Ming-Lun Lu, PhD, CPE
Internationally recognized ergonomics expertCareer Experience：
Dr. Lu research expertise includes wearable sensor and computer vision based ergonomic risk assessments, psychosocial risk factors, industrial exoskeletons, healthcare ergonomics, and interventions for manual materials handling. He has authored nearly 100 knowledge translation products, including peer-reviewed publications, government reports, book chapters, technical documents, and contributions to many industry and ISO standards. Dr. Lu has served on many professional committees, such as the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Technical Assistance Group to the ISO Ergonomics Standard Technical Group 159, National Safety Council MSD Solutions Lab, US military ergonomic standard MIL-STD-1472G , Automotive Industrial Action Group Ergonomics Guidelines for Small Lot Delivery, Transportation Security Administration Planning Guidelines and Design Standards for Checked Baggage Inspection Systems.
Special Honor：
AIHCE Tichauer Award (1998)
American Industrial Hygiene Foundation Award (1999)
Applied Ergonomics Conference Thomas Waters Award (2016)
NIOSH Alice Hamilton Award Honorable Mention (2018)
NIOSH Bullard-Sherwood Research-to-Practice Award (2020, 2022)
Speaking Topics
Human centric job design
Traditional occupational safety and health interventions often focus on compliance and protective equipment while overlooking fundamental design problems in workstations, tools, and processes. To sustain effective occupational safety and health programs in the aging population, a human-centric design approach is critical. Human-centered design is an integrated systems approach that prioritizes anthropometric diversity, systematically reduces physical and environmental hazards, and strengthens psychosocial and psychological safety outcomes. Evidence demonstrates that workplaces designed around human capabilities and limitations, rather than forcing humans to adapt to poorly designed systems, significantly reduce injuries and fatigue-related incidents. Human-centric design represents a proactive and business strategy that enhances productivity, worker wellbeing, and safety culture.
