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About Awards

All student papers accepted by the TTG will be reviewed for the award. The papers will be reviewed on the following criteria:

  • Unique human factors contribution to current/future issues in Training

  • Original or creative approach to investigate the research question(s) addressed

  • Reasonable and appropriate methodology given the objectives of the work

  • Strong conclusions and/or recommendations for future research

 

Please feel free to share this information with students and/or colleagues that may or may not be a TTG members but are working in the training domain.

Recent Award Winners

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2025

Best Student Paper

Best Student Research Proposal

Edward Isoghie

University of Louisville

Jiwon Kim

Iowa State University

Paper Title: The Interplay between Situation
Awareness (SA) and Cognitive Workload in
Virtual Reality Training Environments: A
Comprehensive Systematic Review.

Proposal Title: Decision-Centric Adaptive
Training for General Aviation Pilots: Aligning
Decision-Making Strategy with Individuals’
Cognitive Resources

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2023

Best Student Paper

Best Student Research Proposal

Ashley Warren

Purdue University

Reganne Miller

Georgia Institute of Technology

Paper Title: Effect of Motion Feedback on Skill Acquisition: Training Performance using an Excavator Simulator

Proposal Title: Preference for Pedagogical Agent: Effect on Learning, Motivation, Satisfaction, and Cognitive Load

2022

Best Student Paper

Best Student Research Proposal

John Hayes

Texas A&M University

Jing Yang

Purdue University

Paper Title: Identifying Early Predictors of Learning in VR-based Drone Training

Proposal Title: 

HFES TTG Award Winners and TTG officers

2021

Best Student Paper

Best Student Research Proposal

Philippe Meister

Iowa State University

Xiang Yang

Virginia Tech

Paper Title: Using Three-Dimensional Augmented Reality to Enhance General Aviation Weather Training

Proposal Title: Sensitivity and Spatial Acuity to Vibrotactile Stimulation during Static to Dynamic Movements

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