[Iefac.list] Annual Ergonomics Student Design Competition

[Robert Thomas]

Dear Colleagues:

       We received the following e-mail from David Alexander,
President
of Auburn Engineers Inc., announcing the annual Ergonomics Student
Design Competition which traditionally opens on Labor Day. The
competition is open to students in a wide variety of disciplines
…..as indicated in the following announcement.

       We have found these events to be “very” beneficial to our
students
in terms of their learning and motivation regarding ergonomics/human
factors.

       
             Thanks,

        Rob Thomas



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Colleagues:

The Ergonomics Student Design Competition will open for registration
on
Labor Day (September 7, 2009 this year). I want to encourage you to
notify your students about the competition and have them form a team
or
two to represent your school.

This is the only ergonomics student design competition!! From personal
experience, I know that it is a great way to let students challenge
themselves as well as compare their performance with their peers. And
it
is fun.

The competition web site is www.ErgonomicsDesign.org and it explains
the competition, the key dates, and the rules for teams. The key dates
are: 
●	Labor Day (September 7, 2009) - Registration opens
●	September 22 - Training session
●	October 15 - Registration closes
●	November 4 - Initial problems due
●	November 10 - Final problem due
●	Early 2010 - Awards announced

The competition is relatively new and is still evolving. Some recent
enhancements for the 2009 competition include:
●	Competition contained within the Fall Semester
●	Increased use of web-based resources
●	Teams can be made of graduate students, undergraduate students
or any combination
●	While team members should have an interest in ergonomics, the
teams can include students in safety, health, medical, psychology,
engineering, design, therapy, physiology, and any of the other
disciplines found in the wide field of ergonomics
●	All teams have access to world class ergonomics software and
are
provided the training to use it
●	International teams are encouraged and will have the same
resources as North American teams

Please forward this email to anyone who may have an interest in this
competition, for example, 
●	Colleagues at other schools
●	Colleagues at your school and in another department
(physiology,
hygiene, safety, engineering, psychology or medicine)

Thank you for your support.








Robert E. (Rob) Thomas, Ph.D., PE, CPE
Professor,
Department of Industrial  & Systems Engineering 
Auburn University,  AL 36849
Phone:  334-844-1420
Fax : 334-844-1381