Rodger J. Koppa
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| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (B.A, M.A), Texas A&M University (Ph.D.) |
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Rodger J. Koppa is an Associate Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M University[2]. He is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society[3].
Education
Koppa received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1958 as well as a Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology in 1960. He then received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1979[2].
Career
Rodger Koppa began his career in 1961 as a Human Factors Engineer at the Ling-Temco-Vought Corporation[4].
He then began work from 1967 to 1972 as a General Electric contractor on the Apollo Spaceflight Program as a Crew Performance Specialist. In an interview with Tom Turbiville on WTAW, Dr. Koppa spoke of his efforts in the planning and crew coordination for the extravehicular activities on the lunar surface[5]. He was also a prime trainer for the Apollo 13 and Apollo 16 missions[4] working with astronauts such as Fred Haise.[6]
From 1972 to 2001, he was an Associate Research Engineer at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute[4]. From 1982 to 2001, he worked concurrently as an Associate Professor, with a specialty in Human Factors and Ergonomics, in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University. In that time he
Koppa has been certified by the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics, albeit retired, for 25+ years[7]
Koppa is also a professional engineer, licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers, and has been licensed since March 1982[8].
Selection of Research Publications
- Wooldridge, M. D., Fitzpatrick, K., Koppa, R., & Bauer, K. (2000). Effects of Horizontal Curvature on Driver Visual Demand. Transportation Research Record[9]
- Rodger J. Koppa,Laura L. Higgins. (1994) Bus Route Guidance Information Design: A Manual for Bus and Light Rail Transit Systems[10]
Awards
- Koppa received the General Electric Apolloneer Award in 1969.[4]
- Koppa received the Trinity-Charley Wootan Directors Career Achievement Award for Research in 2000 while working at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.[4]
- Koppa received an award in 2019 from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University for 45 years of service[11]
References
- ↑ Koppa, Rodger J. (1990-08-01). "State of the Art in Automotive Adaptive Equipment". Human Factors. 32 (4): 439–455. doi:10.1177/001872089003200406. ISSN 0018-7208. PMID 2150066. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 A, Texas; Engineering, M. University College of; Tamu, 3127; Station, College; Tx 77843-3127. "Koppa, Rodger J." engineering.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ "Fellows - The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society". www.hfes.org. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "HFES Fellow - Rodger J. Koppa" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Roger Koppa an Apollo Veteran | WTAW". wtaw.com. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ↑ "Apollo 15 Drilling Problems". www.hq.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ↑ "The Professional Ergonomist: The Newsletter of the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics" (PDF). Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics. Spring/Summer 2019. p. 5. Retrieved 24 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "Texas Board of Professional Engineers - Roster Search". engineers.texas.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ↑ Wooldridge, Mark D.; Fitzpatrick, Kay; Koppa, Rodger; Bauer, Karin (January 2000). "Effects of Horizontal Curvature on Driver Visual Demand". Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1737 (1): 71–77. doi:10.3141/1737-09. ISSN 0361-1981. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Koppa, Rodger; Higgins, Laura (February 1994). "Bus Route Guidance Information Design: A Manual for Bus and Light Rail Transit Systems" (PDF). Texas Transportation Institute. Retrieved 3 April 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Alexandra Hoskins. "Industrial and systems engineering celebrates students, faculty and staff at gala". engineering.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
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