Curriculum Vitae
Wen-Ruey Chang, Ph.D., P.E.

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Personal
Education
Professional Experience
Teaching Experience
Publications
Honors & Awards
Professional Memberships/Activities
Conferences Organized
Editorial Services
Dissertation Committees

Personal

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Education

Ph.D., 1986, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
Major: continuum mechanics, Minors: dynamics and mathematics
M.S., 1983, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
B.S., 1979, Mechanical Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan

License/Accreditation

Registered Professional Engineer, State of Massachusetts, Mechanical Engineering (#52682)

Professional Experience

Chang WR Falls Prevention, LLC, Arlington, Virginia
Principal, 2017–present.
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Senior Research Scientist, 1995–2017.
Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California
Member of Technical Staff, 1994–1995.
General Electric Corporate Research and Development Center, General Electric Company, Niskayuna, New York
Staff Engineer, 1990–1993.
Digital Equipment Corporation, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Senior Mechanical Engineer, 1986–1990.

Teaching Experience

Guest Instructor, School of Public Health graduate course EH 241: Occupational safety and injury prevention, Harvard University, 2009–2016.
Guest Instructor, Ergonomics and Human Factors: Applications in Occupational Health, Harvard University, 1998–2012.
Guest Instructor, Certified Safety Professional Review, Harvard University, 1997–1998.
Teaching Assistant, University of California, Berkeley - Dynamics and Statics, 1982–1983.
Instructor, Chinese Military Academy - Design of Machine Element and Strength of Materials, 1979–1981.

