ATLANTA, GA (August, 2010): Karen Jacobs of Reuters is reporting that United States Aerospace companies are looking to bolster STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education in America. According to a 2010 study by Aviation Week magazine, large companies are… Read More

CANCUN, MEXICO (JUNE 2010): ISE Seniors James Britton, Natalie Keller and Megan Vrenjak teamed up as the “Simulator Gators” to win the Student Simulation Competition sponsored by the Institute of Industrial Engineers and Rockwell Automation at this year’s annual conference.… Read More

CANCUN, MEXICO (JUNE 2010): Dr. J. Cole Smith was awarded the Dr. Hamed K. Eldin Outstanding Young Industrial Engineer in Education Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). As stated by IIE, this award “recognizes individuals in academia who… Read More

GAINVESVILLE, FL (JUNE 2010): A native of Pennsylvania, Dr. Joseph P. Geunes received his undergraduate degree from Drexel and his Ph.D. from Penn State. He joined the Department in 1998 and currently serves as Associate Chair of the Department and… Read More

GAINVESVILLE, FL (JUNE 2010): Dr. J. Cole Smith joined the Department in 2005, after having been on the faculty at the University of Arizona. He earned his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech and undergraduate degree (mathematics) from Clemson. His teaching and… Read More

GAINESVILLE, FL (May 2010): Brittany Morgan was awarded the Leavenworth-McClaskey Scholarship. An active member of SWE and the UF marching band, she has excelled in the classroom. Elizabeth Krall, recently serving as an Intern in Sales and Marketing with General… Read More

Gainesville, FL (April, 2011): David Thomas (BS IE 1971, MS ENG 1972) delivered the talk “Creating a Career: Millennials in a Boomer World” as the Gregory Lecture, held each semester as a part of the Sales Engineering program on April… Read More

New York, NY (April 2011): ISE Hall of Famer and BAE Systems CEO Linda Hudson (BS SE 1972) has been honored by the USO with the 2011 Woman of the Year Distinguished Service Award for her strong support of the… Read More

Gainesville, FL (April, 2011): Eric Stern (BS ISE 1983) chose a traditional ISE career path in manufacturing with Rockwell Collins when he graduated. Now, 27 years later with the same company in the same location, his career seems unconventional in… Read More

GAINESVILLE, FL (May 2010): The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering bestowed its annual honors on its students at its annual spring banquet. Ph.D. student Steffen Rebannack won the Graduate Student Teaching Award. Rebannack, advised by Dr. Panos Pardalos, plans… Read More