Author: Jessalyn Tamez
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U-M IOE community excels at 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting
The University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering Department walked away with numerous awards, including an INFORMS Fellow Award for Amy Cohn and Magna Cum Laude status for the U-M INFORMS student chapter.
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Ivy named the Vivian L. Carpenter Professor of Engineering
Department Chair of the University of Michigan Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, Dr. Julie Simmons Ivy is honored for her new appointed as the Vivian L. Carpenter Professor of Engineering.
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IOE Symposium Highlights Undergraduate Research
The U-M IOE Undergraduate Research Symposium highlights undergraduate student research projects each fall. These include topics like AI in human factors engineering, exam room utilization at Michigan Medicine and much more.
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U-M IOE Earns Top HFES Honors
The U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering community made a significant impact at the 68th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Meeting. Members of our community won awards ranging from the prestigious President’s Distinguished Service Award, the Gold HFES Chapter Recognition Award, as well are many others.
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Berahas Receives ONR Grant to Develop Advanced Optimization Algorithms
The grant will fund the development of cutting-edge algorithms for solving complex nonlinear constrained stochastic optimization problems. Albert Berahas, and Micheal O’Neill will lead the research to advance optimization methods and address real-world challenges.
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U-M IOE welcomes new faculty
The University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering department welcomes two outstanding faculty members; Drs. Uday Shanbhag and Amelia Warden.
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CHEPS finds new home in U-M IOE Department
The Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS) officially joined the University of Michigan’s Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) Department, further enhancing its mission to improve healthcare systems through systems engineering and interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Department adds a systems engineering and design program
The University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) Department has expanded to include a systems engineering focused degree program that can be taken online or in-person.
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Viswanath Nagarajan Awarded NSF Grant
The awarded project focuses on developing advanced algorithms for stochastic optimization, tackling a fundamental challenge in algorithm design: uncertainty in input parameters.
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Jasmine Way
Google, People Consultant – “It’s commonly accepted and understood what lengths you have to go to and the amount of discipline required to achieve a master’s level of education in an engineering field, so be encouraged as you do what it takes. It will pay off in the end!”
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Kevin Vliet
Google, Senior Director, Data Center Engineering – “My career journey has been extraordinary, enabled by my graduate-level engineering education, hard work and a constant curiosity to learn new things. It is doubtful that I could have done so much without a Masters degree and no other field other than industrial engineering could have opened doors…
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Alex Riley
United Airlines,Senior Strategy Analyst – “U of M taught me to relentlessly pursue my passions in order to uncover opportunity, identify resources, and provide leadership.”
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Kimberly Poniatowicz
Walt Disney World Resort, Senior Industrial Engineer – “I use skills every day that I learned from my U-M IOE classes, especially statistics, optimization, simulation, and data processing. We apply engineering skills to projects and work collaboratively with partners across the organization to inform business decisions.”
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Shannon Pawloski
Airbnb, Software Engineer – “…My master’s degree made me stand out to recruiters, who recognized the additional coursework and practice, and the expanded scope of my education, so it gave me a leg up when applying for jobs.”
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Nevena Paripovic
Facebook, Privacy Program Manager – “My engineering background has prepared me to quickly and critically think through product proposals and effectively communicate privacy by design requirements.”
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Bevin Mathew
Apple Inc, Global Supply Manager – ” I would highly recommend looking at a future in procurement if you are looking for a role where you could create meaningful business impact and at the same time expand your technical knowledge of multiple diverse domains.”