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Alan Hedge, professor of design and environmental analysis and director the Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory at Cornell, has been elected a fellow of the Ergonomics Society for his "significant contributions to ergonomics and the activities of the society over a period of at least ten years." The society, which serves as a forum for ergonomists and human factors specialists, has some 1,300 members. Hedge studies issues of design and workplace ergonomics as they affect the health, comfort and productivity of workers, such as workstation design, carpal tunnel syndrome risks, alternative keyboard and input system designs and indoor air quality