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Fulbright Scholar joins Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre
26 September 2011
Dr. Bernard, a professor and department chair in the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida, was chosen by the US-UK Fulbright Commission to be a Fulbright Scholar at the Loughborough University Design School during the autumn.
Dr. Bernard, a professor and department chair in the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida, was chosen by the US-UK Fulbright Commission to be a Fulbright Scholar at the Loughborough University Design School during the autumn. The title of his application was “What to do About the Clothing in Heat Stress Assessment”. The purpose is (1) to close a gap in manikin-based and human-based evaluation of protective clothing with regard to the contributions of clothing to heat stress and (2) to develop a quantitative model of heat exchange pathways through protective clothing.
Loughborough University has a faculty and laboratories to address these issues; with research that dovetails nicely with the approach at USF. This will link USF to major efforts in Europe. The plan also calls for Dr. Bernard to visit with a number of government and professional organizations and to participate in a State-of-the-Art Conference on Clothing.
Professor Havenith, Director of EERC remarks: ‘We are excited with Professor Bernard’s visit. His research in occupational heat exposure matches closely with our work and interests, and we expect a fruitful collaboration’.