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Alexander Salazar
Alexander Salazar is an engineer at Blue Origin, a privately funded American company building Space Rockets and a Space Station.
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Estrada-Garcia awarded 2025 IES graduate and postdoctoral fellowship
Juan-Alberto Estrada-Garcia, a PhD student in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering has been awarded a 2025 U-M Institute for Energy Solutions Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowship for his work in power systems amidst wildfires.
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Berahas named member of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research 2025 Young Investigator Program
Albert S. Berahas will use this opportunity to develop, analyze and implement algorithms for solving noisy constrained derivative-free optimization problems, prevalent in fields such as engineering design, medicine and machine learning.
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Engineering a smarter game for Michigan’s soccer teams
A unique collaboration between the University of Michigan College of Engineering and its soccer teams is transforming the game, one data-driven decision at a time.
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U-M IOE Building Grand Opening: A Celebration of Community
The newly renovated University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering Building was unveiled on January 22, marking the completion of a $4.5 million transformation aimed at making it a hub for connection and progress in engineering excellence.
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Albert S. Berahas wins Charles Broyden Prize
U-M IOE assistant professor recognized for advancements in machine learning optimization
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IOE students showcase research skills at fall Senior Design Expo
The biannual event illustrates U-M IOE seniors’ workforce preparedness by collaborating with industry partners.
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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.