Publications

Journal Papers

Selected Conference Papers

FF Ling, WR Chang, 1993, On the Prediction of Gradual Wear Life of Solid Lubricating Films, The Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Tribology, Budapest, Hungary, Vol. 2, pp. 303–309.
GA Hampel, WR Chang, 1996, Body Height Change from Motor Vehicle Vibration, presented at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Atlanta, USA, BED-Vol. 33, 1996 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME, pp. 7–8.
WR Chang, TB Leamon, 1997, The Effect of Surface Roughness on Measurement of Slip Resistance, The Proceedings of the 13th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Tampere, Finland, Vol. 3, pp. 365–367.
WR Chang, 2000, The Effects of Surface Roughness and Contaminants on the Dynamic Friction between Porcelain Tile and Vulcanized Rubber, The Proceedings of the 14th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Diego, California, USA, Vol. 4, pp. 494–497.
J Cotnam, WR Chang, T Courtney, 2000, A Retrospective Study of Slips, Trips and Falls across Industries, The Proceedings of the 14th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Diego, California, USA, Vol. 4, pp. 473–476.
R Grönqvist, WR Chang, M Hirvonen, E Rajamäki, A Tohv, 2000, Validity and Reliability of Transitional Floor Friction Tests: the Effect of Normal Load and Sliding Velocity, The Proceedings of the 14th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Diego, California, USA, Vol. 4, pp. 502–505.
WR Chang, 2001, The Slip Resistance of Common Footwear Materials Measured with Two Slipmeters, The Proceedings of the 6th Pan-Pacific Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, Beijing, China, August 21–24, Occupational Ergonomics, Ed. Sheng Wang and Kan Zhang, pp. 317-319.
WR Chang, CC Chang, DH Son, 2002, Friction Requirements for Different Climbing Conditions on Straight Ladders, The Proceedings of the XVIth International Annual Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference 2002, Toronto, Canada, June 9–12.
WR Chang, M Hirvonen, R Grönqvist, WM Aguilera, 2002, The Effects of Cut-Off Length on Surface Roughness Parameters and Their Correlation with Transition Friction, The Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Baltimore, Maryland, September 30–October 4, pp. 1713–1717.
KW Li, CJ Chen, WR Chang, TK Courtney, YH Huang, A Filiaggi, KH Hsu, 2003, Field Investigation of Floor Slipperiness in the Kitchens of Western Fast Food Restaurants, Proceedings of the 10th Annual Meeting & Conference of Ergonomic Society of Taiwan (EST), pp. 422–426.
WR Chang, R Grönqvist, M Hirvonen, 2003, The Role of Surface Waviness in Friction at Shoe and Floor Interface, In PT McCabe (ed.), Contemporary Ergonomics 2003, Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 105–110.
WR Chang, CC Chang, DH Son, 2003, Available Friction and Slip Potential of Straight Ladders, The Proceedings of the 15th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Seoul, Korea, August 25–29.
KW Li, WR Chang, YH Huang, A Filiaggi, TK Courtney, 2003, Objective and Subjective Measurements of Floor Slipperiness in Fast-Food Restaurants in Taiwan, The Proceedings of the 15th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Seoul, Korea, August 25–29.
CC Chang, WR Chang, DH Son, 2003, The Effects of Straight Ladder Usage and Setup on Slippage, The Proceedings of the 15th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Seoul, Korea, August 25–29.
WR Chang, CC Chang, 2004, Using a Statistical Model to Estimate the Probability of a Slip on Portable Ladders, In PT McCabe (ed.), Contemporary Ergonomics 2004, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 38–42.
WR Chang, A Filiaggi, KW Li, YH Huang, TK Courtney, 2005, A Field Assessment of Potential Friction Variation in a Fast-Food Restaurant in the USA, In PD Bust and PT McCabe (ed.), Contemporary Ergonomics 2005, Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 519–523.
KW Li, WR Chang, CJ Chen, JC Wei, 2005, Friction Measurement on Inclined Surface Using the Brungraber Mark II Slipmeter, In PD Bust, PT McCabe (ed.), Contemporary Ergonomics 2005, Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 524–528.
WR Chang, CC Chang, S Matz, MF Lesch, 2006, The Statistical Distribution of Required Friction Coefficient for Level Walking, The Proceedings of the 16th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Maastricht, the Netherlands, July 10–14.
TK Courtney, DA Lombardi, GS Sorock, HM Wellman, S Verma, MJ Brennan, JW Collins, JL Bell, WR Chang, R Grönqvist, L Wolf, E DeMaster, M Matz, 2006, Slips, Trips and Falls in US Hospital Workers - Detailed Investigation, The Proceedings of the 16th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Maastricht, the Netherlands, July 10–14.
JW Collins, JL Bell, R Grönqvist, TK Courtney, GS Sorock, WR Chang, L Wolf, S Chiou, B Evanoff, 2006, Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention in Health Care Workers, The Proceedings of the 16th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Maastricht, the Netherlands, July 10–14.
KW Li, CC Chang, WR Chang, 2006, Slipping and Falling when Pulling a Hand Truck, The Proceedings of the 16th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Maastricht, the Netherlands, July 10–14.
