GAINESVILLE, FL: The Senior Design Project class for Industrial and Systems Engineering concluded the semester with final presentations to project sponsors, which included BAE Systems, Costa Farms, Crowley Maritime Transportation, Nielsen, Northrop Grumman, Pepsi, Raytheon, Rockwell Collins, UPS and U.S.… Read More
Month: April 2012
Smith (MS ’11) Receives Mentor of the Year Honor
GAINESVILLE, FL: Consuela Smith (MS ISE 2011), a graduate of the ISE Department’s OEM Program and Advisory Board member, was named 2011-2012 Mentor of the Year for her participation in the Gator Launch program. Ms. Smith mentored Briana Cornish, who nominated… Read More
No Mulligan Here: Kelly (BS ’63) Engineers Career with PGA Tour
GAINESVILLE, FL: Vernon Kelly (BS IE 1963) delivered the Gregory Lecture on Tuesday, April 24 to students in Sales Engineering. He reviewed his career, which included over 20 years as President of PGA Tour Golf Course Properties, and shared advice.… Read More
Alpha Pi Mu Inducts 94th Pledge Class
GAINESVILLE, FL: The Florida Chapter of Alpha Pi Mu (APM) initiated its 94th pledge class on April 19th, 2012. APM is the Industrial Engineering Honor Society and induction is by invitation through academic merit. Each semester, the top 1/5th of the… Read More
Richard Receives NSF Grant to Study Large Scale Transportation Problems with Railroad Applications
ARLINGTON, VA: Dr. Jean-Philippe P. Richard, Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study railroad operations. The proposal, entitled “New Modeling and Solution Paradigms for Transportation Problems with Applications to… Read More
Guan to Study Smart Grids Utilizing Renewable Energy through NSF Grant
ARLINGTON, VA: Dr. Yongpei Guan, Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study energy systems. The proposal, entitled “Chance-Constrained and Robust Optimization for Power Systems with Intermittent Renewable Generation,” was… Read More
IPPD Celebrates 17th Year with Final Design Reviews
GAINESVILLE, FL: On the evening of April 17, 22 Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) project teams comprising 125 students (21 from Industrial and Systems Engineering) gave their final presentations and displayed their products and systems in a Prototype Demonstration… Read More
Vernon Kelly (BIE ’63) to Deliver Gregory Lecture on Tuesday, April 24
GAINESVILLE, FL: Vernon Kelly, former General Manager and President of the TOUR’s Real Estate Company, PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties Inc., will be delivering a seminar entitled, “Achieving Your Dreams Through Engineering” on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 3:00 – 4:00… Read More
Nunez (BS ’88) Shares NASA Experience with Students
GAINESVILLE, FL: Dr. Jose Nunez (BS ISE 1988) serves as a project manager in the International Space Station program at Kennedy Space Center for NASA and he shared his experiences, including the challenges of working on an international project, with… Read More
Thomas (BS ’71 MS ’72) Reflects on Career with Students
GAINESVILLE, FL: “I never worked as an engineer,” said David Thomas (BS IE 1971, MS ISE 1972), kicking off his talk to laughs with students in their Intro to ISE course on April 9. The former IBM executive and current… Read More