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We won an award!
The HFES Purdue Student Chapter has received the gold chapter for year 2023. Big shout-out to all the past committees whom have worked hard in running the events!
The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, founded in 1957m is the world’s largest scientific association for human factors/ergonomics professionals.
HFES provides education, builds connections, and advocates on behalf of human factors/ergonomics field from students to researchers, and industry practitioners-and fosters collaboration across the spectrum of professionals to drive forward advances inhuman factors and ergonomics because HFES believes that the seamless connection between humans and systems, and the connection between research and application, is vital to keeping all human beings safe.
Welcome to join us! Our members will be automatically added to our mailing list and receive the latest event notifications. We offer monthly tech talks from industry and professional afflictions, there are also field trips, exciting activities, and prizes, and opportunities to receive funding support for the HFES annual meeting!
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Human Factors
“Human factors [and ergonomics] is the study of how humans behave physically and psychologically in relation to particular environments, products, or services” (SearchSOA.com).
Human factors is an umbrella term for several areas of research that include human performance, technology design, and human-computer interaction. The study of human factors in the Human Factors Research and Technology Division at NASA Ames Research Center focuses on the need for safe, efficient and cost-effective operations, maintenance and training, both in flight and on the ground.- As defined by NASA
More human factors definitions can be found here.
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