Center for Engineering Education
Faculty and Staff Survey

Name : Tycho K. Fredericks
Dept. : Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Research Interests :  
  Occupational Ergonomics, Biomechanics, Product Design, Engineering Education.


Education Background :  
  Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, 1995, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
Major Field: Ergonomics. Dissertation Title: The Effect of Maximum Acceptable Frequency for a Riveting Task

M.S. in Industrial Engineering, 1991, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
Concentration: Ergonomics

B.S. in Physics, 1989, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA.


Academic and Professional Background :  
  2001 - Present
Tenured, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5061

2000 - Present
Associate Professor, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5061

1998 - Present
Member of the General Industry Safety Standards Commission, State of Michigan, Department of Consumer & Industry Services, Bureau of Safety and Regulation, MIOSHA Standards Division, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan 48909-8143, Reappointed June 2002.

1995 - Present
Co-Director of the Human Performance Institute, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5061


1995 - 2000
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5061




Selected Refereed Publications :  
  Fredericks, T., Abudayyeh, O., Choi, S., Wiersma, M., and Charles, M., "Occupational Injuries and Fatalities in the Roofing Contracting Industry," Submitted to the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, American Society of Civil Engineers, October, 2002.

Abudayyeh, O., Fredericks, T., Palmquist, M., and Torres, H., "Analysis of Occupational Injuries and Fatalities in the Electrical Contracting Industry," Accepted for publication in the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, American Society of Civil Engineers, February, 2002.

Fredericks, T., Abudayyeh, O., Palmquist, M., and Torres, H., "Mechanical Contracting Safety Issues,'' the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, American Society of Civil Engineers, April, 2002.

Selected Proceedings :
  Fredericks, T.K., Choi, S.D., Butt, S.E., Kumar, A.R., "Biomechanical Analyses of Paramedics Using Stair chairs," Proceedings of the XVI International Annual Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Tronoto, Canada, June 10-12, 2002.

Fredericks, T.K., Choi, S.D., Butt, S.E., Kumar, A.R., "Postural Analysis of Paramedics Using Stair chairs," Proceedings of the XVI International Annual Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Tronoto, Canada, June 10-12, 2002.

Butt, Steven E., Tycho K. Fredericks, Sang D. Choi, and Anil R. Kumar, 'Comparison of Commercial Stairchairs using Data Envelopment Analysis ', Advances in Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, Volume 5, June 9-12, 2002.

Butt, Steven E., Tycho K. Fredericks, Suzan Olson, and Nikki Crocker, 'Investigation of the Relationship Between Shift Scheduling Practices and Workplace Injuries', 4th Conference for the Advances in Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, A. Bittner (Ed.), June 3-7, 2001.

Rodriguez, J and Fredericks, T.K., "Development of an Ergonomics and Safety Minor for Industrial and Manufacturing Curricula", ASEE - North Central Section, April, 2000.




Engineering Education Grants On-going (include title, funding agency, PI and Co-PI's, date, and amounts):
  NSF - CCLI (DUE-0126815) - A & I Track - 2002
Grant Title: An Activity-Based Statistics Course for Engineers
PI: Steven Butt
Co-PIs: Tycho Fredericks & Bob White
Funding Amount: $109,853



Engineering Education Grants Completed (include title, funding agency, PI and Co-PI's, date, and amounts):
  Michigan Department of Education - 2002
Summer Institutes for the Arts, Science and Technology (Gifted and Talented)
Grant Title: Design, Engineering & Technology: Enlightened Trial and Error
PI: Steven Butt
Co-PIs: Tycho Fredericks & Jorge Rodriguez
Funding Amount: $90,630

Michigan Department of Education - 2001
Summer Institutes for the Arts, Science and Technology (Gifted and Talented)
Grant Title: Design, Technology and Human Factors in Concurrent Engineering
PI: Jorge Rodriquez
Co-PI's: Steven Butt & Tycho Fredericks
Funding Amount: $55,965

Michigan Department of Education - 2000
Summer Institutes for the Arts, Science and Technology (Gifted and Talented)
Grant Title: Design, Technology and Human Factors in Concurrent Engineering
PI: Bob Leneway
Co-PI's: Tycho Fredericks & Jorge Rodriquez
Funding Amount: $26,600


Engineering Education Grants Pending (include title, funding agency, PI and Co-PI's, date, and amounts):
  Michigan Department of Education - 2003
Summer Institutes for the Arts, Science and Technology (Gifted and Talented)
Grant Title: Design, Engineering & Technology: Enlightened Trial and Error
PI: Tycho Fredericks
Co-PIs: Steven Butt & Jorge Rodriguez
Funding Requested: $90,630


Teaching and Mentoring Awards :
  3 Outstanding Service to Students in Industrial Engineering - March 2001, March 2001, March 1999.
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Western Michigan University

Professional Development in Engineering Education :
  Program Assessment Institute
Sponsors: Pacific Crest, Inc. & The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, WMU
Welborn Hall, Western Michigan University
January 26-27, 2001

Engineering Curriculum Design Institute
Sponsors: Pacific Crest, Inc. & The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, WMU
Welborn Hall, Western Michigan University
July 24-28, 2000

Process Education Teaching Workshop
Sponsors: Pacific Crest, Inc. & The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, WMU
Radisson Hotel, Kalamazoo, MI
April 25 - 27, 2000

Process Education Teaching Workshop
Sponsors: Pacific Crest, Inc. & Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN
Februrary 1-3, 2000