Arijit Sengupta
Associate Professor, School of Applied Engineering & Technology
- arijit.sengupta@njit.edu
- 973-642-7073
- 215 Fenster Hall (FENS)
About Me
Dr. Sengupta is an Associate Professor in the department of Engineering Technology at New Jersey Institute of
Technology (NJIT). He has also joint appointment as the Program Director of the Occupational Safety and Health
Engineering (OSHE) Masters Program under the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NJIT. He
teaches graduate courses in ergonomics and safety in OSHE program and undergraduate courses in engineering under
the Engineering Technology department. His research interests include industrial workstation design, physiological cost
of work, biomechanical modeling, engineering anthropometry and human modeling.
Technology (NJIT). He has also joint appointment as the Program Director of the Occupational Safety and Health
Engineering (OSHE) Masters Program under the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NJIT. He
teaches graduate courses in ergonomics and safety in OSHE program and undergraduate courses in engineering under
the Engineering Technology department. His research interests include industrial workstation design, physiological cost
of work, biomechanical modeling, engineering anthropometry and human modeling.
Education
Ph.D.; Dalhousie University; Ergonomics/Industrial Engineering; 1995
M.S.; National Institute of Technology; Mechanical Engineering; 1983
B.S.; National Institute of Technology; Mechanical Engineering; 1976
Website
2026 Fall Courses
IET 395 - COOP EXPERIENCE I
EM 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
IE 481 - INVSTGTNS IN INDS ENGR I
EM 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
IE 725 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH I
IE 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
IE 792B - PRE DOCTORAL RESEARCH
EM 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
IE 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
IE 726 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH II
EM 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
EM 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
IE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
IE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
MET 237 - STRNGTH OF MATERIALS FOR TEC
Teaching Interests
Applied Industrial Ergonomics, Occupational Safety, Operations Management, Engineering Economy,
Manufacturing Processes, Numerical Control Programming, Machine Design and Industrial Statistics
Manufacturing Processes, Numerical Control Programming, Machine Design and Industrial Statistics
Past Courses
IE 665: APPLIED INDUST ERGONOMIC
IE 665: APPLIED INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS
IE 681: INTERD SEM-OCCUP SAFTY/HEAL
IE 681: INTERD SEM-OCCUPAT SAFETY/HEALT
IE 681: INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
IE 682: INDSTRL SAFETY & HLTH EVALUTN
IE 682: INDUSTRIAL SAFETY & HLTH EVALUA
MET 237: STRENGTH OF MATERIALS FOR TECHNOLOGY
MET 301: ANAL & DGN MACHN ELEMS I
MET 301: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS I
MNET 414: INDUSTRIAL COST ANALYSIS
MNET 426: MANUFACTURING PROJECT
Research Interests
Industrial ergonomics, manufacturing workstation Design, biomechanics, anthropometric modeling, computer
simulation models, human models.
simulation models, human models.
Cited Research
"Ergonomic Design of an Adaptive Automation Assembly System"
September, 2023.
September, 2023.
"Improving Postural Ergonomics during Human–Robot Collaboration Using Particle Swarm Optimization: A Study in Virtual Environment"
April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2023.
April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2023.
"Knowledge mapping analysis of safety ergonomics: A bibliometric study"
June, 2023.
June, 2023.
"Development of Workplace Design Framework for Manufacturing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Indonesia"
October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2023.
October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2023.
"Dimensions underlying human understanding of the reachable world"
May, 2023.
May, 2023.
"Postural strain of spinner and casting workers of a small-scale aluminium utensil making factory"
February, 2023.
February, 2023.
"Evaluation of the effect of music on idea generation using electrocardiography and electroencephalography signals"
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"Oxygen Consumption and Blood Pressure Are Not Influenced by Use of a Backpack Hip Strap"
September, 2022.
September, 2022.
"The Negative Effect on Postural Ergonomics of Non-Sedentary Workplace Desks in Virtual Reality"
September, 2022.
September, 2022.
