Gavriel Salvendy (born September 30, 1938) is a pioneer in the field of human factors and ergonomics. In 1990, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for fundamental contributions to and professional leadership in human, physical and cognitive aspects of engineering systems.[1]

He is the recipient of the John Fritz Medal which is the engineering profession's highest award.[2] He is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University,[3] Chair Professor and former Head of Industrial Engineering at Tsinghua University---- first foreign scientist to head a university department in China since 1949,[4] and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Central Florida.[5]

He is also the editor of the four editions of the Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics[6] and the three editions of the Handbook of Industrial Engineering.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Gavriel Salvendy".
  2. ^ "John Fritz Medal Past Recipients". 2015-03-29. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  3. ^ "School of Industrial Engineering - Purdue University".
  4. ^ Jeffrey Mervis (2001). First Western Chair Named at Qinghua. Science, 294(5543), 765.
  5. ^ "CECS".
  6. ^ "Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 4th Edition".
  7. ^ Salvendy, Gavriel, ed. (2001). Handbook of Industrial Engineering. doi:10.1002/9780470172339. ISBN 9780470172339.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavriel_Salvendy
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