Auburn Research Day 2022

Keynote Speaker

Sean Gallagher, PhD, CPE, FAIHA

S ean Gallagher, PhD, is the Hal N. and Peggy S. Pennington Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering within the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Gallagher earned a BA in Music from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill and an MS in Physical Education from Pennsylvania State University. He earned a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Ohio State University. Gallagher has worked in the Ergonomics field for 37 years, working for the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and currently Auburn University. Gallagher is a Certified Professional Ergonomist. He is a Fellow of both the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and the American Industrial Hygiene Association. Gallagher is a two-time recipient of the International Ergonomics Association/Liberty Mutual Medal in Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (2013 and 2018), and a recipient of the Ergonomics Journal Best Paper Award (2021). His research interests include musculoskeletal disorder etiology, ergonomics and work physiology.

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2022 Via Research Recognit ion Day