WR Chang, YH Huang, KW Li, A Filiaggi, TK Courtney, 2006, Friction Variation in Assessing Slipperiness in Fast-Food Restaurants in the USA, The Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Francisco, California, October 16–20, pp. 2232–2236.
JC Chen, WR Chang, BH Hatfield, DC Christiani, 2006, Characteristics of Whole-Body Vibration Frequencies and Low Back Pain in Urban Taxi Drivers, The Proceedings of the First American Conference on Human Vibration, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA, June 5–7, pp. 85–86.
WR Chang, SM Hsiang, 2007, An In Situ Observation of the Interface Kinematics between Footwear and Floor, The Proceedings of XXI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Taipei, Taiwan, July 1–5, Journal of Biomechanics, Vol 40, S2, pp. S109.
SK Verma, DA Lombardi, WR Chang, TK Courtney, MJ Brennan, 2007, Circumstances of Occupational Same-Level Falls and Risk of Hip Fracture in Women over 45 Years of Age Who Fell at Work, The Proceedings of the International Conference on Slips, Trips and Falls 2007: From Research to Practice, The IEA Press, Hopkinton, MA, USA, August 23–24, pp. 25–29.
JL Bell, JW Collins, L Wolf, R Grönqvist, S Chiou, WR Chang, TK Courtney, GS Sorock, DA Lombardi, B Evanoff, 2007, An Evaluation of a Comprehensive Slip, Trip, and Fall (STF) Prevention Program for Hospital Workers, The Proceedings of the International Conference on Slips, Trips and Falls 2007: From Research to Practice, The IEA Press, Hopkinton, MA, USA, August 23–24, pp. 71–74.
MF Lesch, WR Chang, CC Chang, 2007, Reliability of Visual Cues in Predicting Judgments of Slipperiness and the Coefficient of Friction of Floor Surfaces, The Proceedings of the International Conference on Slips, Trips and Falls 2007: From Research to Practice, The IEA Press, Hopkinton, MA, USA, August 23–24, pp. 138–142.
CM Brunette, WR Chang, CC Chang, 2007, Determinants of Ladder Shoe Related Available Coefficient of Friction, The Proceedings of the International Conference on Slips, Trips and Falls 2007: From Research to Practice, The IEA Press, Hopkinton, MA, USA, August 23–24, pp. 148–152.
WR Chang, MF Lesch, CC Chang, 2007, The Effect of Contact Area on the Friction Measured with the Brungraber Mark II, The Proceedings of the International Conference on Slips, Trips and Falls 2007: From Research to Practice, The IEA Press, Hopkinton, MA, USA, August 23–24, pp. 153–157.
WR Chang, S Matz, R Grönqvist, M Hirvonen, 2008, Linear Regression Models of Floor Surface Parameters on Friction at Shoe-Floor Interface, In PD Bust (ed.), Contemporary Ergonomics 2008, Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 735–740.
JW Collins, JL Bell, R Grönqvist, TK Courtney, D Lombardi, GS Sorock, WR Chang, L Wolf, S Chiou, B Evanoff, HM Wellman, M Matz, A Nelson, 2008, Multidisciplinary Research to Prevent Slip, Trip and Fall (STF) Incidents among Hospital Workers, In PD Bust (ed.), Contemporary Ergonomics 2008, Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 693–698.
WR Chang, CM Brunette, CC Chang, 2009, An Objective Determination of a Slip with the PIAST, The Proceedings of the 17th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Beijing, China, August 10–14.
WR Chang, CC Chang, S Matz, 2010, Role of Transverse Shear Force in Required Coefficient of Friction, The Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Fall Prevention and Protection, Morgantown, WV, USA, May 19–20.
SK Verma, WR Chang, TK Courtney, DA Lombardi, YH Huang, MJ Brennan, MA Mittleman, MJ Perry, 2010, Slipping in U.S. Limited Service Restaurants, The Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Fall Prevention and Protection, Morgantown, WV, USA, May 19–20.
WR Chang, S Matz, CC Chang, 2010, The stochastic distribution of required coefficient of friction for level walking, The Proceedings of the Sixth World Congress of Biomechanics, Singapore, August 1–6, pp. 194.
WR Chang, CC Chang, S Matz, 2011, Comparison of methods to extract the required coefficient of friction for level walking, The Proceedings of the International Conference on Slips Trips and Falls, Buxton, UK, April 6–8.
WR Chang, S Matz, CC Chang, 2013, Comparison of Required Coefficient of Friction for Both Feet in Level Walking, In M Anderson (ed.), Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2013, Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 245–248.
WR Chang, S Matz, CC Chang, 2013, Available Coefficient of Friction Associated with Different Slip Probabilities for Level Walking, The Proceedings of the International Conference on Fall Prevention and Protection 2013, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan (JNIOSH), Tokyo, pp. 247–250.
WR Chang, MF Lesch, CC Chang, S Matz, 2014, Factors Contributing to the Perceived Slipperiness Rating, In S Sharples and S Shorrock (ed.), Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2014, Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 49–52.
WR Chang, MF Lesch, CC Chang, S Matz, 2014, Factors Affecting the Perceived Slipperiness Rating, The Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety, Taipei, Taiwan, June 23–26.
WR Chang, CC Chang, MF Lesch, S Matz, 2015, Gait Adaptation on Surfaces with Different Degrees of Slipperiness, The Proceedings of the 19th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Melbourne, Australia, August 9–14.

