Research Institute for Safety and Security in Transportation

435 Lawrence D. Bell Hall, Buffalo NY 14260

Tel: (716) 645-2357 Ext. 2121

 

 

 

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RISST, established jointly by the University at Buffalo and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), is a resource to the aviation community for improving human factors aspects of security and maintenance system performance.  Colin Drury, director of RISST, has over 15 years of  experience in research and development leadership in aviation inspection and maintenance human factors.  Successful innovation in cooperation with major airline research partners has assisted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), through the Office of Aviation Medicine Sandia Laboratories.

RISST's mission is to apply valid knowledge and models of human performance to improve system performance in maintenance and inspection, to enhance of safety and security of transportation systems.

 

The RISST Team

Back Row (Left to Right)
Xiaofeng Nie, Research Assistant,

Gaurav Kumar, Research Assistant

Kimberly Ghylin, Research Assistant, BS IE

Brian D. Green, Research Assistant, BA Psychology, BS Sound Recording Technology

Judith Flick, Project Administrator

Rajan Batta, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies; Ph.D., MIT, 1984

Colin G. Drury, Director of RISST and Chair of Industrial Engineering Department; Ph.D., Birmingham, 1968.


Front Row (Left to Right)

Jingnong Chen, Research Assistant, BA Psychology, MS Psychology, MS IE

Elizabeth Henry, Undergraduate Research Assistant, IE

Clara Marin, Research Assistant, M. Eng. IE

Li Lin,  Professor, Ph.D., Arizona State, 1989