2021 Ergo Cup Award Winners Announced

The internationally recognized Ergo Cup® competition, sponsored by the  Ergonomics Center of North Carolina and  Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University and presented by IISE, was held virtually from March 22-25, 2021. Here are the winners:

Ergo Excellence Awards

  • Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner: Innovation – “Aircraft Work-Stand Hydraulic Pressure Delivery System” – Sikorsky Aircraft – Lockheed Martin Corporation (Coatsville, PA)
  • Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner: Simplicity – “Ford Kentucky Truck Plant – Temp Step” – Ford Motor Company (Louisville, KY)
  • Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner: Cost Savings – “FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) Installation Tool” – Sikorsky Aircraft – Lockheed Martin Corporation (Stratford, CT)
  • Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner: Risk Reduction – “Robot Rescuers – Hood Opener” – Toyota Motor Manufacturing (Princeton, IN)
  • Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner: Presentation Quality – “Rack Auto Return” – Roper Corporation, GE Appliances – A Haier Company (Lafayette, GA)

Ergo Cup Awards

  • Ergonomics Program Improvement Initiatives – “Return to Work Moving Line Simulator” – Toyota Motor Manufacturing (Princeton, IN)
  • Workplace Solutions I: Team-Driven Workplace Solutions – “Ladle Plug Install” – Nucor Steel Gallatin (Ghent, KY)
  • Workplace Solutions II: Engineering/Ergonomist-Driven Workplace Solutions – “Fire Extinguisher MMH Hook” – Cintas (Greensboro, NC)
  • Workplace Solutions I: Team-Driven Workplace Solutions with Internal Competition – “Rotary-Wing Aircraft Landing Gear Installation Tool” – Sikorsky Aircraft – Lockheed Martin Corporation (Stratford, CT)
  • Workplace Solutions II: Engineering/Ergonomist-Driven Workplace Solutions with Internal Competitions – “Trolley Tugger” – Cintas (Greensboro, NC)

Student of the Year Award: Sponsored by CNA Insurance

  • John Kang, Texas A&M University
  • Mengcheng Wang, University of California, Berkley

Young Investigator Award: Sponsored by Texas A&M Health Ergo Center

  • Karen Boru Chen, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

Practitioner of the Year Award: Sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance

  • Jeffrey Hoyle, Director of Ergonomic Services, North Carolina State University

The Tom Waters Award: Sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance

  • Danielle Barzoloski, Ergonomist and Physical Therapist, Sutter Health—Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
  • Muriel Lane, Ergonomist and Occupational Therapist, Sutter Health—Alta Bates Summit Medical Center