John Etherton

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Senior Research Safety Engineer, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1978-2005 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 1984-present Instructor, System Safety Engineering, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 2005-present Visiting Researcher, Laboratoire d'Electronique et Sécurité des Systèmes, Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité, Nancy, France, 1984-1985 Safety Engineer, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1975-1978 Editorial Board, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 2001-present
Education
	BSME, Ohio Northern University 1970
	MSEA, George Washington University 1980
	PhD, West Virginia University 1995
Research Focus Areas
	Controls, Automation, and Mechatronics
Research Interests
	Workplace Evaluation of a New Method for Machinery Risk Reduction
	Development of a New Device for Preventing Deaths during Baler Jam Clearing
	New Technology to Increase ROPS Use on Tractors
Teaching Interests
	Machine design for safe and effective use
	Systems Safety Engineering
Special Interests
	ANSI committees for machine tool and recycling machine safety.
Professional Societies
	ASME
	American Society of Safety Engineers
	American Society of Agricultural Engineers
	System Safety Society
	Toastmasters International