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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.

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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.

Elinoa de la Zerda

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.

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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.

Nick Tran standing on a boulder in front of a lake and mountain

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.

Healthcare worker writes patient details on a piece of paper

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.

Awards

Joi Mondisa talks to a ph.D. student

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.

Nadine Sarter Portrait

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.

portrait of Rohan Ghuge

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.

People stand with an award at the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting

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. 

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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.

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.

Recent News

Gemline Executive Chairman & CEO Jonathan Isaacson speaks about corporate sustainability during the IOE Wilbert Steffy Lectureship.

Gemline Executive Chairman & CEO Jonathan Isaacson speaks about corporate sustainability during the IOE Wilbert Steffy Lectureship.

March 27, 2023
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.

Events, Industrial and Operations Engineering

Responsive ankle exoskeleton algorithm handles changes in pace and gait

Responsive ankle exoskeleton algorithm handles changes in pace and gait

March 1, 2023
The algorithm uses direct muscle measurement, with the potential to seamlessly support a user who switches between walking and running

Department Research News, Health, Human Systems Integration, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Research, Robotics

Q&A with U-M IOE Undergrad Oluwakemi Johnson

Q&A with U-M IOE Undergrad Oluwakemi Johnson

February 27, 2023
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.

Campus & Community, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Undergraduate Students

Joi Mondisa receives U-M College of Engineering Monroe-Brown Foundation Education Excellence Award and a National Academies appointment

Joi Mondisa receives U-M College of Engineering Monroe-Brown Foundation Education Excellence Award and a National Academies appointment

February 15, 2023
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.

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

U-M IOE Professor Nadine Sarter elected to the National Academies Board of Human-Systems Integration

U-M IOE Professor Nadine Sarter elected to the National Academies Board of Human-Systems Integration

February 10, 2023
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…

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

U-M IOE Ph.D. student Rohan Ghuge wins the Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement

U-M IOE Ph.D. student Rohan Ghuge wins the Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement

February 7, 2023
This award is presented to an outstanding graduate student in each of the U-M College of Engineering degree programs.

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

Q&A with IOE undergrad Alexios Avrassoglou

Q&A with IOE undergrad Alexios Avrassoglou

January 4, 2023
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.

Industrial and Operations Engineering, Undergraduate Students

Q&A with U-M IOE Undergrad Elinoa de la Zerda

Q&A with U-M IOE Undergrad Elinoa de la Zerda

November 15, 2022
Elinoa discusses the numerous activities she participates in on campus, and why she chose IOE as a major with a computer science minor.

Industrial and Operations Engineering, Undergraduate Students

U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering wins several awards at the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting

U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering wins several awards at the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting

October 20, 2022
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. 

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Optimization

U-M HFES Chapter Receives Gold Recognition Award

U-M HFES Chapter Receives Gold Recognition Award

October 13, 2022
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.

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

U-M IOE hosts its second annual Graduate School Workshop

U-M IOE hosts its second annual Graduate School Workshop

October 7, 2022
The workshop is part of a multi-year diversity, equity and inclusion initiative to broaden participation in the field of industrial engineering.

Doctoral Students, Master’s Students

Q&A with U-M IOE Undergrad Nick Tran

Q&A with U-M IOE Undergrad Nick Tran

October 6, 2022
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.

Industrial and Operations Engineering, Undergraduate Students

Harriet B. Nembhard wins 2022 Alumni Merit Award

Harriet B. Nembhard wins 2022 Alumni Merit Award

September 16, 2022
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.

Alumni, Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

Salar Fattahi receives DEI faculty grant to fund free STEM workshops for students in low-income high schools in Detroit

Salar Fattahi receives DEI faculty grant to fund free STEM workshops for students in low-income high schools in Detroit

September 9, 2022
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

Awards, Faculty, Industrial and Operations Engineering

Helping people get back to work using deep learning in the occupational health system

Helping people get back to work using deep learning in the occupational health system

August 30, 2022
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.

Business Operations and Analytics, Data Analytics, Health, Health and Human Safety, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Optimization

Preventing prescription dispensing errors using machine intelligence

Preventing prescription dispensing errors using machine intelligence

August 25, 2022
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.

