Evolving and Growing the Ergonomics Profession
Promoting the science and professional practice of human factors and ergonomics around the world.
Change in Directors
- Please welcome Denny Yu, PhD, CPE as FPE’s new Treasurer. Dr. Yuis an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. Read more about him here.
- After serving twelve years of service on the FPE Board, H. Harvey Cohen, Ph.D., CPE has decided to retire. All of FPE wishes him well.
![Women sewing in a manufacturing center. Image by Maruf Rahman from Pixabay](/images/2023/09/08/women-sewing.jpg)
Impact Grants
FPE awards two grants for 2023-2024. One goes to a cross-country project (MSDs in manufacturing work) proposed by a team from Malaysia and Thailand. The second one, development of a hand tool for cashew kernel separating, went to a team from India.
Students Awards
FPE sponsors the Annual Dieter W. Jahns Student Practitioner Award award for a student project in ergonomics that demonstrates excellence in areas of analysis, design, and integration. 2023 Winner – Guoyang Zhou: “Bringing Patient Mannequins to Life: 3D Projection Enhances Nursing Simulation.”
![Professional young female designer team meeting on glass wall and looking at many sticky memo paper thinking discussing design case planning.](/images/2023/02/24/students-collaborating.jpg)
![Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics, European Academy for Industrial Managment and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Logo](/images/2023/09/11/untitled-design.png)
Collaboration
FPE coordinates with several Human Factors/Ergonomics and related organizations by organizing joint webinars and sharing relevant training/educational material.
Ergonomics Toolkit
![Closeup photo of an electrician's hands using multimeter for detecting electrical failure.](/images/2023/02/24/close-up-of-electricians-hands.jpg)