Books

Measuring Slipperiness: Human Locomotion and Surface Factors (ed. WR Chang, TK Courtney, R Grönqvist, MS Redfern), Taylor & Francis, London, ISBN 0-415-29828-8.

Book Chapters

WR Chang, R Grönqvist, Slips and Falls. In: International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors (ed. W. Karwowski), Vol. 3, Part 10: Health and Safety, Taylor & Francis, London, 2001, pp. 1594–1597.

Other Publications

WS Maynard, WR Chang, DG Curry, 2004, Health and Safety International, July, pp. 57–62.

Selected Conference Presentations

PL Murphy, WR Chang, 1997, Slips and Falls in Restaurants, 35th Risk Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Annual Conference and Exhibition, Atlanta, USA, April 13–18.
WR Chang, 1998, The Effect of Surface Roughness and Contaminant’s Viscosity on the Dynamic Friction of Porcelain Tile, STFA ’98, An International Conference on Slipping, Tripping and Falling Accidents, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK, June 3.
WR Chang, 2000, The Evaluation of Two Commonly Used Slipmeters: The Repeatability and the Effect of Slip Criteria, National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, USA, October 17–19.
WR Chang, JP Cotnam, 2000, Field Evaluation of Two Commonly Used Slipmeters, National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, USA, October 17–19.
R Grönqvist, M Hirvonen, E Rajamäki, A Tohv, WR Chang, 2000, Measuring the Exposure to Slipping Hazards: a Novel Test Device, National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, USA, October 17–19.
WR Chang, SM Hsiang, 2000, The Interface Kinematics between Footwear and Floor Through an In Situ Observation, The ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, USA, November 5–10.
WR Chang, R Grönqvist, TB Leamon, SM Hsiang, VM Ciriello, F Fathallah, 2001, Experimental Approaches to the Prevention of Occupational Injuries Caused by Slips, Trips and Falls Accidents, Proceedings of American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, Washington, USA, February 19–24, Vol. 7, pp. 92.
JC Chen, WR Chang, TS Shih, WP Chang, JT Dennerlein, DC Christiani, 2001, From Hazard Identification to Exposure Prediction: Exposure Assessment of Low-Accelerating Whole-Body Vibration in Urban Taxi Drivers, Proceedings of Fourth International Scientific Conference on the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (Premus), Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 30–October 4, pp. 157.
KW Li, WR Chang, YH Huang, TK Courtney, A Filiaggi, KH Hsu, 2003, A Survey of Floor Slipperiness, Employees' Experiences of Slipping/Falling in Fast Food Restaurants in Taiwan, Proceedings of the First International Scientific Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health, Hanoi, Vietnam, November 12 - 14, pp. 77–78.
WR Chang, 2004, The Role of Tribology in Reducing Workers’ Injuries due to Slips and Falls, American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting & Exposition, Washington DC, November 6–10.
TK Courtney, YH Huang, SK Verma, WR Chang, KW Li, A Filiaggi, 2005, Factors Influencing US Worker Perception of Floor Slipperiness, the UK Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, Hatfield, UK, April 5–7.
WR Chang, KW Li, YH Huang, A Filiaggi, TK Courtney, 2005, Using Objective and Subjective Measures to Assess Floor Slipperiness in Fast-Food Restaurants in Taiwan, XVIIth World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, Orlando, Florida, September 18–22.
WR Chang, CC Chang, 2005, The Probability of a Slip at the Base of Portable Ladders, XVIIth World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, Orlando, Florida, September 18–22.
WR Chang, S Matz, CC Chang, 2008, The Stochastic Distribution of Available Friction Coefficient for Human Locomotion, National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, USA, October 21–23.
CC Chang, MF Lesch, WR Chang, 2008, Assessing Floor Slipperiness: the Effects of Friction and Perception on Gait, National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, USA, October 21–23.
TK Courtney, S Verma, YH Huang, WR Chang, KW Li, A Filiaggi, 2008, Worker Slips and Falls in Limited Service Restaurants, National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, USA, October 21–23.
S Verma, WR Chang, TK Courtney, D Lombardi, YH Huang, M Brennan, M Perry, 2008, Design, Evaluation of Multi-Modal Methods to Follow-up Multilingual Fast-Food Workers in a Prospective Cohort Injury Study, National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, USA, October 21–23.
J Bell, J Collins, L Wolf, R Grönqvist, S Chiou, WR Chang, G Sorock, TK Courtney, D Lombardi, B Evanoff, 2008, Evaluation of a Comprehensive Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention Program for Hospital Employees, National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, USA, October 21–23.
CC Chang, WR Chang, MF Lesch, 2009, Gait During Continuous Walking: Impact of Friction, Surface Condition, and Perception, International Society for Posture & Gait Research (ISPGR) Conference, June 21–25, Bologna, Italy.
WR Chang, CC Chang, S Matz, 2010, Role of Lateral Shear Force in the Required Coefficient of Friction for Level Walking, The Proceedings of American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, Washington, USA, February 22–27, Vol. 16, pp. 163–164.
WR Chang, S Matz, CC Chang, 2011, An Investigation of Stochastic Distribution of Required Coefficient of Friction for Level Walking, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA, October 18–20.
WR Chang, S Matz, CC Chang, 2012, A Comparison of Required Coefficient of Friction for Both Feet in Level Walking, 4th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, San Francisco, USA, July 21–25.
WR Chang, CC Chang, MF Lesch, S Matz, 2015, Factors Affecting the Utilized Coefficient of Friction, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Kingwood, WV, USA, May 19–21.

