A group of firefighters from Lubbock Fire Department visited SHARE Lab. Dr. Changwon Son provided an overview of SHARE Lab and research projects that are relevant to emergency response.  Following that, the firefighters tried out the FLAIM simulator, a VR-based firefighting simulation. Also, we discussed potential areas of joint collaboration between Lubbock Fire Department and SHARE Lab.

Dr. Changwon Son was selected as an Early-Career Research Fellow of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Gulf Research Program's Offshore Energy Safety Track. This fellowship supports $75,000 for Dr. Son's safety-related research for two years. Dr. Son would like to conduct a few research on a novel design of standard operating procedures, addressing mental health issues of vulnerable populations, and examining team communication and interactions.

Related News:
https://today.ttu.edu/posts/2022/01/Stories/Engineering-Faculty-Member-Named-an-Early-Career-Research-Fellow
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Seungyeon joined SHARE Lab as a PhD student in Spring 2022. Seungyeon received her BS and MS in industrial engineering from Hansung University in Seoul, South Korea. She will be working on research projects regarding effects of virtual reality on traumatic memory and associated mental health symptoms. Please welcome Seungyeon!

The SHARERs (or SHARE Lab members) enjoyed their first social event to celebrate the end of the year. Dr. Changwon Son, Fola, Viviana, and Shriya had dinner together at Tikka Shack, a high-quality Indian Restaurant across the campus. We had pleasant conversation over various topics such as classes, hobbies, sports, local news, and plans for winter break. Everybody enjoyed their food!

A poster presentation was accepted to 2022 HFES International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care. The poster presentation titled, "A Framework to Assess Resilience in Health Care Patient Prioritization", was authored by Viviana Maura Dos Santos (SHARE Lab), Dr. Paulo de Carvalho (Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear), Dr. Catherine Burns (University of Waterloo), Dr. Mario Vidal (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Dr. Alessandro Jatobá (Osvaldo Cruz Foundation), and Dr. Changwon Son. The Symposium will be held at New Orleans, LA next March. 

Dr. Son attended 2021 Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center (MKOPSC) International Safety Symposium held in College Station, TX. He presented his current research work on Disaster Ergonomics with respect to increasing threats from disasters and growing needs for Human Factors and Ergonomics approaches to the challenges. 

Dr. Changwon Son and Dr. Suman Chowdhury presented their research labs during 2021 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Annual Meeting held at Baltimore, MD. Drs. Son and Chowdhury talked with students and faculty from other institutions regarding ongoing research projects and student recruitment. Next HFES Annual Meeting will be held at Atlanta, GA in next October.

Dr. Changwon Son participated in the Open House event hosted by Texas Tech University Office of Research and Innovation (OR&I). The event provided useful information for a new faculty member such as grant-writing, human subject research protocols, export control, EHS training. 

Viviana joined SHARE Lab as a doctoral student. She has received her master's degree in Systems Design Engineering at Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) and her bachelor's degree in Systems Design Engineering at Federal University of Sergipe (UFS). Welcome Viviana to SHARE Lab!