Lawrence John Henry Schulze, Ph.D., PE, CPE, FASSP

Professor Emeritus

Email LJHS [at] uh.edu

Education

Ph.D. Texas A&M University

MSIE - Virginia Tech

BA - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Professional Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Houston

Director, Safety, Anthropometry, Human Factors and Ergonomics (SAHFE) laboratories

Director, Process Safety Certificate Program

Professional and Scientific Affiliations

Professional Engineer, Texas: #69832.

Certified Professional Ergonomist #734

Courses Taught

Engineering Economy I (INDE 3333)

Analysis of Industrial Activities (INDE 4331)

Human Factors and Ergonomics (INDE 4337)

Human Factors System Design (INDE 6337)

System Safety (INDE 6321)

Engineering Economy II (INDE 6365)

Research Interests

Applied Industrial Ergonomics
Safety and Security Engineering
Human Factors Engineering
System Design and Evaluation
Accommodation / Rehabilitation / Biomechanics
Transportation Safety and Security

Professional Activities

Institute of Industrial Engineers Houston Chapter: Program Chair (1991-1992); President-Elect and Newsletter Editor (1992-1993); President (1993-1994)

American Society of Safety Engineers: Membership Chair, Engineering Practice Specialty, ASSP Society Representative and Voting Board Member, National Institute for Engineering Ethics

National Society of Professional Engineers

Texas Society of Professional Engineers

Books / Book Chapters

Schulze, L. J. H., "Office Ergonomics. Industrial and Occupational Ergonomics User's Encyclopedia," (A. Mital Ed.), ISBN 0-9654506-0-0, Cincinnati, OH: International Journal of Industrial Engineering
Schulze, L. J. H., ob AnalysisJ., "Industrial Engineering User's Encyclopedia," (A. Mital Ed.), ISBN 0-9654599-0-1, Cincinnati, OH: International Journal of Industrial Engineering
Long, S. L., and Schulze, L. J. H., "An Ergonomics Evaluation of a Grease Packaging Line at a Lubrication Packaging Plant," Applied Ergonomics Case Studies: Volume 2, (D. A. Alexander, Ed.), Norcross, GA: Engineering & Management Press

