Frank Schieber joined the human factors faculty of the University of South Dakota in August 1992. He received his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Notre Dame in 1985. His human factors experience includes extensive consulting as well as "hands on" engineering in both the private and public sectors. His primary research interests have been focused upon basic and applied aspects of visually-guided performance (especially as regards aged individuals). He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Human Factors and recently completed a five year term as Chair of the National Research Council/TRB Committee on Visibility (AND40).
Professor Schieber's major "outside" interests include: his family, classical opera, wine (especially Bordeaux, Rhones and Aussie Shiraz lately), Notre Dame football, "restoring" his 1966 Volkswagens, hacking around with electronics/computers, and managing his 20+ acre "farm" just west of Spirit Mound (in Clay County, South Dakota).
My latest adventure has been an attempt to become a (good) winemaker. Progress is slow but in the right direction (books, online courses, seminars, building a wine analysis lab and microvinification facility, etc.). I have begun to turn my winemaking focus toward the quest of making a fine, dry red using Western Iowa grapes (St. Croix, Noiret, etc.).
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