- M. M. Ayoub
Dr. M.M. Ayoub is a retired P.W. Horn Professor of
Industrial Engineering atTexas Tech University . He is a pioneer in the field ofergonomics , specifically relating to the application ofmechanics to manual material handling.Dr. Ayoub holds a BS degree in
Aeronautical Engineering which he earned at theUniversity of Cairo , graduating in 1953. His MS (1955) andPhD (1964) are in Industrial Engineering from theUniversity of Iowa .Dr. Ayoub has served as a consultant to both OSHA and NIOSH. He was both the organizer and the first director of the ergonomics division of the
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) and its first director (the IIE now gives an award in his honor [http://sws.iienet.org/public/articles/index.cfm?Cat=48] ). He also served as president of theInternational Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety . Additionally, Dr. Ayoub is a fellow of theHuman Factors and Ergonomics Society , a fellow of theErgonomics Society , theAmerican Society of Engineering Education . Dr. Ayoub also served on the Human Factors Committee for the National Academy of Sciences, and was a member of the NIOSH Board of Scientific Counselors.References
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