Invited Presentations

WR Chang, 2005, Preventing Slips at the Bases of Portable Ladders, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
WR Chang, 2006, Assessing Slipperiness in Fast-Food Restaurants in the USA Using Friction Variation, Average Friction and Perception Ratings, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA.
WR Chang, 2007, Occupational Biomechanics: Applications in Manual Material Handling, and Slips, Trips and Falls, Department of Industrial Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
WR Chang, 2009, Preventing Slips at the Bases of Portable Ladders, the XXIst Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, International Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, Dallas, USA, June 11–12. (keynote address) WR Chang.
WR Chang, 2010, Slips, Trips and Falls at Work: Research and Prevention, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Boston Chapter Meeting.
WR Chang, 2011, Multidisciplinary Approaches for Measuring Slipperiness, National Chung Cheng University, Minsyong, Chiayi, Taiwan. WR Chang.
WR Chang, S Leclercq, R Haslam, T Lockhart, 2013, The State of Science on Occupational Slips, Trips and Falls on the Same Level, The Proceedings of the International Conference on Fall Prevention and Protection 2013, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan (JNIOSH), Tokyo, pp. 33–40. (keynote address) WR Chang.
WR Chang, 2014, Multidisciplinary Approaches for Measuring Slipperiness, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
WR Chang, 2014, Slips, Trips and Falls at Work: Research and Prevention, Occupational Safety and Health Council and Hong Kong Ergonomics Society, Hong Kong.

Honors & Awards

Fellow, International Ergonomics Association (IEA), 2016.
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005.
Fellow, The Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (formerly known as The Ergonomics Society), UK, 2006.
William Floyd Award, The Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (formerly known as The Ergonomics Society), 2003.
The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Partnering Award for Worker Health and Safety, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 2006.
The Best Paper Award in Ergonomics, 2009 (JL Bell, JW Collins, L Wolf, R Grönqvist, SS Chiou, WR Chang, GS Sorock, TK Courtney, DA Lombardi, B Evanoff, 2008, Evaluation of a Comprehensive Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention Program for Hospital Employees, Ergonomics, 51 (12), 1906–1925).
The Outstanding Alumni Award, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, 2006.
The Distinguished Alumni Award, College of Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, 2011.
Recognition Award, Digital Equipment Corporation, 1987.
Summa Cum Laude, National Chung-Hsing University, 1979.

Professional Memberships/Activities

The Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (formerly known as The Ergonomics Society), UK
Member
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES, USA)
Member
Founder, Chair (2006–2012), and Past Chair (2012–present, the Technical Committee on Slips, Trips and Falls, International Ergonomics Association
Technical Editor of slip, trip and fall contact group website: www.slipstripsfalls.org