Data & Computing, Data Analytics, Health, Health and Human Safety, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Research

U-M IOE Lecturer Debra Levantrosser awarded the Michigan Lean Consortium Distinguished Service Award

U-M IOE Lecturer Debra Levantrosser awarded the Michigan Lean Consortium Distinguished Service Award

August 18, 2022
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.

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

Kamolnat Tabattanon is awarded funding to support working populations of older adults with mobility limitations.

Kamolnat Tabattanon is awarded funding to support working populations of older adults with mobility limitations.

August 11, 2022
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.

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

U-M IOE hosts ENCHANT camp

U-M IOE hosts ENCHANT camp

August 9, 2022
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.

Events, Industrial and Operations Engineering

The silent mental health crisis of engineering graduate students

The silent mental health crisis of engineering graduate students

August 1, 2022
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.

Culture, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Master’s Students, Research

U-M student group CLAWS develops tools to help astronauts navigate space

U-M student group CLAWS develops tools to help astronauts navigate space

June 6, 2022
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.

Aerospace Engineering, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Data & Computing, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Master’s Students, Research, Undergraduate Students

Sadie Cox awarded the James W. Barany Student Award for Excellence from IISE

Sadie Cox awarded the James W. Barany Student Award for Excellence from IISE

May 6, 2022
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.

Alumni, Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Undergraduate Students

Raed Al Kontar receives the National Science Foundation Career Award

Raed Al Kontar receives the National Science Foundation Career Award

May 4, 2022
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.

Awards, Data & Computing, Faculty, Industrial and Operations Engineering

Student spotlight: Wilson MacRitchie

Student spotlight: Wilson MacRitchie

April 18, 2022
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.

Campus & Community, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Undergraduate Students

2022 INFORMS Optimization Society Conference in Review

2022 INFORMS Optimization Society Conference in Review

April 12, 2022
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.

Industrial and Operations Engineering

Joi Mondisa has been awarded the Sister Mary Ambrosia Fitzgerald Mentoring Award.

Joi Mondisa has been awarded the Sister Mary Ambrosia Fitzgerald Mentoring Award.

April 11, 2022
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.

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

Brian Denton is named Chair-elect for the Council of Industrial Engineering Academic Department Heads

Brian Denton is named Chair-elect for the Council of Industrial Engineering Academic Department Heads

April 8, 2022
Denton will serve as Chair-elect from 2022-23 and then move to the Chair position from 2023-24.

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering awarded a grant in partnership with the U-M Medical School and the University of Southern California

University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering awarded a grant in partnership with the U-M Medical School and the University of Southern California

April 4, 2022
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.

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

Joi Mondisa receives the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineering UPS Minority Advancement Award

Joi Mondisa receives the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineering UPS Minority Advancement Award

March 30, 2022
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.

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

Jon Lee has been awarded a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Jon Lee has been awarded a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

March 29, 2022
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.

Faculty, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Research

Xiuli Chao appointed Ralph Disney Collegiate Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering

Xiuli Chao appointed Ralph Disney Collegiate Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering

March 28, 2022
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.

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

U-M IOE Chair, Brian Denton is elected a fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers

U-M IOE Chair, Brian Denton is elected a fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers

March 22, 2022
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).

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering

Three U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering Ph.D. students are chosen for the Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship Program.

Three U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering Ph.D. students are chosen for the Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship Program.

March 21, 2022
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.

Industrial and Operations Engineering

The U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering Department establishes a DEI Committee.

The U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering Department establishes a DEI Committee.

March 21, 2022
The DEI Committee is led by U-M IOE Associate Professor, Leia Stirling, and its members include students, staff and faculty.

Industrial and Operations Engineering

Sadie Cox receives Distinguished Achievement Undergraduate and Distinguished Leadership Awards.

Sadie Cox receives Distinguished Achievement Undergraduate and Distinguished Leadership Awards.

March 19, 2022
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).

Awards, Industrial and Operations Engineering, Undergraduate Students

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