Celebrating Excellence: 2026 HFES Student Member With Honors and Outstanding Chapter Award Recipients

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Following our recent celebrations at ASPIRE—The HFES 70th International Annual Meeting in Reno, HFES is proud to shine a spotlight on the exceptional students and student chapters that drive our community forward. These awards recognize academic dedication, leadership and outstanding contributions to the human factors and ergonomics discipline.

2026 Student Member With Honors Award Recipients

Congratulations to this year's Student Member With Honors recipients for their exemplary achievements:

Gayoung Ban — Virginia Tech
Harrison Sims — University of Michigan
Myeongkyu Lee — Purdue University
Ryan Tennant — University of Waterloo
Sakshi Taori — Virginia Tech
Vianney Renata — University of Wisconsin-Madison
Xingjian Ma — University of Wisconsin-Madison

2026 Outstanding Chapter Award Winners

Student chapters form the vibrant core of our Society, fostering professional growth and collaboration year-round. We proudly recognize the following chapters for their outstanding programming and leadership:

Gold Level

Arizona State University
California State University, Long Beach
The Clemson Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
George Mason University
Old Dominion University
The Ohio State University
Purdue University
Rice University
San Jose State University
Texas Tech University
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Waterloo
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Central Florida
Wichita State University
Virginia Tech

Silver Level

University at Buffalo
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Iowa State University
Texas A&M University
University of Washington

Bronze Level

Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Toronto
University of Florida

Please join us in once again congratulating all of our student honorees and chapters for their hard work and dedication to the field of human factors and ergonomics.