Tag: Nir Keren
Cube-shaped ISU room is like nothing you’ve ever seen
Iowa State University’s C6 simulator can take you inside a burning house, an active shooter situation and even a fire aboard the International Space Station. The C6 is a cube-shaped room in Howe Hall on the ISU campus in Ames. Every side of the cube lights up with images and with the addition of 3D …Continue reading “Cube-shaped ISU room is like nothing you’ve ever seen”
Iowa State University virtual reality system simulates the International Space Station
Written by Fred Love, Iowa State University News Service They say space is the final frontier, but it’s just another day at the office at Iowa State University’s Virtual Reality Applications Center. Instead of boldly going in a starship capable of warp speeds, Nir Keren, an associate professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, can reach …Continue reading “Iowa State University virtual reality system simulates the International Space Station”
Safety culture assessment by Keren saves Barilla money via better understanding of employee attitudes
The way Larry Covington describes it, there was nothing really wrong with the safety record at Barilla America, but things in 2013 just didn’t seem to be getting any better. “Our safety record for the most part was performing at good levels,” Covington, senior plant manager at the pasta maker’s Ames plant, recalled. “We had only …Continue reading “Safety culture assessment by Keren saves Barilla money via better understanding of employee attitudes”
Experienced firefighters more analytical under stress than novices, according to ISU study
Research conducted at Iowa State found that experienced firefighters take longer to make decisions than novice firefighters when under stress. But even though it may take them longer, the study found they are more likely to make good decisions when facing a crisis. Dozens of virtual reality trials with real firefighters of varying experience levels …Continue reading “Experienced firefighters more analytical under stress than novices, according to ISU study”