IOE Graduate School Workshop
SATURDAY, Oct 1, 2022
Location: North Campus, University of Michigan
Join us for a one-day interactive workshop to learn about how you can launch your career and change the world with a graduate degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering!
OVERVIEW
This workshop is aimed at undergraduate students and others within 1–2 years of applying to graduate programs. To apply, you do not have to be majoring in engineering; students with Computer Science, Math, Physics, Statistics, and other backgrounds are welcome.
This workshop offers direct access to faculty, staff, and graduate students from the IOE department at the University of Michigan, who are looking forward to providing you with information and answering your questions about studies and career paths in the field of Industrial and Operations Engineering. We will cover topics of graduate school applications and admissions, research, life on campus, funding, and much more!
Through presentations, panel discussions, and mixers for all participants, you will have the opportunity to:
- Discover Industrial and Operations Engineering as a field (educational, research, and career opportunities)
- Meet fellow prospective IOE students as well as IOE faculty, staff, and graduate students
- Learn about the research activities of our faculty and current students
- Explore professional opportunities for IOE Ph.D. graduates
- Tour the department and campus
- Learn about the application and admissions process
- Get advice on Ph.D. applications: What do faculty look for in an application? What can you do to strengthen your application? What should you think about when deciding where to apply and which offer to accept?
- Hear about graduate work and graduate student life from current students
AGENDA
9-9:50 a.m.: Opening remarks + introduction to our PhD program and application processes (Prof. Epelman and Prof. Shen)
9:55-10:15 a.m. : Human factors in IOE
10:15-10:35 a.m. : Optimization and operations research
10:35-10:55 a.m. : Data analytics and machine learning
10:55-11:15 a.m. : Data science, quality control, energy and manufacturing
11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m. : Faculty panel Q&A
12-1:30 p.m. : Lunch with IOE faculty & students
1:30–2:00 p.m. : Master’s program and application
2-3:00 p.m. : Students panels (Masters or PhD)
3-4:45 p.m. : Tour of Central campus (Includes travel time on the bus)
5-8:00 p.m. : Dinner and Bowling at Revel and Roll Ann Arbor
ATTENDEES
Joaquín E. Nieves Báez
Current Institution: University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
UG Major: Industrial Engineering
My favorite hobby is SCUBA diving and I love going on road trips around the coast of Puerto Rico
Andrew Couch
Current Institution: The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Hometown: Huntsville, Alabama
UG Major: (1) Industrial & Systems Engineering and (2) General Management
I love being active in research and learning new things. Beyond this, I enjoy playing recreational tennis, ice hockey, and racquetball!
Carlos A. Morel Figueroa
Current Institution: University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus
Hometown: Luquillo, Puerto Rico
UG Major: BS Industrial Engineering & MS Industrial Engineering
Interests: Road trips and visiting beaches
Emma Gibbs
Current Institution: University of Colorado Denver
Hometown: Upstate NY / Cincinnati, OH
UG Major: Mathematics
I build mechanical keyboards and play piano keyboards, I like to play rhythm and adventure video games, and I’ve lived in 4.5 states
Ryan Joehl
Current Institution: St. Ambrose University
Hometown: Lake St. Louis, Missouri
UG Major: Industrial Engineering
Interests: Swimming
Trevor Kwiatek
Current Institution: Syracuse University
Hometown: Bronson, Michigan
UG Major: Mechanical Engineering (BSME)
I enjoy kayaking, trivia and games!
Chris Lee
Current Institution: University of Washington – Seattle
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
UG Major: Mathematics
I love to go rock climbing, biking, hiking, and pretty much any other outdoor activity.
Eliza Macaulay
Current Institution: Clemson University
Hometown: Sylva, North Carolina
UG Major: Industrial Engineering
In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, reading, playing with my dog, and watching college football.
Zooey Meznarich
Current Institution: Harvey Mudd College
Hometown: Kalispell, Montana
UG Major: IPS, Operations Research & Analytics
I enjoy drawing and playing music in my free time!
Emilio Mohanna
Current Institution: RIT
Hometown: Rochester, NY
UG Major: Industrial Engineering
I’m a 22 year old Lebanese/Australian who started their Industrial Engineering education in Dubai and am completing it in the US. Very into sports. I speak English, Arabic and some French.
Riley Mulshine
Current Institution: University of Notre Dame
Hometown: Boulder, CO
UG Major: Applied & Computational Mathematics & Statistics
I love the outdoors, especially biking and skiing. Also, I unintentionally started a family rivalry with my 3 family members who are Michigan alumni when I went to Notre Dame undergraduate!
Marco Pacifico
Current Institution: Kettering University
Hometown: Clarkston, MI
UG Major: Industrial Engineering
I like to read, listen to music, play the guitar a little bit. I enjoy history a lot as well as learning how things work and what goes into making them. I snowboard in the winter and play tennis recreationally year round.
Michael Pizzuti
Current Institution: Wayne State University
Hometown: Windsor, Ontario
UG Major: Industrial Engineering
Interests: Major football fan.
Matthew Seong
Current Institution: North Carolina State University, MSIE
Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina
UG Major: B.S. in Psychology
I’ve gone bungee jumping next to one of the largest waterfalls in the world.
Ana Sofia Rivera-Planas
Current Institution: University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus
Hometown: Ponce, PR
UG Major: Industrial Engineering
Interests: I enjoy solving puzzles while listening to music, especially on rainy days. As a fun fact, I name my playlists based on what sauce or food the songs remind me of.
Harrison Tichenor
Current Institution: Clemson University
Hometown: Clemson, South Carolina
UG Major: Industrial Engineering
I love kayaking, water skiing, and other water sports!
Kaijiang Wu
Current Institution: University of Florida
Hometown: Gainesville, Florida
UG Major: Math
Interests: I am a big fan of martial art
Reem Younes
Current Institution: University of Michigan – Dearborn
Hometown: West Bloomfield, Michigan
UG Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Interests: Reading, cycling, and attempting to crochet!
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