Surface Transportation Technical Group

The STTG is pleased to announce its program for the 2012 Annual Meeting This year we earned six lecture sessions–two more than last year–and one discussion panel. Our lectures start Tuesday morning at 10:30. Under the umbrella of “Driver Distraction and Drowsy Driving,” we’ll hear about trends in driver distraction, reading while driving, mobile phone dialing, text messaging, and detection of drowsiness. Tuesday afternoon’s presenters will discuss driver assistance systems. Topics include supplemental sounds for hybrid vehicles, automatic braking, active lane-change correction systems, and several innovative warning systems. Driver Visual Behavior is the theme for the Wednesday afternoon session. Headlight glare, rearview camera displays, and detection of traffic signs are among the topics. Thursday’s sessions begin at 8:30 with an exploration of New Methods for Data Analysis and Design. Techniques include rapid prototyping, agent-based modeling, task analysis, and more. Afte

The psychology department at Texas Tech University is undergoing unprecedented growth and has multiple open faculty positions. Please visit http://jobs.texastech.edu for more details!

Just an FYI that the early registration will end soon!  To register, go to: http://www.cpe.vt.edu/ndmas/ registration.html

The School of Psychology invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track position in Engineering Psychology, rank open. Visit https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1630 for more details.

If anyone is interested in chairing a lecture session at the HFES annual meeting this October, please contact Greg Fitch . Responsibilities are minimal, and involve introducing speakers and helping them keep track of their time. We’re short a few chairs and appreciate additional volunteers. Thanks for considering this request.