[Iefac.list] Deadline of Monday Sept 28 for Annual Ergonomics Design Competition for Student Teams!

[Alice Smith]

Hi IE Colleagues,

The 9th Annual Ergonomics Design Competition for Student Teams deadline for registration is Monday, September 28th.  Please notify your students about the competition and encourage them form one or more teams to represent your school, university or program.

The competition offers the opportunity for students to challenge themselves and compare their performance with their peers from a host of other outstanding universities. Moreover, it is a fun and rewarding experience with generous scholarship prizes. In 2014, more than 200 students from 43 teams from the US and Puerto Rico competed.

The competition web site is www.ErgonomicsDesign.org<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=46620052&msgid=390466&act=BR75&c=705150&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ergonomicsdesign.org%2F> where you will find the competition rules, key dates, and prizes for teams.

Key features for the student teams include:

  *   Extensive use of web-based resources, real- world problems from
applied ergonomics practitioners, and professional judges.
  *   All the projects are web-based and designed so teams can perform interviews and analysis on or near their campus.
  *   Teams can be any combination of graduate students or undergraduate students.
  *    While team members should have an interest in ergonomics, they can also include students in safety, kinesiology, health, medical, psychology, engineering, physical or occupational therapy, physiology, and any of the other disciplines found in the wide field of ergonomics.
  *    All teams and their faculty advisors receive a full, professional-grade license for eTools SHOP, along with the training to use it.
  *   This is a global competition! Because of the web-based nature of the competition, teams may compete from any country or location.

The eTools PRIZE will be presented to the winning team at an eTools Users Group meeting, held in conjunction with a major conference (e.g., ACE, HFES, AIHCE, ASSE, AEC, NSC) where a travel grant up to $5,000 will be provided for the winning team. In addition to the travelling trophy, the 1st place team receives an award plaque, individual certificate, and $300 for each team member. The 2nd place team receives an award plaque, individual award certificate, and $200 for each team member. Other Top 5 Teams receive $150 per team member and Honorable Mentions also receive an award plaque, individual award certificate, and $100 for each team member.  In 2014, more than $15,000 in cash prizes was given to students.

In summary, this is an "awesome" and inexpensive opportunity for your students and a great practical teaching aid that will complement your instruction and classes.

Questions about the competition may be directed to Nick Smith, of Auburn Engineers, Inc., at nsmith at auburnengineers.com<mailto:jrobinson at auburnengineers.com>.



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Alice E. Smith, Ph.D., P.E.
Joe W. Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Auburn University, AL  36849  USA
smithae at auburn.edu<mailto:smithae at auburn.edu>
1-334-844-1460 direct  :  1-334-844-1381 fax
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/users/smithae/
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