Gavriel Salvendy is a professor of Industrial Engineering
at Purdue University and Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Industrial
Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. of China. He
is the author or co-author of over 440 research publications including over 240 journal papers,
and is the author or editor of 30 books. His publications have appeared
in seven languages. His main research deals with the human aspects of
design, operation, and management of advanced engineering systems.
Gavriel Salvendy is the founding editor of the International Journal on
Human-Computer Interaction and Human Factors and Ergonomics in
Manufacturing. He was the founding chair of the International Commission
on Human Aspects in Computing, Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1990 he became the first member
of either the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society or the International
Ergonomics Association to be elected to the National Academy of
Engineering. He was elected "for fundamental contributions to and
professional leadership in human, physical, and cognitive aspects of
engineering systems." In 1995 he received an Honorary Doctorate from
the Chinese
Academy
of Science, "for great contributions to the development of science and
technology and for the great influence upon the development of science and
technology in China.” He is the fourth person in all fields of science and engineering in the
45 years of the Academy ever to receive this award. In 2006, he received the Friendship Award presented by
the People’s Republic of China. The award is the highest honor the Chinese
government confers on foreign experts. In 2007, he received the John
Fritz Medal which is the engineering profession’s highest award for his
fundamental international and seminal leadership and technical contributions to
human engineering and industrial engineering education, theory, and
practice. He is an honorary fellow and
life member of the Ergonomics Society and fellow of Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society, Institute of Industrial Engineers, and the American Psychological
Association. He has advised organizations in 30 countries on the human side of
effective design, implementation and management of advanced technologies in the
workplace. He earned his Ph.D. in engineering production at the
University of Birmingham, United
Kingdom.
