Robert G. Radwin Professor and Chair Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Courses Education Fields of Interest Publications Awards & Honors Summary Files and Links >>> Extended Homepage <<<

Contact Information

2128 Engineering Centers Building 1550 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706

Tel: 608/263-6596 Fax: 608/265-9239 E-mail: bmechair@engr.wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• Biomedical Engineering
• Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Biomedical Engineering Center
• Biomedical Engineering Student Design Consortium
• Ergonomics Analysis and Design Consortium
• Industrial Hand Tool and Ergonomics Research Consortium
• Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program
• Medical School
• Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics Laboratory
• Trace Research and Development Center

Courses

• BME 564: Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics
• BME 764: Occupational Biomechanics

Education

• BS 1975, electrical engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York
• MSE 1979, electrical and computer engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
• MS 1979, bioengineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
• PhD 1986, industrial and operations engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Fields of Interest

• analytical methods for measuring and assessing exposure to physical stress in the workplace
• ergonomics aspects of manually operated equipment and human-computer input devices
• causes and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and peripheral neuropathies
• occupational biomechanics
• rehabilitation engineering

Publications

• View publications on file with the National Library of Medicine

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

• Senior Member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (1988)
• Whitaker Foundation Investigator (1990 - 1993)
• Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation (1991 - 1996)
• Special Emphasis Research Career Award, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (1991 - 1994)
• Who s Who in Science & Engineering (First Appeared 1992)
• Board Certification in Ergonomics, CPE No. 145 (1993)
• Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1994)
• Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (1997)
• Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers (1999)
• Fellow of the Ergonomics Society (2000)
• Editorial boards of the American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal (Associate Editor), Human Factors (Associate Editor), the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, and the Journal of Safety Research
• National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, Panel on Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace (1999 - 2000)
• National Research Council, Committee on Human Factors (2001 - 2006)
• Engineering Alumni Society Merit Award in Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan (2004)
• Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society (2005)

Summary

Professor Radwin is founding chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He actively studies the recognition, causes and control of musculoskeletal disorders in manual work. Professor Radwin has received numerous grants from government agencies, private foundations and industry. His research is concerned with developing measurement and analytical methods for assessing exposure to physical stress in the workplace; understanding ergonomics aspects of the design, selection, installation and use of manually operated equipment including hand tools; and quantifying functional deficits associated with musculoskeletal disorders and peripheral neuropathies.

Files and Links of Interest

• Full Curriculum Vitae

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