occupational Heath in Automotive Manufacturing (COHAM) gains local, national, and international interest
  • Institute members participate at HFES and PREMUS conferences
  • Recently published articles by Institute members
  • Spring/Summer 2007
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    Highlights:

  • Researcher Kevin Granata a victim in Virginia Tech violence
  • OSU opens new research center to reduce injuries in automotive facilities
  • Dr. Emily Patterson comments on Handoff Standardization in Healthcare
  • Partnership between Honda and Ohio State named one of the best in the U.S.
  • Winter 2007
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    Highlights:

  • The 30th Anniversary of the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS)
  • Opening of a Dynamic Medical Imaging Center in Columbus
  • Training programs available in Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
  • Dr. Carolyn Sommerich's report on Teaching and Learning with Mobile Technology in High School
  • Autumn 2006
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    Highlights:

  • Final Show Highlights from the Summer 2006 "Institute for
    Collaborative Innovation"
  • James Sheedy become Dean of Pacific University's College
    of Optometry
  • Ohio State's Industrial, Welding, & Systems Engineering
    Department launches updated web site
  • Seven new students begin human factors graduate work at OSU
  • Spring / Summer 2006
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    Highlights:

  • More low-back injury risk to housekeepers due to increased hotel amenities?
  • Josue Gabriel is named Clinical Director of OSU's Biodynamics Laboratory
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering Laboratory begins offering podcasts
  • Newly published research on stressors related to computer work
  • Winter 2006

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    Highlights:

  • Ergonomics Input of Sippy Cup Leads to Design Award
  • New Research: Painful, Dry Eyes Result from Squinting during Computer Use
  • New Books Written by Institute Members are Now Available
  • Student Martin Voshell Wins Robot Competition
  • Autumn 2005

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    Highlights:

  • Williams Marras tours South Africa and Lectures on "The Working Back" and other Ergonomics & Biomechanics Topics
  • Institute Co-sponsors 2006 Applied Ergonomics Conference
  • Summary of Institute Member Activity at the 2005 HFES Conference in Orlando, Florida
  • Spring 2005

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    Highlights:

  • Center for Resilience is formed at Ohio State
  • Biodynamics Laboratory hires Gregory Knapik as a Senior Research Associate-Engineer
  • Ohio State's Converging Perspectives on Data (CPoD) announces Summer Institute to study Data Overload in Information Analysis & Comprehension
  • Winter 2005

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    Highlights:

  • William Marras earns Honorary Doctorate for Back Injury Research
  • David Woods is awarded National Security Agency grant to study Innovation in Information Analysis and Comprehension
  • Find out Why Eyes in Some Paintings seem to Follow You
  • Visiting Scholars from Korea's Kia Motors begin Work Assignment in Biodynamics Laboratory
  • Autumn 2004

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    Highlights:

  • Women More Likely to Get Some Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Team of Institute Members Wins National Science Foundation Competition
  • Emily Patterson wins the HFES Alexander C. Williams Jr. Design Award
  • Institute Member Activity at the 48th Annual HFES Meeting in New Orleans
  • Spring / Summer 2004

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    Highlights:

  • Nadine Sarter relocated to the University of Michigan
  • AT Ohio Director Doug Huntt Appointed to Homeland Security Committee
  • Article: Successful Handoff Strategies for Nurses
  • Central Ohio Human Factors & Ergonomics Society Chapter Resurrected
  • Winter 2004

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    Highlights:

  • Formation of the Cognitive Systems Engineering Consortium
  • Ohio State University begins student HFES Chapter
  • Participation of Institute members at the 47th Annual HFES Meeting
  • Recent research summaries by various Institute faculty, staff, and graduate students
  • Autumn 2003

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    Highlights:

  • Members of Biodynamics Laboratory win 2003 IEA/Liberty Mutual prize
  • "Hindsight Bias" a possible outcome of Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Report
  • Biodynamics Laboratory assists company in reducing their workers' compensation payments
  • New human factors/ergonomics student chapter formed
  • Recent patient safety research
  • Spring 2003

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    Highlights:

  • Institute co-sponsors MSD research symposium
  • Safety drug dispensing via computer
  • MRI technique to compare human and monkey brains
  • Autumn 2002

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    Highlights:

  • New Institute faculty: Dr. Steven Lavender
  • Recent awards for Dr. Charles Billings and Dr. David Woods
  • Institute Activity at the HFES conference in Baltimore
  • Advantages of using close-up computer monitors
  • Spring 2002

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    Highlights:

  • Details of the Cognitive Systems Engineering Lab's multi-media formats, used for technical communication
  • 2002 Volvo Award winners for low-back pain biomechanics research
  • New Institute faculty and staff: Dr. Carolyn Sommerich and Dr. Jodi Obradovich
  • OSU's newly opened Computer Eye Clinic
  • Winter 2002

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    Highlights:

  • Details on a landmark study on recurrent cause of back injury
  • Profile of previous Institute graduate Katie Lehman
  • Information on ergonomics certification
  • Newly published research
  • Autumn 2001

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    Highlights:

  • Institute's participation in recently awarded Army research grant
  • Ergonomics' involvement in newly created OSU agriculture center
  • Profiles of newly hired Biodynamics Lab employees Anthony Maronitis and Pete Schabo
  • Institute members' participation at the 45th Annual HFES meeting ( Minneapolis, MN)
  • Research summaries of graduates Kermit Davis, Michael Jorgensen, and Riley Splittstoesser
  • Spring 2001

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    Highlights:

  • In-depth interviews with two legends in the ergonomics field, Dr. Charles Billings and Dr. Tom Rockwell
  • Recently published ergonomics research by Institute members
  • Summary of Dr. Tom Rockwell's experiences in over 20 years of road safety research
  • Winter 2001

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    Highlights:

  • Human factors implications in the Florida presidential ballot confusion
  • Details of research dealing with a job stress - back injury link
  • Update on OSHA's recently released ergonomics standard
  • Back belt effectiveness
  • Autumn 2000

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    Highlights:

  • Prestigious research award given to Institute members
  • Profile of students currently working toward their Masters degrees in ergonomics
  • Details on Dr. David Woods' work regarding patient safety
  • Summary of Dr. Nadine Sarter's research on using vibration cues to deliver information to pilots
  • Institute members' involvement in the IEA/HFES joint conference in San Diego
  • Summer 2000

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    Highlights:

  • Announcement that Gary Allread was recently hired as the Institute's new Program Director
  • Profile of current Ph.D. candidates in ergonomics
  • Summary of Dr. Sue Ferguson's research on low back pain recovery
  • Summary of Dr. Emily Patterson's research on bar coding and medication instrumentation

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    2003 State-of-the-Art Research (STAR) Symposium: Perspectives on Musculoskeletal Disorder Causation and Control Columbus, Ohio May 21st - May 22nd, 2003

    Co-Sponsors

    • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    • Institute for Ergonomics, The Ohio State University

    Opening Remarks and Symposium Overview


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    2009-2010 Year in Review: Research


    2003 Year in Review: Research


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    Guidelines


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