Clemson Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Guest Talk about Human Factors at Furman University

Yesterday, Tuesday September 13th, HFES officers visited Dr. Gil Einstein‘s undergraduate psychology class at Furman University to deliver a guest lecture on Human Factors, its impact on our daily lives, and the research pursuits of our Clemson students and faculty.

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From left to right: Madison Sauls, Darlene Edewaard, Dr. Gil Einstein, Will Leidheiser, Dan Quinn.

We want to thank Dr. Einstein for allowing us this great opportunity to spread our message. We hope to see you again next year!

Reminder: Pay your member dues early to get an HFES gift

New and returning CUHFES members — there are two quick and easy steps you can take to ensure your membership in our chapter this year. The best part is, if you complete them before Friday September 30th, you’re eligible to choose 1 of 2 awesome HFES gifts! See below for images of our HFES mug and HFES drawbag.

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In addition to cool gifts, being a member of our CUHFES chapter will give you exclusive access to our professional development activities, job postings, news about our chapter, opportunities to work on future HF/E consulting projects, invitations to our chapter’s social events and field trips, growing your professional and personal network, and much more!

Step #1: Complete your member registration form, which can be submitted online with our Google Form.

Step #2: Pay your dues to our Clemson chapter. You can pay online with PayPal or in person with Amelia Kinsella.

Go to our Become a Member page to complete these steps before September 30th! You will then be eligible to select your gift.

First Meeting of the Fall 2016 Semester (Sept 8)!

We will be holding our first HFES student chapter meeting of the semester on Thursday, September 8th in Freeman Hall, room 138 at 3:30pm. Anyone interested in learning more about our organization is welcome to attend.

During the meeting, we will provide an overview of the academic and professional benefits our organization. You will be able to learn about each other’s research, the extracurricular projects that we have done, and the outreach we have with the community. We will talk about some upcoming events we have planned and we will get your input on other possible opportunities for our organization. Finally, we will introduce several faculty members from Human Factors Psychology and Industrial Engineering.

We will provide food and drinks at the meeting. Please fill out the following form by this Friday (9/2) at 5pm, so that we know how many people will attend:

https://goo.gl/forms/OUAkS6rjc8klW7Dy2

See you there!

USEV collaboration and Tiger Prowl

This summer, student members of Clemson’s HFES chapter collaborated with US Engine Valve (USEV). Together, we produced a thorough ergonomics assessment of their plant in Westminster, SC. Our CUHFES team members presented their findings to USEV yesterday, and it went great! We want to thank Clay Murphy and his team at USEV for the amazing opportunity they have provided us. We had a great time and we hope to continue working together soon!

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On August 16, CUHFES officers Dan Quinn, Scott Betza, Will Leidheiser, and Drea Fekety represented our chapter at Clemson’s Tiger Prowl event. Tiger Prowl is an annual event for new students to learn about campus organizations, and it was an excellent opportunity for us to showcase CUHFES’s work and recruit new members. We’re looking forward to next year’s event!

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