Foundation for Professional Ergonomics Dieter W. Jahns Student Practitioner Award
The Foundation for Professional Ergonomics (FPE) initiated the Dieter W. Jahns Student Practitioner Award in 2010. The award, named in memory of Dieter W. Jahns, a life-long advocate of the practice of Ergonomics and a leader in Ergonomics Certification, is an annual award and is given to the student (or group of students) for an Ergonomics project that demonstrates the major practice areas of Ergonomics: Analysis, Design, and Evaluation. The purpose of the award is to advance professionalism in Ergonomics by recognizing educational activities that demonstrate how professional ergonomists serve to make our lives at work and at home healthier, safer, more productive, and more satisfying. This award is open to students (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Ergonomics and Ergonomics-related programs. Students who have completed their graduate degrees in the past year are also eligible.
Important Dates for the Next Award
Submission Deadline: May 31, 2012
Notification: July 31, 2012
Award Presentation: October 23, 2012
The Award and cash prize of $500 (US) will be presented at the BCPE Reception during the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, October 22-26, 2012, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The winner does NOT have to travel to Las Vegas to accept the award.
Criteria
As this is a practitioner award, the student (or students) should describe and document a research or intervention project that exhibits:
the major practice areas of Ergonomics: Analysis, Design, and Evaluation
direct, practical application
final design recommendations or a description of how the resulting information can be applied to design
Entries will be judged by the Board of Directors of the FPE.
Submissions can be made individually or as a group. They should provide adequate descriptions, illustrations or photos, and details that address the judging criteria.
Submissions
Submissions can be made individually or as a group.
Submissions should provide adequate descriptions, illustrations or photos, and details that address the judging criteria.
Submission should be sent electronically to:
Robert J. Smillie, PhD, CPE
robert.smillie@cox.net