The University of Waterloo Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter is preparing to host the second Professor Lecture Series event of the Term on Thursday, February 25th from 16:00 - 17:00 (EST) titled: "You, Me and the Technology" - A Professor Lecture Series.
Our speaker is Dr. Shi Cao, a Systems Design Engineering Professor from the Human Optimization Modelling Lab (HOMLab). He is also our Faculty Advisor at the UWaterloo HFES Student Chapter.
We will be kicking off the term with a Sushi Social! Come meet the Human Factors community while enjoying some delicious all-you-can-eat sushi.
Location: Sushi 99
Sessions 4, 5, and 6:
This project will involve participants gathering in the Engineering 7 Atrium on a weekend at the end of the spring 2023 term and/or the beginning of the fall 2023 term to assemble their own computer fan air purifier that can clean shared indoor air of particulate matter such as dust, airborne viruses, pollen, and mold spores. There will be an initial presentation about indoor air quality and different ways to measure and clean indoor air. The rest of the activity will be hands-on, where participants will assemble the provided air purifier materials into a working purifier. We have already received significant interest from the University of Waterloo community and we look forward to hosting this event!
Sessions 1, 2, and 3.
This project will involve participants gathering in the Engineering 7 Atrium on a weekend at the end of the spring 2023 term and/or the beginning of the fall 2023 term to assemble their own computer fan air purifier that can clean shared indoor air of particulate matter such as dust, airborne viruses, pollen, and mold spores. There will be an initial presentation about indoor air quality and different ways to measure and clean indoor air. The rest of the activity will be hands-on, where participants will assemble the provided air purifier materials into a working purifier. We have already received significant interest from the University of Waterloo community and we look forward to hosting this event!
Our student chapter president, Ryan Tennant, was featured again in a Waterloo News article speaking about the importance of interdisciplinary research. Read more about the article and the mobile app that he developed in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy here.
On November 7th, 2022, at 5:00 PM (EST), our eleventh speaker event of the year will feature Laura Barg-Walkow from Children's Hospital Colorado. The UW HFES Student Chapter welcomes Laura to give a talk about her career journey. After her talk, we will have a Q&A period. You can anonymously submit your questions before the event here, but we will also take questions live.
For 2022, the Inter-University Workshop between the University of Waterloo, the University of Toronto, and SUNY Buffalo will be a hybrid event hosted by the Human Factors Interest Group at the University of Toronto!
On September 29th, 2022, at 5:00 PM (EST), our tenth speaker event of the year will feature Jennifer Pretti from Verily. Verily, previously a division of Google X, is a tech company focused on building software solutions, tools and technology in the healthcare domain. This includes a range of projects from partnerships with pharmaceutical companies to help with clinical trials to the development of medical equipment.
On July 20th, 2022 at 4:00 PM (EST), our ninth speaker event of the year will feature Dr. Jeremy Schwark from Google. The UW HFES Student Chapter welcomes Dr. Schwark to give a talk about his career journey, including the transition from graduate school to industry, considerations for different career paths, and suggestions for how students can best prepare for the job market.
On June 24th, 2022 at 4:00 PM (EST), our eighth speaker event of the year will feature Dustin Weiler, PhD. The UW HFES Student Chapter welcomes Dustin to give a talk about his perceived differences between industry and academic positions/careers, suggestions on preparing for interviews in the field, and certain job search strategies that he found helpful as he transitioned from a PhD student to industry engineer. After his talk, we will have a Q&A period with Dustin.