2023 AWARDS

Best Translation Paper

Recognizes the application of research in the field to demonstrate positive changes to policies, practices, or outcomes related to performance, safety, risk assessments, prognosis, prevention, or management of musculoskeletal disorders. 

An In-Field Evaluation of Forearm Muscle Activity During Automotive Assembly While Using a Soft Robotic Exoskeleton

Daniel Cousins, Michael Holmes, Andrew Bigelow, Robert Fox, Ryan Porto, & Joel Cort

Best Computational Papers

Recognizes the development or application of computational methods for studying mechanisms or models in biomechanics, fatigue, or musculoskeletal disorders. 

Differences in Kinematics and Resulting Lumbar Spinal Forces During Repetitive Lifting Tasks: Simulation Versus Estimation of the Effects of Wearing a Back-Support Exoskeleton

Zeinab Kazemi, Jang-Ho Park, & Divya Srinivasan

Examining Central Fatigue Pathways under Stress: Integrating Insights from Graph Theoretical Neural Modeling and Motor Cortex Excitability

Oshin Tyagi & Ranjana Mehta

Best Experimental Paper

Recognizes innovative experimental methods founded in Occupational Ergonomics to answer rigorous scientific questions relevant to emerging topics in our technical group. 

Effects of Biofeedback on Muscle Effort Reduction when Holding Positions with a Powered Upper Limb Exoskeleton

Xiangyu Peng & Leia Stirling

Best Posters

Recognizes outstanding Occupational Ergonomics research presented as a poster during the annual meeting.

Applicability of the Assessment Tool for Unstructured and Unregulated Work to Assessing Office Ergonomics

Augustine Acquah

Application of inertial measurement units and deep learning methods to recognize occupational physical activities when performing complex tasks

Yishu Yan, Jesse Jacobs, Alan Barr, Grace O’Connell, Carissa Adams-Harrison

To access the OETG paper and poster rubric click here. 

STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS

2023 HFES OETG Student Travel Awards

Four ($500) need-based student travel awards were awarded this year. These awards aimed to support students to present an accepted paper or poster at the 67th Annual Meeting. Travel awards were assessed based on need and randomly selected due to multiple qualified applications. The awardees were:

Allen Chan, Oregon State University

Anna Konstant, University of Wisconsin

Ivan Nail-Ulloa, Auburn University

Sakshi Pranay Taori, Virginia Tech