Arijit Sengupta
Arijit Sengupta
Associate Professor, School of Applied Engr & Tech
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
M.S.; National Institute of Technology; Mechanical Engineering; 1983
B.S.; National Institute of Technology; Mechanical Engineering; 1976
Website
2024 Fall Courses
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
MET 301 - ANAL & DGN MACHN ELEMS I
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
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
MET 301 - ANAL & DGN MACHN ELEMS I
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
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 301: ANAL & DGN MACHN ELEMS I
MET 301: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS I
MNET 414: INDUSTRIAL COST ANALYSIS
MNET 426: MANUFACTURING PROJECT
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 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
Improving Postural Ergonomics during Human–Robot Collaboration Using Particle Swarm Optimization: A Study in Virtual Environment
April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2023
Knowledge mapping analysis of safety ergonomics: A bibliometric study
June 2023
Development of Workplace Design Framework for Manufacturing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Indonesia
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2023
Dimensions underlying human understanding of the reachable world
May 2023
September 2023
Improving Postural Ergonomics during Human–Robot Collaboration Using Particle Swarm Optimization: A Study in Virtual Environment
April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2023
Knowledge mapping analysis of safety ergonomics: A bibliometric study
June 2023
Development of Workplace Design Framework for Manufacturing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Indonesia
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2023
Dimensions underlying human understanding of the reachable world
May 2023
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Postural strain of spinner and casting workers of a small-scale aluminium utensil making factory
February 2023
Evaluation of the effect of music on idea generation using electrocardiography and electroencephalography signals
Oxygen Consumption and Blood Pressure Are Not Influenced by Use of a Backpack Hip Strap
September 2022
The Negative Effect on Postural Ergonomics of Non-Sedentary Workplace Desks in Virtual Reality
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
Excess Baggage: Leveling the load and changing the workplace
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
Spatial dependency of shoulder muscle demand during dynamic unimanual and bimanual pushing and pulling
Applied ergonomics, 2018
Submaximal normalizing methods to evaluate load sharing changes in the shoulder during repetitive work
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
Female maximal push/pull strength capabilities by humeral abduction angle in bilateral exertions
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
Using RGB-D sensors and evolutionary algorithms for the optimization of workstation layouts
Applied ergonomics, 2017
Computer-Assisted Industrial Ergonomics: A Review
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
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
Biomechanics of leaning forward against a support with an extreme standing reach
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
Categorisation of process improvement models from a conceptual perspective
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
Effects of BMI and task parameters on postural sway during simulated small parts assembly
Ergonomics, March 2015
Design method for multi-user workstations utilizing anthropometry and preference data
Applied Ergonomics, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015
Comparison of static anthropometric characteristics among workers of three iranian ethnic groups
Anthropologist, September 2014
Estimating labor productivity frontier: A pilot study
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
An experimental investigation on ergonomically designed assembly workstation
International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, March 2014
Working postures of employees and its ergonomic implications in a University setting
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
The spatial dependency of shoulder muscle demands for seated lateral hand force exertions
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
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
Renovating four general chemistry laboratory rooms at the university of Nebraska-Lincoln
ACS Symposium Series, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2013
February 2023
Evaluation of the effect of music on idea generation using electrocardiography and electroencephalography signals
Oxygen Consumption and Blood Pressure Are Not Influenced by Use of a Backpack Hip Strap
September 2022
The Negative Effect on Postural Ergonomics of Non-Sedentary Workplace Desks in Virtual Reality
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
Excess Baggage: Leveling the load and changing the workplace
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
Spatial dependency of shoulder muscle demand during dynamic unimanual and bimanual pushing and pulling
Applied ergonomics, 2018
Submaximal normalizing methods to evaluate load sharing changes in the shoulder during repetitive work
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
Female maximal push/pull strength capabilities by humeral abduction angle in bilateral exertions
