The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) student chapter at Texas A&M University was bestowed with a silver chapter title under the Outstanding Student Chapter Award for the 2019-20 academic year. Additionally, three Texas A&M students from the Wm Michael Barnes ‘64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering were recipients of the Student Member With Honors Award.
“TAMU HFES is a local chapter of the national Human Factors and Ergonomics Society maintained by students at Texas A&M,” said Hananeh Alambeigi, the chapter's president. “The goal of this organization is to promote and advance the understanding of human factors and ergonomics, provide networking opportunities and facilitate discussion through an interchange of knowledge and collaboration.”
The HFES is the world’s largest scientific association for ergonomics professionals. Their goal is to provide engineering solutions for people in systems through partnership and exchange of information.
The Outstanding Student Chapter Award was developed to highlight chapters that have positively impacted their campuses, communities, and human factors and ergonomics.
Alambeigi, and fellow members Changwon Son and Jukrin Moon, were recipients of the 2020 Student Member with Honors Award from the national HFES for their outstanding contributions to the discipline.
Dr. Mehta Ranjana was an advisor during the time the students received the award. Dr. Maryam Zahabi, a professor in industrial and systems engineering and the new faculty advisor for the organization, would like to thank the HFES members for their efforts and congratulate Alambeigi, Son and Moon for receiving this prestigious honor. Dr. S. Camille Peres is currently co-advisor with Dr. Zahabi, and they are both so impressed with the leaders of the student chapter of HFES at Texas A&M and look forward to another great year.