Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Houston Chapter

Welcome to the Houston Chapter of HFES

 

Recent Events

 

Congratulations to Our New Officers!

President: Andrew Muddimer

Secretary: Christy Harper

Program Director: Phil Kortum

 

 

 

 

 

Who We Are

We are a growing group of academic and industry professionals practicing in and around Houston, Texas.

Our goals are to promote the growth and understanding of human factors and ergonomics in the local community, which includes the general public, local businesses, and other professional organizations in the greater Houston region, and to provide a setting for human factors/ergonomics professionals to share information and network with others in the field.

Practitioners, students, and academicians with interests in human factors, ergonomics, or related areas are encouraged to join the chapter and participate in its activities.

As our flagship event, we host a one-day conference in the spring of each year. The conferences are designed to provide time for people to share ideas in a variety of formats and to socialize with other ergonomic and human factors professionals. More information on the previous year’s conferences, visit the conferences page.

Vision of the Houston Chapter of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HHFES)

1. Growth - Grow the size and diversity of our membership, build a dues paying base of committed members, understand that we all have similar needs and endeavor to meet those needs.

2. Outreach - Communicate with the world around us about the need for Human Factors and Ergonomics, build relationships with other local professional societies and local universities

3. Education - Provide a method to exchange ideas, keep up to date with current research, innovations and standards.

Activities of the Chapter

1. Annual Conference and Business meeting - a vital part of the chapters year, a full day of focus on the chapter.

2. Regular meetings - a few hours spent together at least 3 times a year, in a varied location, with a varied topic.

3. Facilitate communications - provide a mechanism for members to exchange information and ideas, currently the internet is our chosen solution to this.

 

 

Recent Events

Seventh Annual One-Day Symposium of
Human Factors and Ergonomics

Join us on May 21, 2010 from 8 - 4 for our biggest event of the year!
The Annual One-Day Symposium of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Chapter in Houston.
This year at the University of Houston-Clear Lake

Keynote Address

"Why Creating Simple Designs is Hard: Building Technologies for Global Health"
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D.

Dr. Rebecca Richards-Kortum is the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University. She is the Founder and Director of Rice 360, whose mission is to work in partnership with communities throughout the world to design and implement low-cost, high-performance technologies that prevent disease, improve health, and reduce poverty. Since 2006, 333 students in Rice 360's Beyond Traditional Borders initiative (BTB) have designed 40 new technologies and educational programs. These designs have been implemented in 15 countries around the world, benefiting 19,000 people. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Dr. Richards-Kortum was recently inducted into the National Academy of Engineering.

Where:                 University of Houston, Clear Lake
When:                  May 21, 2010 <registration website>
Abstract due:       April 23rd <submission website>

For more information go to 2010 Symposium Website

 

Past Events