Key Faculty

Andris Freivalds
Dr. Andris Freivalds is director of the HFEE Certificate and teaches IE 479 and IE 553 for the program. His research and teaching interests are in biomechanics and ergonomics, which led to the founding of the Center for Cumulative Trauma Disorders. This center served as the source of ergonomic services for more than 90 small and medium-sized Pennsylvania companies in controlling their workplace hazards over the last 35 years. He is the author of Biomechanics of the Upper Limbs: Mechanics, Modeling, and Musculoskeletal Injuries.

Ling Rothrock
Dr. Ling Rothrock is a professor in the industrial and manufacturing engineering department. He leads the Human Performance and Assessment Lab. Dr. Rothrock's research interests include human-in-the-loop discrete event simulations, display visualization, and human-machine performance evaluation.
Online Graduate Programs:
- Overview
- Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering
Contact information:
- Graduate Program Office
344 Leonhard Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-1269
imegradoffice@psu.edu