Gavriel Salvendy, a Purdue University professor of industrial engineering and chair professor and head of the Tsinghua University Department of Industrial Engineering in Beijing, China, will receive the 2006 John Fritz Medal from the American Association of Engineering Societies.
Purdue University industrial engineering professor, Gavriel Salvendy, has been named one of the three top researchers in the world in ergonomics and human factors.
"It has been a spectacular 50 years. In 1955, Purdue was one of the first universities in the nation to recognize the necessity of educating future leaders in the growing world of industry and management."