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Another Ph.D. candidate, Mohammad Sadra Rajabi, successfully defended his dissertation, "Development and Evaluation of Vision-Language Models for Ergonomic Physical Exposure Assessment in Occupational Manual Material Handling." Upon completion, he'll start his full-time position as an EHS Engineer with Tesla at Gigafactory Texas.
Congratulations, Sadra!
(September 2026)
Xiang Yang, a Ph.D. candidate, successfully defended his dissertation "From Vibration to Action: User Interpretation, Mapping Compatibility, and Transitions in Directional Vibrotactile Warnings." Having reached this milestone, he is ready to launch his his industry career and is eagerly awaiting an official offer.
Congratulations, Xiang!
(September 2026)
A new article Adaptation to a Whole-Body Powered Exoskeleton: Human–Exoskeleton Coordination During Load-Handling Tasks was published in Annals of Biomedical Engineering (September 2026).
A new article Wearing an Arm Support Exoskeleton Does Not Affect Balance but May Decrease Dynamic Stability During a Step-Down Maneuver was published in Human Factors (July 2026).
A new article Feasibility of forecasting self-injurious behavior among autistic youth using wearable sensors and machine learning models was published in Scientific Reports (July 2026).
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Accepting the David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award at the 2026 IISE Annual Conference and Expo. Photo courtesy of IISE.
I was honored and humbled to receive the David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), presented at the IISE Annual Conference and Expo in Arlington, Texas.
While this award bears my name, it reflects the invaluable contributions of my colleagues, industry partners, and students who have shaped my work over the years. I am grateful for every collaboration and mentorship along the way.
You can watch my brief acceptance speech here. (June 2026)
Maury A. Nussbaum receives David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award (6/15/2026 on Virginia Tech News)
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