ISE Professor Jun Zhuang, an expert in disaster and hazard management, provided some expert analysis regarding a tragic amusement park accident in which a young boy was killed on a waterslide.
Mahboobeh Ghesmaty Sangachin, an ISE PhD student specializing in human factors, has been selected to receive a Student Member with Honors award from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). The annual award recognizes students who "have made an outstanding contribution to the human factors/ergonomics discipline or to HFES."
An article in USA Today about a 10-year-old boy who was killed in a waterpark accident on Sunday and the need for greater safety in amusement parks quotes Jun Zhuang, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering.
An article on 3D Print, a website focused on 3D printing technologies, reports five UB graduate students have designed and created a custom-fit, 3D-printed shoe that also doubles as an artistic statement calling for world peace.
