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Dr. Kenneth R. Boff:Military Branch:United States Airforce | |
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Dr. Kenneth R. Boff, a member of the scientific and professional cadre of senior executives, is chief scientist of the Human Effectiveness Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Boff served as chief of the Fitts Human Engineering Division of Armstrong Laboratory prior to assuming his current position. He directed a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers concerned with enhancing the operability and affordability of Air Force human systems. He is internationally known for his research on understanding and remediating problems in the transition of ergonomic data and models to applications in the design of complex human-operated systems. Boff holds a patent for rapid communication display technology and is the author of numerous articles, book chapters and technical papers. He is co-editor of "System Design" (1987), senior editor of the two-volume "Handbook of Perception and Human Performance" (1986), and the four-volume "Engineering Data Compendium: Human Perception and Performance" (1988). He is cited in Who's Who in the USA and Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology. Boff actively consults and provides technical liaison with government agencies, international working groups, universities and professional societies. He is founder and technical director of the Department of Defense Human-System Information Analysis Center. Internationally, he coordinates the human factors and medicine technology area for the NATO Research and Technology Organization. EDUCATION 1969 Bachelor of arts degree in general psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York 1972 Master of arts degree in experimental psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York 1975 Master of philosophy degree in experimental psychology, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 1978 Doctor of philosophy in experimental psychology, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1. 1977 - 1980, engineering research psychologist, Advanced Systems Division, Human Resources Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 2. 1980 - 1987, engineering research psychologist, Visual Display Systems Branch, Armstrong Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 3. 1987 - 1991, director of design technology, Technology Integration Office, Armstrong Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 4. 1991 - 1997, chief, Fitts Human Engineering Division, Armstrong Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 5. 1997 - present, chief scientist, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio AWARDS AND HONORS 1972 - 1976 Columbia University Graduate Fellowship 1982 Outstanding performance rating with quality step increase 1981 - 1983 Sustained Superior Performance Award 1984 Rank Prize Travel Grant, Cambridge University, England 1984 Nominee, Harry G. Armstrong Award for Scientific Excellence 1985 Meritorious award for program management 1985 Adviser, Research Associate Program, National Research Council 1986 Invention/Patent Award 1987 Human Systems Division nominee, Air Force Systems Command Civilian of the Year 1987 and 1988 Nominee, Harry G. Armstrong Award for Scientific Excellence 1988 Best Paper Award, Human Factors Society 1989 - 1995, Sustained superior performance awards 1989 Scientific and Engineering Technical Achievement Award, Air Force Systems Command 1989 U.S. patent: Rapid Communication Display Technology 1991 Director's Award, Armstrong Laboratory 1993 Technology Transfer Award, Department of Defense 1996 Certificate of Merit, Joint Logistics Commanders, Department of Defense 1997 Fellow, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2000 Fellow, International Ergonomics Association PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS Consultant and critical program reviewer for NASA, Federal Aviation Administration, Army Research Institute, Army Manprint Office, Aeronautical Systems Center Peer Reviewer Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Applied Vision Association Project officer, Air Standardization Coordinating Committee Working part 61 - Project 113, Aeromedical Aspects of Vision and Visual Enhancement Chairman, Tri-Service Human Factors Technology Advisory Group's Human Engineering Guidelines Committee and Design Support Systems Committee Review board member, U.S. Air Force Air Safety Mishap Panel Visual Simulation Committee of the Tri-Service Simulation Technology Advisory Group Panel on Human Factors Specialist Utilization and Education, National Research Council and National Academy of Sciences Executive Policy Board for Information Analysis Centers, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense and Defense Logistics Agency National Research Council and National Academy of Sciences' Sponsor Committee on Human Factors Peer reviewer and member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society Chair, Steering Committee for Crew Systems Ergonomics, Information Analysis Center Panel 8, RSG on Human Error, NATO Defense Research Group 1990 Steering Committee, International Conference on Human Factors in Design for Manufacturability and Process Planning, Honolulu, Hawaii 1990 Scientific Task Planning Group for Development of Aviation Human Factors National Plan, Federal Aviation Administration Chair, Human Factors Committee, NATO AGARD, Aerospace Medical Panel Consultant, National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council's Panel on Human Error Technical Coordination Program Action Group 13: Human Systems Integration Chair, NATO AGARD Working Group 20 on 3-D Surface Anthropometry Chair, Joint Directors of Labs Ad Hoc Human Systems Interface Panel Chair, Department of Defense Human Systems Interface Panel Editorial board, Handbook of Human Factors 1994 HCI chair, Department of Defense Infrastructure Review 1995 External reviewer, Regional Strategic Plan, Wright State University Editorial board member, International Journal of Cognitive Ergonomics 1996 Steering Committee, Establishment of Ohio Regional Center for Information Technology 1996 Session chair, Annual Conference on Cognitive Quality in Advanced Crew Systems Concepts, Ergonomics Society, England 1996 Editorial board member, Handbook of Applied and Engineering Psychology 1996 Organizing Committee, IEEE Computer Society Symposium on Human Interaction with Complex Systems, Dayton, Ohio 1997 Program board member, IEEE International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 1997 Steering Committee, IEEE Visualization, Phoenix, Ariz. Chair, National Membership Committee, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 1997 U.S. national coordinator, NATO AGARD Aerospace Medicine Panel 1997 Steering Committee, 2nd Conference on IE Applications and Practices 1997 Technical adviser, IEEE Science, Engineering & Technology Congressional Visits Day 1997 Advisory Committee, ASEAN Ergonomics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia U.S. Air Force principal member, Human-Centered Systems Committee, National Science and Technology Council 1997 Organizing Committee, IEEE Computer Society Symposium on Human Interaction with Complex Systems '98, Dayton, Ohio 1998 Organizing Committee, Computer Society Symposium on Human Interaction with Complex Systems '00, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. 1998 Steering Committee, 8th Computer Generated Forces Conference, Orlando, Fla. 1998 Director, Putting Technology To Work Workshop, Sinclair College Steering Committee, HCI - Aero '98, Montreal, Calif. 1998 Steering Committee, IEEE Info Visualization 1998 Chair, Organizing Committee, NATO AGARD Symposium on Crew Collaboration 1999 Steering Committee, HCI International U.S. national coordinator, Medicine and Human Factors Panel, NATO Research and Technology Organization 2000 Steering Committee, HCI International 2000 Chair, RTO Symposium on Usability of Information in Battle Management Operations, Oslo, Norway Organizing Committee, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Aeronautics, Toulouse, France |
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