School staff
Dr Simon Hodder
Technical Tutor (Ergonomics)
Tel +44 (0)1509 223685
Email s.hodder@lboro.ac.uk
Location James France
Personal profile
An ergonomist involved with a wide range ergonomics studies; thermal and lighting environments, the built environment, personal protective equipment, sustainable design systems, transportation, virtual reality systems, workplace and equipment design and evaluation.
An industrial background in production engineering and testing. Member of the BSI Standards committee for PH/009/01 Thermal Environments. Principle UK expert for ISO on 'Integrated Environments' (ISO/TC159/SC5/WG4) and committee member of 'Environments for people with special requirements' (ISO/TC159/SC5/WG5).
Teaching
- HUA101 - Ergonomics and Design
- HUA104 - Introduction to Environmental Ergonomics
- HUP130 - Environmental Ergonomics
- HUP706 - Health Effects of Environmental Stressors
- HUB102 - Thermal Environments
- HUC100 - Project
Research
Environmental Ergonomics, the built environment, personal protective equipment, transportation, virtual reality systems, workplace and equipment design and evaluation.
Featured publications
- Hodder, S. G. and Parsons, K. C. (2008), The effects of solar radiation and black body re-radiation on thermal comfort, Ergonomics, 51, 476-491.
- Howarth, P. A. and Hodder, S. G. (2008), Characteristics of habituation to motion in a virtual environment, Displays, 29, 117-123.
- Hodder, S. G. and Parsons, K. C. (2007), The effects of solar radiation on thermal comfort, International Journal of Biometeorology, 51, 233-250.
- Howarth, P. A. and Hodder, S. G. (2004). "Bezel gloss and glare." Displays 25(2-3): 77-87.