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Oluwakemi Johnson speaks about her experience as a Posse Foundation Scholarship recipient, a University of Michigan IOE DEI Committee member, and how she found her way to the U-M IOE degree program.
Alexios Avrassoglou is an undergraduate senior in the University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) department. He discusses what it’s like trying to find an internship or job as an undergrad and how you can prepare yourself for interviews. As the Lead IOE Student Ambassador he also explains what IOE means to him.
Elinoa discusses the numerous activities she participates in on campus, and why she chose IOE as a major with a computer science minor.
The workshop is part of a multi-year diversity, equity and inclusion initiative to broaden participation in the field of industrial engineering.
Nick Tran is an undergraduate in the University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) department. Nick discusses what Industrial and Operations Engineering is as well as the perks and flexibility of the degree.
University of Michigan researchers have produced a new prediction model using longitudinal information and deep learning to better predict the return to work time for people with occupational injuries.
Awards
In Joi Mondisa’s NSF CAREER and research grants, she examines STEM mentoring practices and programs. She also investigates mentoring frameworks and ecosystems that support the leveraging of resources and building of synergies and best practices.
U-M IOE Professor Nadine Sarter elected to the National Academies Board of Human-Systems Integration
BOHSI provides new perspectives on theoretical and methodological issues concerning the relationship of individuals and organizations to technology and the environment; identifies critical issues in the design, test, evaluation, and use of new human-centered technologies; and advises sponsors on the research needed to expand the scientific and technical bases for designing technology to support the needs of its users.
This award is presented to an outstanding graduate student in each of the U-M College of Engineering degree programs.
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) annual meeting has officially wrapped up with the University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (U-M IOE) Department walking away with several awards.
The University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) student chapter received the Gold HFES Chapter Recognition Award, the highest level of recognition awarded for student chapters.
Harriet B. Nembhard, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa and U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering alum, has won the 2022 Alumni Merit Award.
Recent News
Gemline Executive Chairman & CEO Jonathan Isaacson speaks about corporate sustainability during the IOE Wilbert Steffy Lectureship.
The University of Michigan Industrial and Operations recently hosted its Wilbert Steffy Lectureship. The distinguished speaker was Jonathan Isaacson who spoke about corporate responsibility in creating a sustainable future.
Responsive ankle exoskeleton algorithm handles changes in pace and gait
The algorithm uses direct muscle measurement, with the potential to seamlessly support a user who switches between walking and running
Q&A with U-M IOE Undergrad Oluwakemi Johnson
Oluwakemi Johnson speaks about her experience as a Posse Foundation Scholarship recipient, a University of Michigan IOE DEI Committee member, and how she found her way to the U-M IOE degree program.
Joi Mondisa receives U-M College of Engineering Monroe-Brown Foundation Education Excellence Award and a National Academies appointment
In Joi Mondisa's NSF CAREER and research grants, she examines STEM mentoring practices and programs. She also investigates mentoring frameworks and ecosystems that support the leveraging of resources and building of synergies and best practices.
U-M IOE Professor Nadine Sarter elected to the National Academies Board of Human-Systems Integration
BOHSI provides new perspectives on theoretical and methodological issues concerning the relationship of individuals and organizations to technology and the environment; identifies critical issues in the design, test, evaluation, and use of new human-centered technologies; and advises sponsors on the research needed to expand the scientific and technical bases for designing technology to support the…
U-M IOE Ph.D. student Rohan Ghuge wins the Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
This award is presented to an outstanding graduate student in each of the U-M College of Engineering degree programs.
Q&A with IOE undergrad Alexios Avrassoglou
Alexios Avrassoglou is an undergraduate senior in the University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) department. He discusses what it’s like trying to find an internship or job as an undergrad and how you can prepare yourself for interviews. As the Lead IOE Student Ambassador he also explains what IOE means to him.
Q&A with U-M IOE Undergrad Elinoa de la Zerda
Elinoa discusses the numerous activities she participates in on campus, and why she chose IOE as a major with a computer science minor.
U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering wins several awards at the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) annual meeting has officially wrapped up with the University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (U-M IOE) Department walking away with several awards.
U-M HFES Chapter Receives Gold Recognition Award
The University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) student chapter received the Gold HFES Chapter Recognition Award, the highest level of recognition awarded for student chapters.
U-M IOE hosts its second annual Graduate School Workshop
The workshop is part of a multi-year diversity, equity and inclusion initiative to broaden participation in the field of industrial engineering.
Q&A with U-M IOE Undergrad Nick Tran
Nick Tran is an undergraduate in the University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) department. Nick discusses what Industrial and Operations Engineering is as well as the perks and flexibility of the degree.
Harriet B. Nembhard wins 2022 Alumni Merit Award
Harriet B. Nembhard, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa and U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering alum, has won the 2022 Alumni Merit Award.