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
Using RGB-D sensors and evolutionary algorithms for the optimization of workstation layouts
Applied ergonomics, 2017
Computer-Assisted Industrial Ergonomics: A Review
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
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
Biomechanics of leaning forward against a support with an extreme standing reach
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
Categorisation of process improvement models from a conceptual perspective
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
Effects of BMI and task parameters on postural sway during simulated small parts assembly
Ergonomics, March 2015
Design method for multi-user workstations utilizing anthropometry and preference data
Applied Ergonomics, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015
Comparison of static anthropometric characteristics among workers of three iranian ethnic groups
Anthropologist, September 2014
Estimating labor productivity frontier: A pilot study
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
An experimental investigation on ergonomically designed assembly workstation
International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, March 2014
Working postures of employees and its ergonomic implications in a University setting
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
The spatial dependency of shoulder muscle demands for seated lateral hand force exertions
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
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
Renovating four general chemistry laboratory rooms at the university of Nebraska-Lincoln
ACS Symposium Series, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2013
COLLAPSE
Conference Proceeding
Student Perception on Acceptability and Usefulness of Sit-Stand Desks in College Classrooms
AHFE 2023, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2023
Development of Thumb Endurance Curves Applicable for Deadman Switches in Sandblasting Machines
May 2021
Surface EMG analysis of posture and muscle load for medical sonography tasks - a pilot study
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
SHIFTWORK EFFECTS ON ALERTNESS, SLEEP AND HEALTH OF POLICE PERSONNEL UNDER NON-ROTATING SHIFTS
The NORA Symposium 2017, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2017
AHFE 2023, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2023
Development of Thumb Endurance Curves Applicable for Deadman Switches in Sandblasting Machines
May 2021
Surface EMG analysis of posture and muscle load for medical sonography tasks - a pilot study
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
SHIFTWORK EFFECTS ON ALERTNESS, SLEEP AND HEALTH OF POLICE PERSONNEL UNDER NON-ROTATING SHIFTS
The NORA Symposium 2017, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2017
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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
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
An Analysis of Grip Design for Manual Hammer Stapling Tool
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
Effect of Music and Induced Mental Load in Word Processing Task
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
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
An Analysis of Grip Design for Manual Hammer Stapling Tool
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
Effect of Music and Induced Mental Load in Word Processing Task
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
COLLAPSE
Journal Article
Sengupta, Arijit, & Jiang, Xiaopeng (2017). Analysis of internal torso loading in asymmetric and dynamic lifting tasks. Occupational Ergonomics, 13(3,4), 139-146.
Sengupta, Arijit, & Jiang, Xiaopeng (2016). Effect of background music in a computer word processing task. Occupational Ergonomics, 12(4), 165-177.
Sengupta, Arijit, & Das, Biman, & Cyrus, J Pemberton (2010). Performance Improvement Analysis of a supermarket checkstand: A computer simulation approach. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management/Emereld, 59(1), 37-50.
Altan, H, & Sengupta, Arijit, & Pham, D, & Grebel, Haim, & Federici, JF (2007). Characteristics of HfO2 and SiO2 on p-type silicon wafers using terahertz spectroscopy. Semiconductor science and technology, 22(5), 457.
Sengupta, Arijit, & Bandyopadhyay, A, & Bowden, BF, & Harrington, JA, & Federici, JF (2006). Characterisation of olefin copolymers using terahertz spectroscopy. Electron. Lett, 42(25), 1477–1479.
Sengupta, Arijit, & Jiang, Xiaopeng (2016). Effect of background music in a computer word processing task. Occupational Ergonomics, 12(4), 165-177.
Sengupta, Arijit, & Das, Biman, & Cyrus, J Pemberton (2010). Performance Improvement Analysis of a supermarket checkstand: A computer simulation approach. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management/Emereld, 59(1), 37-50.
Altan, H, & Sengupta, Arijit, & Pham, D, & Grebel, Haim, & Federici, JF (2007). Characteristics of HfO2 and SiO2 on p-type silicon wafers using terahertz spectroscopy. Semiconductor science and technology, 22(5), 457.
Sengupta, Arijit, & Bandyopadhyay, A, & Bowden, BF, & Harrington, JA, & Federici, JF (2006). Characterisation of olefin copolymers using terahertz spectroscopy. Electron. Lett, 42(25), 1477–1479.
Chapter
Jiang, Xiaopeng, & Sengupta, Arijit (2013). Chapter 38: A biomechanical evaluation of dynamic and asymmetric lifting using the AnyBodyTM commercial software: a pilot study, Waldemar Karwowski (Ed.), Advances in Ergonomics in Manufacturing, CRC Press. (pp. 354–362). Boca Raton, FL: Advances in Ergonomics in Manufacturing, CRC Press