Human Factors & Ergonomics Society Student Chapter at Texas Tech

Today marks our first general body meeting of the fall semester! Being an HFES member gets you access to tons of benefits and looks great on your resume!

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Spring General Body Meeting The student chapter hosted a lunch to close out the spring semester and introduce the new executive council. We look forward to all the plans that the new EC has for the chapter in the future! Have a...

Check out the chapters latest webinar!

Webinar with Keertana Sureshbabu of Outset Medical The student chapter had an amazing opportunity to interact and hear about Keertana's experience as a human factors engineer in the medical industry. As human factors becomes more prominent in the...

Get to know Sahar Khanpour, a first year in the Human Factors graduate program!

Chapter Member Spotlight: Sahar Khanpour Name: ​Sahar Khanpour Hometown: San Clemente, CA Year in the program: 1st year MA in Human Factors Research interests: I am interested in exoskeleton use in the older worker population and with...

We would like to thank Corrie Kwan for sharing her experience as a User Experience (UX) researcher for IBM. Gaining insight on her day to day responsibilities and tips for getting into the industry has framed what to expect from a career in UX research.

Webinar with Guest Speaker Corrie Kwan We would like to thank Corrie Kwan for sharing her experience as a User Experience (UX) researcher for IBM. Gaining insight on her day to day responsibilities and tips for getting into the industry...

Check out our Spring 2024 update! We welcome back all current and new members!

Spring General Meeting The student chapter held their first meeting of the spring semester! The executive council members had an opportunity to share the progress they've made for events and trips that will take place...

The TTU student chapter had a wonderful opportunity to meet Dr. Eui Yang and gain insight on how interdisciplinary user experience teams operate. Eui presented what UX practices are currently used in industry and discussed how we can leverage our academic and human factors backgrounds. She also offered valuable advice on how we can stand out in the hiring process and what intern and junior level UX researchers should expect in their role. Thank you Eui for taking the time to talk to the student chapter about UX and usability!

Blog The TTU student chapter had a wonderful opportunity to meet Dr. Eui Yang and gain insight on how interdisciplinary user experience teams operate. Eui presented what UX practices are currently used...

At the 67th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society International meeting, the Texas Tech University student chapter received gold status for the 16th year in a row! Students had the opportunity to present posters and network with professionals in the field. Additionally, it brought the TTU community together as chapter members were able to connect with alumni who shared their knowledge and experiences in the field.

We recently had our second general body meeting to recap whats happened so far and whats to come!

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Second General Body Meeting The TTU HFES student chapter recently got together for our second meeting to catch up and discuss plans for the remainder of the semester. Chapter president Yves Valentin started us off with an ice...

The TTU HFES Student Chapter was able to take time to give back to our community by volunteering at the South Plains Food Bank.

Check out what our members accomplished.

Volunteer Event at South Plains Food Bank Members of the TTU HFES Student chapter spent a day at the South Plains Food Bank volunteering their time to maintaining the grounds of the Carolyn Lainer Youth Farm. Offering our support to the...

HFES chapter members went to Atomic Pizza for a beginning of the year social event. It was an amazing night and the chapter looks forward to more bonding opportunities throughout the year 😃

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First Social of the 2023 Fall semester HFES chapter members went to Atomic Pizza for a beginning of the year social event. The event allowed the returning members to get to know the first year members in a casual setting. Students were...

The returning TTU HFES members would like to welcome our new members to the chapter! We look forward to a memorable and fun year!

Click the link to read about our first general meeting.

First General HFES Chapter Meeting of 2023 The returning TTU HFES members would like to welcome our new members to the chapter! The first general meeting defined what human factors and ergonomics is for members coming from different...