"Digital Human Modeling in the Occupational Safety and Health Process: An Application in Manufacturing"
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2018.
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2018.
"Excess Baggage: Leveling the load and changing the workplace"
Routledge, 2018.
Routledge, 2018.
"Safety performance assessment among control room operators based on feature extraction and genetic fuzzy system in the process industry"
Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2018.
Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2018.
"Spatial dependency of shoulder muscle demand during dynamic unimanual and bimanual pushing and pulling"
Applied ergonomics, 2018.
Applied ergonomics, 2018.
"Submaximal normalizing methods to evaluate load sharing changes in the shoulder during repetitive work"
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2018.
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2018.
"To what extent does body height affect the use and satisfaction of electrically-assisted bicycles for postal purpose?"
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2018.
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2018.
"Female maximal push/pull strength capabilities by humeral abduction angle in bilateral exertions"
Applied Ergonomics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2018.
Applied Ergonomics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2018.
"Improvement of Workstation Design Based on Ergonomics' Principles"
Association of Arab Universities Journal of Engineering Sciences (PISSN: 1726-4081), 2017.
Association of Arab Universities Journal of Engineering Sciences (PISSN: 1726-4081), 2017.
"Using RGB-D sensors and evolutionary algorithms for the optimization of workstation layouts"
Applied ergonomics, 2017.
Applied ergonomics, 2017.
"Computer-Assisted Industrial Ergonomics: A Review"
Ergonomic Design of Products and Worksystems - 21st Century Perspectives of Asia. /Springer, November, 2017.
Ergonomic Design of Products and Worksystems - 21st Century Perspectives of Asia. /Springer, November, 2017.
"Dynamic push-pull characteristics at three hand-reach envelopes: Applications for the workplace"
Applied Ergonomics, 2016.
Applied Ergonomics, 2016.
"Ergonomic Assessment and Low Cost Workstation Design for Hand Drilling and Tapping Operation on Sewing Machine Body Cast"
Journal of Material Science and Mechanical Engineering (JMSME), March, 2016.
Journal of Material Science and Mechanical Engineering (JMSME), March, 2016.
"Biomechanics of leaning forward against a support with an extreme standing reach"
Ergonomics, 2015.
Ergonomics, 2015.
"Calculating reachable workspace volume for use in quantitative medicine"
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2015.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2015.
"Categorisation of process improvement models from a conceptual perspective"
International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, 2015.
International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, 2015.
"Working posture analysis in fuzzy environment and ergonomic work station design recommendations [Çalişma duruşlarinin bulanik ortamda analizi ve ergonomik iş istasyonu tasarim önerileri]"
Journal of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Gazi University, 2015.
Journal of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Gazi University, 2015.
"Effects of BMI and task parameters on postural sway during simulated small parts assembly"
Ergonomics, March, 2015.
Ergonomics, March, 2015.
"Design method for multi-user workstations utilizing anthropometry and preference data"
Applied Ergonomics, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2015.
Applied Ergonomics, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2015.
"Comparison of static anthropometric characteristics among workers of three iranian ethnic groups"
Anthropologist, September, 2014.
Anthropologist, September, 2014.
"Estimating labor productivity frontier: A pilot study"
2014 Construction Research Congress: Construction in a Global Network, CRC 2014, May, 2014.
2014 Construction Research Congress: Construction in a Global Network, CRC 2014, May, 2014.
"The motorcycle: A human operator influenced workstation "
Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2014, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2014.
Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2014, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2014.
"An experimental investigation on ergonomically designed assembly workstation"
International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, March, 2014.
International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, March, 2014.
"Working postures of employees and its ergonomic implications in a University setting"
Anthropologist, March, 2014.
Anthropologist, March, 2014.
"A study on ergonomic workstations for standing operators at a manufacturing factory in Malaysia"
Applied Mechanics and Materials/Trans Tech Publications, February, 2014.
Applied Mechanics and Materials/Trans Tech Publications, February, 2014.
"The spatial dependency of shoulder muscle demands for seated lateral hand force exertions"
Journal of Applied Biomechanics, February, 2014.
