March 25, 2015 in Department News
International Conference on the Dynamics of Disasters
The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida is pleased to announce that Dr. Panos Pardalos will be hosting the International Conference on the Dynamics of Disasters for the second time in Kalamata, Greece from June… Read More
The ISE Department Welcomes Dr. Alfredo Garcia
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The UF ISE Department is proud to announce the recent addition of Dr. Alfredo Garcia to the faculty. Dr. Garcia joins the faculty at the rank of Professor. Prior to joining UF, Dr. Garcia was a faculty member… Read More
IIE Workshop and Competition Garners Attention Nationally
Gainesville, FL: The University of Florida Institute of Industrial Engineers chapter was featured in the January 2015 issue of IIE Magazine for their recent case competition that featured rewards of internship interviews at companies such as Accenture and Voalte. From the… Read More
IIE Chooses Spring 2015 Leaders
GAINESVILLE, FL: During a recent Institute of Industrial Engineers meeting, the student organization elected its officers for Spring 2015. President Ashley Papagno, who was elected to a second term, welcomed the following executive board members into their new positions: President – Ashley Papagno… Read More
ISE Alumnus Leads the Wave of Communication Innovation
Gainesville, FL: Trey Lauderdale, Founder and CEO of Voalte, ISE alumnus, and recipient of the College of Engineering Outstanding Young Alumni award, recently shook the mobile health industry with the announcement of Voalte Labs, an innovation incubator for future products. “We’re… Read More
OEM’s Tammi Gibson Wins Prestigious Standard Insurance Employee Recognition Award
GAINESVILLE, FL: Ms. Tammi Gibson, a Program Assistant with the Outreach Engineering Management program, was recently selected to receive a Standard Insurance Employee Recognition Award from the University of Florida. This comes after recent news that she was selected for… Read More
Ahuja’s Optym Announces Gainesville Expansion, Both in Size and Mission
GAINESVILLE, FL: Optym, formerly Innovative Scheduling, recently announced an expansion in Gainesville, adding one hundred jobs and a capital investment of nearly $5 million. Founded in 2000 by Industrial & Systems Engineering professor Dr. Ravindra K. Ahuja, Optym provides planning… Read More
UPDATED: OEM’s Tammi Gibson wins Superior Accomplishment Award
GAINESVILLE, FL: Ms. Tammi Gibson, a Program Assistant with Outreach Engineering Management (OEM), has been selected to receive a Superior Accomplishment Award (SAA) from the University of Florida. This highly contested award recognizes employees whose efforts and achievements go well… Read More
First Engineering Chair from Preeminence Initiative Awarded to ISE Professor
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Engineering has named Panos Pardalos as the Paul and Heidi Brown Preeminent Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Pardalos came to UF in 1991 and has been a distinguished professor since 2005. He is the… Read More