Alec Gonzales presented his work: COVID-19 Effects on Work-from-Home Office Workers: Evaluation of Physical Activity from Objective and Subjective Metrics and Identifying Optimal Training Tasks and Scheduling Times to Improve Robotic-Assisted Surgery Training at the HFES Healthcare Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA.

Gonzales, A., Lin, J., Cha., J. S. COVID-19 Effects on Work-from-Home Office Workers: Evaluation of Physical Activity from Objective and Subjective Metrics. HFES Healthcare Annual Conference 2022. New Orleans, LA. March, 21 2022.

Gonzales, A., Cha., J. S. Identifying Optimal Training Tasks and Scheduling Times to Improve Robotic-Assisted Surgery Training. HFES Healthcare Annual Conference 2022. New Orleans, LA. March, 21 2022.

ECHO Lab, in association with the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society – Clemson Chapter, participated in iMAGINE Upstate on April 2, 2022 to educate children about the field of Human Factors.

Members from the Ergonomics and Computational Human Operations (ECHO) lab, the Biomechanics, Ergonomics, Safety and Training (BEST) lab, and members of the HFES student organization at Clemson University participated in a specialized exoskeleton showcase* at the South Carolina Manufacturing Conference. The showcase consisted of five industry-focused exoskeleton companies demoing their devices for several manufacturing and industrial companies in South Carolina. This event presented a unique opportunity for industry partners to have hands-on experience with devices that could impact worker health and performance. Furthermore, this event brought together industry partners, exoskeleton companies, and the expertise of the BEST and ECHO labs to fortify the collaborative effort needed to propel the promising future of exoskeleton devices forward.

*The exoskeleton showcase was sponsored by the South Carolina Research Authority.
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Cha, J. S., Athanasiadis, D., Anton, N. E., Stefanidis, D., & Yu, D. (2021). Measurement of Nontechnical Skills During Robotic-Assisted Surgery Using Sensor-Based Communication and Proximity Metrics. JAMA network open, 4(11), e2132209-e2132209.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2785671

Gonzales, A., Lin, J., Cha., J. S. Actively Working-From-Home but Without the Active: Perceptions Versus Reality of Work-From-Home Physical Activity. Prisma Health 2021 Research Showcase. Clemson, SC. October 22, 2021.

Cha, J. S., Yang, J., Wachs, J., Sundaram, C., Yu, D. Measuring Cognitive Load from EEG during Motor Control Calibration in Robotic-Assisted Surgery. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. October 4 – 7, 2021.

Dr. Jackie Cha and Alec Gonzales introduce summer campers to the world of Industrial Engineering!

Dr. Jackie Cha and Alec Gonzales took part in the Clemson University Student Outreach Center’s 2021 Virtual STEM Summer Camp. Here they worked with children, ages 8-12, to get campers excited about Industrial Engineering and present Clemson University’s Industrial Engineering department as a promising place to pursue this field in the future. The two engaged with the campers by introducing Industrial Engineering and its fundamental place in engineering and society to the students, and then followed up with a hands-on activity where the students were tasked with designing and creating different paper boxes to accomplish different goals.