Tycho Fredericks

Chair

Professor

Location:

E-207 Floyd Hall, Mail Stop 5336

Mailing address:

Department of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5336 USA

Education:

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Wichita State University, 1995.
M.S., Industrial Engineering, Wichita State University, 1991.
B.S., Physics, Ursinus College, 1989.

Research Interests:

Occupational ergonomics
Seating
Product design and evaluation.

Bio:

Committees

International Society for Occupational Ergonomics & Safety (1992 - Present)
- Executive Committee, (2005 - Present)
Human Factors and Ergonomic Society (1992 - Present)
Institute of Industrial Engineering (1990 - Present)
- Southwest Michigan Chapter (145), (1995-1997)
- Faculty Advisor Student Chapter IIE, (1995-Present)
- Region 4 Assistant Vice President of Student Development,
  (2006 - Present)
International Journal of Industrial Engineering (1996 - Present)
- Editorial Board, (1996 - Present)
- News Editor, (2005 - Present)
- Program Chair, annual conference, (2003)
- Co-Conference Chair, annual conference, (2005)

Grants and awards

Alpha Pi Mu, Industrial Engineering Honor Society.
Ray H. Witt Management Award. Recipient of an international award for the best paper presented on foundry management themes at the American Foundry Society Casting Congress during a three-year period.
Phi Kappa Phi.