Gainesville, FL: The next offering of the Outreach Engineering Management (OEM) master’s degree program will be held in Orlando, with classes beginning this August. The deadline to apply is June 1 at midnight. OEM is a 20 month program combining… Read More
Month: May 2012
Students Converge on IIE Annual Conference, Land Scholarships
ORLANDO, FL: Taking advantage of the short commute, seven ISE undergraduates Harrison Sims, Dania Durnas, Elizabeth Gillett, Kathryn Burns, Ashley Papagno, Jarily Alvarez and Oscar Arias (from left to right) attended the Institute of Industrial Engineers Annual Conference in Orlando from… Read More
Zhou (PhD ’10) Takes Runner-up for Dissertation Award
RENO, NV: Zhili Zhou (PhD ’10) took second place for the 2011 Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers for her dissertation entitled “Multi-Stage Discrete Optimization Under Uncertainty and Lot-Sizing”. The award recognizes outstanding doctoral dissertation research in… Read More
Ph.D. Student Zhao Wins Best Student Paper Award from IIE
ORLANDO, FL: Second year Ph.D. student, Ms. Chaoyue Zhao, advised by Professor Yongpei Guan, won the best student paper award for the paper entitled “Two-stage Robust Optimization for Power Grid with Uncertain Demand Response” from the Computer and Information Systems… Read More
Shen (PhD ’11) Named Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award Winner
ORLANDO, FL: Siqian Shen (PhD 2011) took first place for the Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award given by the Institute of Industrial Engineers. The award recognizes outstanding doctoral dissertation research in industrial engineering. Shen was honored at the IIE Annual Conference… Read More
Martin-Vega (PhD ’75) Wins IIE Gilbreth Award
ORLANDO, FL: Louis Martin-Vega (ME ISE 1973, PhD ISE 1975) won the Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Institute of Industrial Engineers. The current Dean of Engineering at North Carolina State University was… Read More
ISE Student Takes First Place at Florida Venture Forum
GAINESVILLE, FL: ISE undergrad, Aidan Augustin, dazzled the audience at the Florida Venture Forum Early Stage Venture Capital Conference in May. Augustin’s presentation on his company, Feathr, won the “Audience/People’s Choice Award” over 17 other participants. The Feathr App is… Read More
OEM Program Celebrates New Graduating Class
GAINESVILLE, FL: The OEM Program celebrated its’ most recent graduating class at a banquet on Sunday night in the Arredondo Room. Program director, Dr. Joseph Guenes reported during the occasion that 31 Master’s students graduated this spring, with 14 of… Read More
Hess (BS ’10) Featured in Industrial Engineer
NORCROSS, GA: ISE graduate, Lauren Hess (BS ISE 2010), is featured in the “Work Perfect” section of Industrial Engineer magazine, a publication of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, for May, 2012. Hess is an industrial engineer in project management and continuous… Read More
ISE Department Celebrates End of 2011-12 Academic Year
GAINESVILLE, FL: ISE honorees, graduates and their families, faculty and staff celebrated the Spring 2012 Commencement Ceremony with a banquet at the Touchdown Terrace on Saturday, May 5, 2012. During the banquet, the ISE Department recognized student award and scholarship… Read More