Mark Benden, PhD, CPE
Department Head and Associate Professor
Director of the Ergonomics Center
Contact
Environmental & Occupational Health
212 Adriance Lab Rd.
1266 TAMU
College Station,
TX
77843-1266
mthowdy@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.9590
Scholars @TAMU
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Education and Training
- Texas A&M University, PhD, Interdisciplinary Engineering
- Texas A&M University, MS, Industrial Engineering
- Texas A&M University, BS, Biomedical Engineering
Professional Certifications
- CPE-Certified Professional Ergonomist # 706
Research Interests
- Office Worker Obesity
- Classroom Ergonomics and Childhood Obesity
- Medical Device Development and Testing
- Sedentary Behavior Intervention
Teaching Interests
- Human Factors
- Safety Engineering
- Process Safety Management
- Ergonomics
Awards, Recognition and Service
- US Patent # 6,142,571- Ergonomic Footrest Apparatus for a Chair
- US Patent # 6,220,663- Lumbar Pump Assembly for a Chair
- US Patent # 6,296,312- Ergonomic Armrest Assembly
- US Patent # 6,290,295- Air Pump Assembly for a Chair
- US Patent # D458,777S- Onboard Instruction Guide
- US Patent # D463,441S-computer Accessories and Mouse Deck
- MALRC Fellow - Nov 2008
- National Science Foundation - STEM Grant Reviewer Oct 2008
- Industrial Advisory Board - member; TAMU ENTC department 2008
- US Top 10 Most Innovative Product Designer, Healthcare Design Magazine, June 2008
- Buildings Magazine, Editor's top 100 for 2007 - Ntune Seating System
- Platinum ADEX award in the 2005-06 Awards for Design Excellence for NeXtepTM and BalanceTM Chair in the Design Journal
- Platinum ADEX award in the 2004-05 Awards for Design Excellence for AbStoolTM in the Design Journal
- Platinum ADEX award in the 2004-05 Awards for Design Excellence for StandUpTM in the Design Journal
- Member, Canvass Committee for BSR/HFES 100 the proposed draft to the ANSI/HFS 100 - 1988 American National Standard for Human Factors Engineering of Visual Display Terminal Workstations (Issued Nov 2007 as new standard.)