Papers

Delclos G. L., Bright, K. A., Carson, A. I., Felknor, S. A., Mackey, T. A., Morandi, M. T., Schulze L. J. H., Whitehead LW., "A global survey of occupational health competencies and curriculum," International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 11, 181-194
Cuervo, C. A., Sarmiento, A., Quintana, L., Schulze, L. J. H., and Delclos, G., "Determination of the maximum peck forces in the activities of pushing and pulling by experienced female workers in Colombia," International Journal of Industrial Engineering, 10(4), 600-606
Schulze, L., Delclos, G., and Pinglay, N., "Integrated Job Assessment (IJA) - A Technique to Document Job Activities, Identify Occupationally-Related Risk Factors and Modes of Remediation and Accommodation," International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 7(3), 224-231
Schulze, L.J.H., Ramos, M. H., and Tetrick, L., "Effectiveness of arm supports during typing for adults with neurological disorders," Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 11(4), 235-253
Clift, J., and Schulze, L. J. H., "Ergonomic modifications for a medium voltage breaker assemblyline," Advances in Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, A. C. Bittner (Ed.), Amsterdam: IOS Press, 259-264
Schulze, L. J. H., and Sweat, M., "Adjustable workstation preferences of University of Houston Students," Advances in Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, A. C. Bittner (Ed.), Amsterdam: IOS Press, 469-474
Pinglay, N., Schulze, L. J. H., Heller, M., Declos, G., and Cleveland, T., "A Prototype Expert System to Assist Primary-Care Practitioners in the Construction Industry," International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, in Press
Wood, K. K., Schulze, L. J. H., Chen, J-G., and Cleveland, T., "The Affects of Handwheel Position on Torque Production Capability of Operators," Occupational Ergonomics, 2(1), 15-27
Delclos, G. L., Felknor, S. A., Morandi, M. T., Schulze, L. J. H., Tovar, L. S., and Yanes, L., "The role of information dissemination in sustainability of international partnerships," International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 203-208
Chen, J-G., Bhat, S., and Schulze, L. J. H., "Computer integrated workplace design system for the visually impaired," (S. Kumar, Ed.) Advances in Ergonomics and Safety 2, Amsterdam: IOS Press, 633-636
Chen, J-G., Bhat, S., and Schulze, L. J. H., "Computer integrated workplace design system for the visually impaired," International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Accepted for publication
Parks, S. C., and Schulze, L. J. H., "The effects of valve wheel size, operation position and in-line pressure on required actuation torque for gate valves, Process Safety Progress, 17(34), 263-271
Boren, N. Correa, R., Du, H-T, Schulze, L. J. H., Quintana, L., and Reali, J., "Non-elegant, but effective, methods to limit repetitive bending and stooping during order selection in distribution warehousing," (S. Kumar, Ed.) Advances in Ergonomics and Safety 2, Amsterdam: IOS Press, 332-335
Schulze, L. J. H., Chen, J-G., and Quintana, L. J., "The treatment of workplace data: Methodologies to make sense of seemingly senseless data," (S. Kumar, Ed.) Advances in Ergonomics and Safety 2, Amsterdam: IOS Press, 798-801
Kaminsky, B. B., Schulze, L. J. H., and Quintana, L. J., "Ergonomic evaluation of home computer workstations," (S. Kumar, Ed.) Advances in Ergonomics and Safety 2, Amsterdam: IOS Press, 533-536
Kleffner, J., Kun, C., Manahan, W., and Schulze, L. J. H., "An integrated safety and ergonomics checklist for electronic computer appliance manufacturing," (S. Kumar, Ed.) Advances in Ergonomics and Safety 2, Amsterdam: IOS Press, 51-53
Parikh, A. G., Schulze, L.J.H., Chen, J-G., and Cleveland, T.G., "Maximum acceptable weight of an asymmetrical lift for postal sacks without handles," International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 19(1), 1-7
Hayne, M., Schulze, L.J.H., Chen, J-G., and Quintana, L., "Personal and car stereo volume levels: Hazards of leisure listening activities," Advances in Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, 581-584
Hayne, M., Schulze, L.J.H., and Quintana, "Sound pressure levels, usage, listening preference, situation of use and hazard of exposure knowledge of college students using personal stereo equipment," Advances in Occupational Ergonomics & Safety, 517-520
Schulze, L. J. H., Phalen, P., Jeter, F., Chen, J-G., and Quintana, L., "Body part discomfort, anthropometric measurements and head angle assumed during VDT interactive activities in a law office," Advances in Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, 413-416
Schulze, L. J. H., Stanton E., Patel, A., and Cheli, M., "Torque production using hand cranks in a simulated gear-operated valve opening task.," International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 3(1-2), 31-40
Schulze, L. J. H., Goldstein, D., Patel, A., Stanton, E., and Woods, J., "Torque production using handwheels of different size during a simulated valve operation task," International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 3(3-4), 109-118
Latta, D. R., and Schulze, L. J. H., "An application of menu design principles to an energy management system: Reduction of system information acquisition errors," Process Safety Progress, 16(3), 140-146
Jung, H. S., Chen, J-G., and Schulze, L., "Development of fuzzy-based system for ergonomics workload stress analysis," International Journal of Computers in Industry, In Press
Gray, D.L., Swaby, B., and Schulze, L.J.H., "The use of personal stereo equipment (PSE) in the professional engineering office environment," Advances in Industrial Ergonomics and Safety VII, London: Taylor & Francis, 259-264
Prasad, R., and Schulze, L.J.H., "NIOSH lifting equation and push and pull force compatibility evaluation: Computation and analysis using the Microsoft® Excel™ spreadsheet program," Advances in Industrial Ergonomics and Safety VII, London: Taylor & Francis, 759-764
Sanchez, R.A., and Schulze, L.J.H., "Accessibility to the physically-challenged: Compliance at a major university," Advances in Industrial Ergonomics and Safety VII, London: Taylor & Francis, 991-1001