GAINESVILLE: Dr. Cole Smith, Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, will deliver the graduate seminar entitled “A Survey of OR in Sports” on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 4:05 p.m. in McCarthy Hall A, Room 2186. This seminar discusses a… Read More
Month: October 2011
Tan Nominated for Alec Courtelis Award
GAINESVILLE: Industrial & Systems Engineering graduate student, Chin Hon Tan, was recently named as one of two nominees from the College of Engineering for the prestigious Alec Courtelis award. Nominees for the award must demonstrate academic excellence and must have… Read More
Six ISEs Win Outstanding International Student Awards
GAINESVILLE: Six ISE students (from a total of 15 in the College of Engineering have been selected as recipients of the University of Florida International Center (UFIC) Outstanding International Student Award. The ISE award winners are: Vijay Pappu, Oleg Shirokikh,… Read More
Graduate Seminar: The Maximum Quasi-Clique Problem: Exact and Asymptotic Approaches
GAINESVILLE: Vladimir Boginski, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, will deliver the graduate seminar entitled “The Maximum Quasi-Clique Problem: Exact and Asymptotic Approaches” on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 4:05 p.m. in McCarthy Hall A, Room 2186. The problem… Read More
Tech Industry Adding Jobs, Led by Engineering and Tech Services
WASHINGTON, DC: According to a mid-year report from the TechAmerica Foundation, the Tech Industry added 115,000 jobs in the first half of 2011. This is a two percent increase when compared to the same time period in 2010. Leading the… Read More
Graduate Seminar: Convexification Techniques for Linear Complementarity Constraints
GAINESVILLE: J. P. Richard, Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida, will deliver the graduate seminar “Convexification Techniques for Linear Complementarity Constraints,” at 4:05 p.m. on Thursday, October 6 in McCarty Hall Room 2186. In… Read More
Online Ads for Industrial Engineers Up Strongly
NEW YORK, NY: Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo of The Wall Street Journal reported that online ads over the past 120 days for Industrial Engineers are up 28 percent from a year ago, according to data from Monster Worldwide, a career-services company. Engineers… Read More
Harn Museum Presents “Art in Engineering” Evening
GAINESVILLE: The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida presents “Art in Engineering,” a collaboration between the Museum and the UF College of Engineering, on Thursday, October 13 from 6 – 9 p.m. Expect to enjoy hands-on activities… Read More
ISE Majors Sought Widely at Career Fair
GAINESVILLE: Companies returned to the University of Florida Career Fair this past week to seek out talent over a two day period. Firms looking to specifically hire ISE majors included the Air Force, Anheuser-Busch, Areva, Baker Hughes, Cameron, Campbell Soup,… Read More
University of Louisiana at Lafayette to Offer Systems Engineering Doctorate
LAFAYETTE, LA: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) has added a doctoral program in Systems Engineering to its offerings, as reported by the Associated Press. According to the Dean of the Engineering at ULL, this is the first Systems… Read More