Journal of Applied Biomechanics, February, 2014.
"Measuring quality of work life among workers in handicraft industries of Jaipur"
International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2014.
International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2014.
"Prevention and treatment of demineralisation during fixed appliance therapy: A review of current methods and future applications (Review)"
British Dental Journal, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2014.
British Dental Journal, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2014.
"Renovating four general chemistry laboratory rooms at the university of Nebraska-Lincoln"
ACS Symposium Series, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2013.
ACS Symposium Series, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2013.
Conference Proceeding
"Student Perception on Acceptability and Usefulness of Sit-Stand Desks in College Classrooms"
AHFE 2023, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2023.
AHFE 2023, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2023.
"Development of Thumb Endurance Curves Applicable for Deadman Switches in Sandblasting Machines"
May, 2021.
May, 2021.
"Surface EMG analysis of posture and muscle load for medical sonography tasks - a pilot study"
August, 2019.
August, 2019.
"Differential Effects of 8 and 12 Hour Non-rotating Shifts on Alertness, Sleep and Health of Public Safety Workers"
IEA 2018 Conference proceedigs, Springer, August, 2018.
IEA 2018 Conference proceedigs, Springer, August, 2018.
"SHIFTWORK EFFECTS ON ALERTNESS, SLEEP AND HEALTH OF POLICE PERSONNEL UNDER NON-ROTATING SHIFTS"
The NORA Symposium 2017, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2017.
The NORA Symposium 2017, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2017.
"Effect of Backpack Carriage Position on Physiological Cost and Subjective Responses of University Students"
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics AHFE 2014, Kraków, Poland 19-23 July 2014, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2014.
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics AHFE 2014, Kraków, Poland 19-23 July 2014, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2014.
"Get a Grip: Analysis of Muscle Activity and Perceived Comfort in Using Stylus Grips of Touchscreen Tablet Computer"
International Society of Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, June, 2014.
International Society of Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, June, 2014.
"An Analysis of Grip Design for Manual Hammer Stapling Tool"
Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics 2012, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2012.
Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics 2012, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2012.
"A biomechanical evaluation of dynamic and asymmetric lifting using the AnyBodyTM commercial software: a pilot study"
Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics 2012, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2012.
Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics 2012, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2012.
"Effect of Music and Induced Mental Load in Word Processing Task"
IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernatics, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2011.
IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernatics, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2011.
"Far infrared studies of silicon using terahertz spectroscopy"
Materials Science and Technology, 2005.
Materials Science and Technology, 2005.
Journal Article
Arijit Sengupta, Xiaopeng Jiang. 2017. " Analysis of internal torso loading in asymmetric and dynamic lifting tasks." Occupational Ergonomics, vol. 13, no. 3,4, pp. 139-146.
Arijit Sengupta, Xiaopeng Jiang. 2016. "Effect of background music in a computer word processing task." Occupational Ergonomics, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 165-177.
Arijit Sengupta, Biman Das, J Pemberton Cyrus. 2010. "Performance Improvement Analysis of a supermarket checkstand: A computer simulation approach." International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management/Emereld, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 37-50.
H Altan, Arijit Sengupta, D Pham, Haim Grebel, JF Federici. 2007. "Characteristics of HfO2 and SiO2 on p-type silicon wafers using terahertz spectroscopy." Semiconductor science and technology, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 457.
Arijit Sengupta, A Bandyopadhyay, BF Bowden, JA Harrington, JF Federici. 2006. "Characterisation of olefin copolymers using terahertz spectroscopy." Electron. Lett, vol. 42, no. 25, pp. 1477–1479.
Chapter
Xiaopeng Jiang, Arijit Sengupta. "Chapter 38: A biomechanical evaluation of dynamic and asymmetric lifting using the AnyBodyTM commercial software: a pilot study." In Waldemar Karwowski, eds., pp. 354–362. Advances in Ergonomics in Manufacturing, CRC Press, 2013.