Salar Fattahi receives DEI faculty grant to fund free STEM workshops for students in low-income high schools in Detroit
Salar Fattahi, U-M IOE assistant professor, and Tiffany Wu, School of Education Ph.D. student, have received the DEI faculty grant to fund their workshops on mathematics and machine learning for juniors and seniors from low-income high schools in the Detroit area
Helping people get back to work using deep learning in the occupational health system
University of Michigan researchers have produced a new prediction model using longitudinal information and deep learning to better predict the return to work time for people with occupational injuries.
Preventing prescription dispensing errors using machine intelligence
In the United States over four billion prescriptions are dispensed every year. Of those four billion around 2.4 million are incorrectly dispensed, which can be a fatal error. A team of researchers from the University of Michigan looks to machine intelligence to help humans reduce their dispensing errors.
U-M IOE Lecturer Debra Levantrosser awarded the Michigan Lean Consortium Distinguished Service Award
University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) Lecturer Debra Levantrosser has been awarded the Michigan Lean Consortium (MLC) Distinguished Service Award for superb customer service and going above and beyond in time commitment and service to Michigan and the MLC.
Kamolnat Tabattanon is awarded funding to support working populations of older adults with mobility limitations.
University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering Ph.D. Candidate Kamolnat Tabattanon has been awarded funding from the NIOSH Pilot Project Research Training Program (PPRTP) for her work relating to movement performance and biomechanics and how inclusive interventions will support the growing working population of older adults with mobility limitations.
U-M IOE hosts ENCHANT camp
The University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering department partnered with U-M Women in Science and Engineering to host a summer camp focusing on science and engineering for 7-8 graders.
The silent mental health crisis of engineering graduate students
Research on graduate-level engineering student mental health is vastly under-studied. University of Michigan researchers take a closer look at what has been researched and what still needs to be addressed.
U-M student group CLAWS develops tools to help astronauts navigate space
The University of Michigan Collaborative Lab for Advancing Work in Space participated in the NASA SUITS Challenge at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. They developed an augmented reality system to help astronauts navigate the moon.
Sadie Cox awarded the James W. Barany Student Award for Excellence from IISE
This award recognizes industrial engineering undergraduate students who have distinguished themselves through the excellence of scholarship and campus leadership. Every year three students receive this honor, making this a prestigious award.
Raed Al Kontar receives the National Science Foundation Career Award
This award is given by the National Science Foundation through their Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. As one of the most prestigious awards, it supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to advance the mission of their department.
Student spotlight: Wilson MacRitchie
University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (U-M IOE) undergraduate student, Wilson MacRitchie comes from a long line of U-M engineers. Now it’s 2022 and MacRitchie is set to graduate with a degree from U-M IOE.
2022 INFORMS Optimization Society Conference in Review
The University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (U-M IOE) department had a strong presence at this year’s conference, with over 10 presentations from U-M IOE faculty and students.
Joi Mondisa has been awarded the Sister Mary Ambrosia Fitzgerald Mentoring Award.
U-M WISE honors outstanding advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM with four annual awards celebrating the accomplishments of Willie Hobbs Moore, one of which is the Sister Mary Ambrosia Fitzgerald Mentoring Award. This award is awarded to individuals who have served as an exemplar of formal or informal mentorship of STEM students.
Brian Denton is named Chair-elect for the Council of Industrial Engineering Academic Department Heads
Denton will serve as Chair-elect from 2022-23 and then move to the Chair position from 2023-24.
University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering awarded a grant in partnership with the U-M Medical School and the University of Southern California
Salar Fattahi, U-M IOE assistant professor, is the Principal Investigator of a team that has received a multi-institute research award from the National Science Foundation in the amount of $399,998.
Joi Mondisa receives the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineering UPS Minority Advancement Award
This award recognizes organizations or individuals that, through innovative means, have developed programs or projects directed to the advancement of women, minorities or individuals with disabilities in the field of industrial engineering.
Jon Lee has been awarded a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research
University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (U-M IOE) G. Lawton and Louise G. Johnson Professor of Engineering, Jon Lee has been awarded a grant from AFOSR in the amount of $582,002 for his work on optimization for sensor networks.
Xiuli Chao appointed Ralph Disney Collegiate Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering
Chao has been a professor at U-M IOE since 2007. A Collegiate Research Professorship is awarded to a professor who demonstrates exceptional scholarly achievement and makes an impact on advancing knowledge in their academic field of study.
U-M IOE Chair, Brian Denton is elected a fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
Brian Denton, University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (U-M IOE) Stephen M. Pollock collegiate professor and department chair, has been elected a fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).
Three U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering Ph.D. students are chosen for the Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship Program.
U-M IOE Ph.D. students, Seokhyun Chung, Yaohui Guo and Tessa Swanson have been chosen for the University of Michigan Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship Program.
The U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering Department establishes a DEI Committee.
The DEI Committee is led by U-M IOE Associate Professor, Leia Stirling, and its members include students, staff and faculty.
Sadie Cox receives Distinguished Achievement Undergraduate and Distinguished Leadership Awards.
University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering (U-M IOE) undergraduate student, Sadie Cox, has received the Distinguished Achievement Undergraduate Award and the Distinguished Leadership Award from the U-M College of Engineering (CoE).
