Events

On April 13th, 2022, at 5:00 PM (EST), our second speaker event of the year will feature Deepika Dixit from Intuitive Surgical. The UW HFES Student Chapter welcomes Deepika to talk about her work experience, education, on-the-job training, the importance of human factors engineering for successful product adoption, and understanding global disparities to build relevant solutions for local communities by thinking globally and acting locally. After her talk, we will have a Q&A period with Deepika.

On April 25th, 2022 at 4:00 PM (EST), our third speaker event of the year will feature Hannah Rusak-Gillrie from StarFish Medical. The UW HFES Student Chapter welcomes Hannah to give a talk about her background and work experience, as well as her role, responsibilities, and challenges as a HFUE team member in medical device product development. She will then discuss the importance of a cohesive HFUE approach to facilitate a successful regulatory submission. After her talk, we will have a Q&A period with Hannah.

On May 17th, 2022 at 10:00 AM (EST), our sixth speaker event of the year will feature Ryan Hilgers from Johnson & Johnson. The UW HFES Student Chapter welcomes Ryan to give a talk about his experience as a Staff Human Factors (HF) Engineer. After his talk, we will have a Q&A period with Ryan. You can anonymously submit your questions before the event here, but we will also take questions live.

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On June 16th, 2022 at 4:00 PM (EST), our seventh speaker event of the year will feature Sareen Kardjian from Healthcare Human Factors. The UW HFES Student Chapter welcomes Sareen to give a talk about her academic and professional experiences in human factors. After her talk, we will have a Q&A period with Sareen. You can anonymously submit your questions before the event here, but we will also take questions live.

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.

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 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.