Arunkumar Pennathur
Visiting Associate Professor
(319)384-0554
2407 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences
Joined the College of Engineering:
2012
Education:
PhD, Industrial Engineering, University of Cincinnati 1999
Present Research Interests:
Research training, interests and expertise in engineering education, healthcare delivery in low-resource settings, designing for older adults, training and skills acquisition, human performance modeling, mental and physical workload modeling, planning and problem navigation.
Selected Publications:
Global Perspectives On Human Work Productivity (Editors: S. Kumar, A. Mital and A.
Pennathur), CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), New York, NY
A. Mital, A. Pennathur and R. Senapati {PhD student}. Productivity Improvements in Resource Constrained
Environments: A Systematic Framework, In: A. Mital and A. Pennathur (Editors), Industrial
Resource Utilization and Productivity, Momentum Press, New Jersey, USA, 2010.
A. Mital, A. Pennathur and R. Senapati {PhD student}. Humans and Technologies in Symbiotic
Relationships: A Joint Optimization Framework for Enhancing Effectiveness, In: A. Mital and A.
Pennathur (Editors), Industrial Resource Utilization and Productivity, Momentum Press, New Jersey,
USA, 2010.
A. Pennathur. Ergonomic Design for Older Adults, In: G. Lesnoff-Caravaglia (Editor), Gerontechnology:
Growing Old in a Technological Society, Charles C. Thomas Publishers Ltd, Springfield, IL: pp.
153-181, 2007.
Ruiz-Torres, A. J., J. Zhang, J., E. Zapata, A. Pennathur, R. Rhodes, C. McCleskey, and M. Cowen,
A Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety Model to Support the Assessment of Space Vehicles. International
Journal of Quality and Reliability Management. In Print, 2009.
Sobieraj, J.A., Harris, M. D., Pennathur, A. and Gutierrez, R.S. Modeling Hospital Response to Mild
and Severe Influenza Pandemic Scenarios Under Normal and Expanded Capacities. Military Medicine,
Vol 172, May 2007.