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Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. His research focuses on the development and application of systems that improve the health, safety and abilities of people within environments ranging from the workplace to the home, and has dedicated a significant amount of attention to projects that address the needs of those who have physical disabilities. His research expertise is in occupational ergonomics for injury and illness prevention, and design practices and accommodations for those with disabilities, including topics related to the accessibility of transportation. These activities have been funded by U.S. government sponsors such as the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the National Institute for Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), the United States Access Board, and private industry.

Dr. Paquet has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference publications. Dr. Paquet frequently consults with industries in the areas of safety and ergonomics, and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in inclusive design, occupational safety, physical ergonomics, occupational biomechanics, human factors, and engineering management.

From 2001-2004, Dr. Paquet participated in an International Standards Organization Committee Working Group on Wheelchair Seating that produced recommendations for the definition and measurement of the physical dimensions of wheelchair users and their chairs. The work provided the basis ISO Standard16840-1: 2006 “Wheelchair seating – Part 1: Vocabulary, reference axis convention and measures for body segments, posture and postural support surfaces.” In 2012, Dr. Paquet served as a non-voting member of the American National Standards Institute Committee tasked with updating the accessibility standards for buildings. In this capacity, he provided technical advice about the space clearance requirements of wheelchair users that was based on research he and colleagues completed on the body sizes and abilities of wheelchair users between 2000 and 2010.

In summer 2020, Dr. Paquet served as the Co-Organizer of the UB Virtual Summer Student Innovation Academy: The Inclusive Autonomous Vehicle Design Challenge. This program provided over 100 students with a unique free one-month professional training entrepreneurship experience, and the opportunity to develop design concepts for the inclusive design of autonomous vehicles. He was awarded the UB Blackstone Launchpad Luminary Award for Guiding Student Entrepreneurship in 2023.
Presentations
Poster
Aging
Augmented Cognition
Children's Issues
Communications
Cybersecurity
Education
Environmental Design
General Sessions
Human AI Robot Teaming (AI)
Macroergonomics
Occupational Ergonomics
Student Forum
Surface Transportation
Sustainability
System Development
DEI
Chair of Sessions
Lecture
Occupational Ergonomics
Lecture
Health Care