Gavriel Salvendy (born September 30, 1938) is a pioneer in the field of human factors and ergonomics. In 1990, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for fundamental contributions to and professional leadership in human, physical and cognitive aspects of engineering systems.^[1]

He is the recipient of the John Fritz Medal which is the engineering profession's highest award.^[2] He is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University,^[3] Chair Professor and former Head of Industrial Engineering at Tsinghua University---- first foreign scientist to head a university department in China since 1949,^[4] and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Central Florida.^[5]

He is also the editor of the four editions of the Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics^[6] and the three editions of the Handbook of Industrial Engineering.^[7]