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Thomas Y. Yen


Thomas Y. Yen
Assistant Scientist

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    Contact Information

    3106 Engineering Centers Building
    1550 Engineering Drive
    Madison, WI 53706
    Tel: 608/263-6803
    Fax: 608/262-8848
    E-mail: yen@engr.wisc.edu

    Program Affiliations

    Duties and Responsibilities

    ASSISTANT SCIENTIST - PRINCIPAL DUTIES The position involves all aspects of the research programs in the Biomedical Enginering Department (human factors, ergonomics, biomechanics, user interface design, and rehabilitation engineering ) and including the following functions: assist with the technical planning, development and implementation of laboratory and field experiments.

    Develop experimental protocols, data collection and data analysis plans. Perform detailed engineering analyses for laboratory projects. Assists in technical writing , presentation development, and research reports, journal articles, and research grant writing. Perform and/or supervise the maintenance, hands-on diagnostic evaluation and repair of laboratory equipment. Design, specify, fabricate, test, and document new equipment and software.

    Manage the day to day operation of the Ergonomics Analysis and Design Consortium including future research and development efforts. Maintain and manage the Website for the consortium. Provide training and instruction to consortium members on the software/hardware developed by the consortium.

    Maintain and manage (including bug fixes, updates/improvements, and documentation) the commercial software package Multimedia Video Task Analysis (MVTA). Develop and teach workshops and seminars on the use of MVTA.

    Supervise and assist graduate students on their research projects.

    SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH PAPERS




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    Date last modified: 16-Sep-2008
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