Conferences Organized

Organizer, An International Symposium on the Measurement of Slipperiness, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA, July 27–28, 2000.
Convenor, An International Symposium on Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents (3 sessions), the 14th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), San Diego, USA, July 31–August 4, 2000.
Organizer, Special Sessions on Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents (3 sessions), National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, USA, October 17–19, 2000.
Organizer, A Special Session on Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents, The 6th Pan-Pacific Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, Beijing, China, August 21–24, 2001.
Organizer, Special Sessions on Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents (3 sessions), the XVIth International Annual Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference '2002, The International Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety (ISOES), Toronto, Canada, June 9–12, 2002.
Organizer, An International Symposium on Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents (4 sessions), the 15th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), Seoul, Korea, August 25–29, 2003.
Organizer, An International Symposium on Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents (20 papers), The Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, Swansea, UK, April 14–16, 2004.
Organizer, An International Symposium on Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents (31 papers), The Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, Hatfield, UK, April 5–7, 2005.
Organizer, An International Symposium on Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents (6 sessions), the 16th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), Maastricht, the Netherlands, July 10–14, 2006.
Organizer, The International Conference on Slips, Trips and Falls 2007: From Research to Practice, The IEA Technical Committee on Slips, Trips and Falls, 39 papers, 7 sessions, Hopkinton, MA, USA, August 23–24, 2007.
Organizer, An International Symposium on Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents, 22 papers and a field trip to visit the Health Safety Laboratory (HSL), The Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, Nottingham, UK, April 1–3, 2008.
Organizer, An International Symposium on Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents, 25 papers and Member of Program Committee, 17th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), Beijing, China, August 9–14, 2009.
Chair, Scientific Committee on Slips, Trips and Falls, The 2010 International Conference on Fall Prevention and Protection, Morgantown, WV, USA, May 19–20.
Co-chair and co-organizer, the International Conference on Slips Trips and Falls, Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton, UK, 29 presentations, April 6–8, 2011.
Co-chair and co-organizer, the International Conference on Stairway Usability and Safety, Toronto, June 9–10, 2011.
Organizer, An International Symposium on Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents and Member of Program Committee, 18th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), Recife, Brazil, February 12–16, 2012.
Member of Technical Programme Committee, Ergonomics and Human Factors 2012 International Conference, the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Blackpool, UK, April 16–19.
Member of Technical Programme Committee, Ergonomics and Human Factors 2013 International Conference, the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Cambridge, UK, April 15–18.
Co-chair and co-organizer, The International Conference on Fall Prevention and Protection 2013, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Japan (JNIOSH), Tokyo, Japan, 41 presentations, October 23–25.
Member of Technical Programme Committee, Ergonomics and Human Factors 2014 International Conference, the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Southampton, UK, April 7–10.
Member of International Advisory Committee, The 4th International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety, Taipei, Taiwan, June 23–26, 2014.
Member of Technical Programme Committee, Ergonomics and Human Factors 2015 International Conference, the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Daventry, UK, April 13–16.
Organizer, An International Symposium on Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents and Member of Program Committee, 19th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), Melbourne, Australia, August 9–14, 2015.
Member of Technical Programme Committee, Ergonomics and Human Factors 2016 International Conference, the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Daventry, UK, April 19–21.

Editorial Services

Measuring Slipperiness: Human Locomotion and Surface Factors (ed. WR Chang, TK Courtney, R Grönqvist, MS Redfern), Taylor & Francis, London, ISBN 0-415-29828-8, 2003.
Editor
- Ergonomics
Member of Editorial Board
- Applied Ergonomics
- Safety Science
- Journal of Testing and Evaluation
Guest Editor
- Ergonomics, A Special Issue on the Measurement of Slipperiness, Vol. 44, No. 13, 2001 and A Special Issue on Slips, Trips and Falls, Vol. 51, No. 12, 2008.
- Safety Science, Special Issues on Slips, Trips and Falls Accidents, Vol. 40, No. 7–8, 2002 and Prevention of Fall-Related Accidents, Vol. 43, No. 7, 2005.
- Industrial Health, A Special Issue on Slips, Trips and Falls, Vol. 46, No. 1, 2008 and Global Cooperation for Preventions of STFs, Vol. 52, No. 5, 2014.
Associate Editor
- Lubrication Engineering, published by Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) (1992–1994).
Reviewer
- Accident Analysis and Prevention
- Age UK
- Applied Ergonomics
- Ergonomics
- Human Factors
- Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries
- International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
- International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
- International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
- International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
- Journal of Biomechanics
- Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
- Journal of Safety Research
- Journal of Testing and Evaluation
- Journal of Tribology
- Material and Structure
- Perspectives in Public Health
- Safety and Health at Work
- Safety Science
- STLE Tribology Transactions
- Tsinghua Science and Technology

Dissertation Committees

Santosh Kumar Verma, Risk Factors for Slipping in US Limited-Service Restaurant Workers, Doctor of Science, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA, 2010.

Curriculum VitaeWen-Ruey Chang, Ph.D., P.E.

Personal

Education

License/Accreditation

Professional Experience

Teaching Experience

Publications

Journal Papers

Selected Conference Papers

Books

Book Chapters

Other Publications

Selected Conference Presentations

Invited Presentations

Honors & Awards

Professional Memberships/Activities

Conferences Organized

Editorial Services

Dissertation Committees

Curriculum Vitae
Wen-Ruey Chang, Ph.D., P.E.