Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Houston Chapter

One Day Symposium: Program

8:00 - 9:00 Atrium I Registration/Continental Breakfast (Sponsored by United Space Alliance)
     
9:00 - 10:00 Garden Rm Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University <bio>
“Why Creating Simple Designs is Hard: Building Technologies for Global Health”
     
10:00 - 10:15 Atrium I Coffee break
     
10:15 - 11:15 Garden Rm Session 1: Human Factors in Non-Traditional Interfaces <abstracts>
      Touch Screen Research Using the Path of Expression Methodology
Christy Harper, HP; Pam Walker, HP; Kevin Schmidt, Sonic Rim
       
      Human Factors Applications for Immersive Technologies in an Aerospace Environment
Leslie E. Roche, United Space Alliance
       
      The Impact of Voice Characteristics on User Response in an Interactive Voice Response System
Rochelle E Evans and Philip Kortum, Rice University
       
      Sonification of Virtual Keyboards for Small-Screen Devices
Rochelle E Evans and Sebastian Thomas, Rice University
     
11:15 - 12:15 Forest Rm Lunch (Sponsored by Big Design Conference)
     
11:15 - 12:15   "Lunch, students, and presidents"
A social time for student attendees to meet each other and learn more about the local chapter and Human Factors/ Ergonomics in general.
     
12:15 - 1:00 Forest Rm Chapter Meeting
     
1:00 - 2:00 Garden Rm Session II: Putting Human Factors to Work <abstracts>
      Investigations of HSI in Air Force Test and Evaluation
Adrian O Salinias, 711 HPW/HPO AFRL and Steven V Deal, Booz Allen Hamilton
       
      Human factors engineering standards at NASA
Barry Tillman, NASA/ Lockheed Martin
       
      Procedure Integrated Development Environment (PRIDE): Authoring a New Level of Interaction
Arthur Molin and Carroll Thronesberry, S&K Aerospace
       
      Legislating Usability: A Brief History of the Usability Requirement at NASA
Aniko Sandor and Kritina L Holden, Lockheed Martin
     
2:00 - 2:15 Atrium I Break (Sponsored by Lockheed Martin)
     
2:15 - 3:15 Garden Rm Session III - Physical and Cognitive Ergonomics <abstracts>
      Health & Wellness in the Workplace
Jerome J Congleton, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health
       
      Spectral Interference of Intraocular Lenses
Walter Protheroe Jr., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Gerald L. Haynes, Lockheed Martin
       
      Improving Realism in Reduced Gravity Simulators
Matthew S Cowley, Lockheed Martin; Kurt G Clowers, MEI Technologies, Timithy Clark, MEI Technologies; Lauren Harvill, Lockheed Martin; Sudhakar Rajulu, NASA
       
      Utilizing Efficient Techniques with Software: Do Self-Efficacy, Goal Orientation, and Computer Anxiety Impact Usage of the Keyboard to Issue Commands?
Jo R Jardina, S.Camille Peres and Courtney Titus, University of Houston-Clear Lake
     
3:15 - 4:30 Atrium I Posters <abstracts>
      Lunar Surface Systems Wet-Bath Design Evaluation
Shelby Thompson, Lockheed Martin; Rich Szabo, Lockheed Martin; Robert Howard, NASA, JSC
       
      Redesign of an Interactive Statistics Website
Katherine R Griggs, Jo Rain Jardina and S. Camille Peres, University of Houston-Clear Lake
       
      Considerations for a Food System for the Lunar Electric Rover
Maya Cooper, Lockheed Martin
       
      Frequency of Policy Violations Associated with Fatal General Aviation Training Related Accidents
Brett L Jackman, United Space Alliance/ Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University/ Northcentral University; Michael Wetmore, Northcentral University
       
      Design of a Nutrition Delivery System for Use in Suited Contingency Survival Operations
Patricia M Catauro, Lockheed Martin/ Johnson Space Center
       
      Short Duration Bioastronautics Investigation (SDBI) 1904: Human Factors Assessment of Vibration Effects on Visual Performance during Launch
Shelby Thompson, Lockheed Martin; Kritina Holden, Lockheed Martin; Doug Ebert, Wyle Labs; Philip Root, U.S. Army; Bernard Adelstein, NASA, ARC
       
      An Impoverished Voting Interface Design
Chad Tossell and Bryan Campbell, Rice University
       
      Effective Design of Auditory Displays: Comparing Various Octave Ranges of Pitch and Panning
Ricky Burks, Lindsey Muse, Harry Nguyen, Paul Ritchey and S. Camille Peres, University of Houston-Clear Lake
       
      Using HFACS to Improve Cancer Patient Safety
Ronald B Hoffman and Cindy G Segal, MD Anderson Cancer Center
       
    Effects of Anthropomorphism on Performance in Robotic Operation
Kate E Bruton, Wimberly Hoyle, Jasmine Nguyen and S. Camille Peres, University of Houston-Clear Lake
       
4:30 - 5:30 Atrium I Symposium Reception and Awards Presentation
      Best Student Submission ($100 - Sponsored by University of Houston-Clear Lake's RIHM Lab)
       
      Best Presentation ($100 - Sponsored by LV Graphics Studio)
       
      Best Poster ($100 - Sponsored by LV Graphics Studio)
       
     

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Houston Chapter