Bradley Chase

Bradley Chase serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of San Diego, directing the Ergonomics Laboratory while maintaining a secondary appointment as Research Scientist at the Naval Health Research Center. A Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) with dual expertise in industrial engineering and public health management, his work bridges academic research with real-world industrial applications.

His educational foundation includes:

• PhD, University of Louisville
• MSIE, University of Louisville
• BA, University of Louisville
• MPH in Public Health Management

Dr. Chase's research centers on Industrial Ergonomics, Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, and cognitive workload assessment under environmental stressors. His investigations span virtual reality effects, EEG-based speech recognition, thermal stress impacts, and worker safety optimization, consistently translating findings into process improvement frameworks for complex industrial systems.

Analysis of his 30+ publications reveals an evolution from foundational thermal stress/dual-task studies toward contemporary applications in sustainable engineering education and advanced manufacturing. His work demonstrates persistent focus on human-system integration, increasingly incorporating sustainability principles and neuroergonomic measurement techniques.

Securing continuous funding from the Army Research Institute, DARPA, U.S. Navy, and American Society for Engineering Education, Dr. Chase maintains active industry partnerships with General Atomics, ViaSat, Dexcom, SAIC, and major healthcare systems including Scripps and Sharp. His consulting portfolio emphasizes process performance optimization and worker safety enhancement across defense and medical sectors.

The Ergonomics Laboratory under his direction functions as a nexus for human factors innovation, conducting DARPA-funded research on brain-state estimation while developing industry-ready solutions for posture stability, attention allocation, and virtual environment safety.