Lab News

ONE Lab members reconnect at the World Congress of Biomechanics

Hayley Janes, Gillian Slade, Sarah Fitzgerald, Nick La Delfa, Matthew Russell, and Michael Watterworth at the 2026 World Congress of Biomechanics in Vancouver
From left: Hayley Janes, Gillian Slade, Sarah Fitzgerald, Nick La Delfa, Matthew Russell, and Michael Watterworth.

Current and former members of ONE Lab recently reconnected at the World Congress of Biomechanics in Vancouver.

Awards

Nick La Delfa receives the 2026 Young Investigator Award

Dr. Nick La Delfa received the 2026 Young Investigator Award presented through the Applied Ergonomics Conference and the Texas A&M Center for Worker Health.

Student Success

Michael Watterworth receives the 2026 Student of the Year Award

ONE Lab PhD student Michael Watterworth received the 2026 Student of the Year Award at the Applied Ergonomics Conference.

Talks & Events

ONE Lab presents new virtual-reality and workplace-measurement research

ONE Lab researchers shared new work at the 2026 Applied Ergonomics Conference in Arlington, Texas.

Lab News

CFI and Ontario Research Fund investment expands ONE Lab research capabilities

New infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario Research Fund is expanding ONE Lab’s capacity for advanced laboratory, virtual, and workplace research.

Media & Outreach

Ontario Tech highlights ONE Lab’s virtual-reality ergonomics research

Ontario Tech University featured Dr. Nick La Delfa and ONE Lab’s research using virtual reality, digital human modelling, and real-time motion capture to support safer and more productive workplace design.

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Awards

Virtual-reality ergonomics research receives the Tom Waters Award

ONE Lab research on real-time body tracking in virtual-reality ergonomics assessments received the 2024 Tom Waters Award for Best Manual Materials Handling Presentation at the Applied Ergonomics Conference.