News archive
Remembering Donald W. Hearn
June 30, 2022
Congratulations to the Class of 2022!
June 6, 2022
The OEM Class of 2022 celebrated graduation at a banquet on Sunday, May 1, at the Reitz Union on the main UF campus in Gainesville. The students were joined by their families and friends to commemorate their accomplishments. The Program… Read More
OEM Eclipses 500 Alumni with New Graduating Class
November 11, 2021
GAINESVILLE, FL: The Outreach Engineering Management program graduated 42 students this past weekend, bringing the total alumni from the program to 518. The class was the 15th to complete the program since its inception in 1996. The coursework was delivered… 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
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
Professor Joseph Geunes is now a fellow of IIE
Joseph Geunes has won the Fellow Award, for his professional leadership and outstanding contributions to Industrial Engineering, from the Institute of Industrial Engineers the world’s largest professional society for industrial engineers. The Atlanta-based institute has about 15,000 members and has bestowed the honor on about… Read More
Lindsay Mullen recognized by the Committee of 200
The ISE Department and the OEM Program are proud to announce that graduate student Lindsay Mullen was recently recognized by the Committee of 200 for her outstanding leadership abilities. Lindsay was one of three students to receive a $10,000 Scholar… Read More
OEM: 5/17/17 Networking Reception and Info Session at Orlando Class Site
Our Outreach Engineering Management (OEM) Master’s Program will be hosting a networking reception and info session at our Orlando classroom facility in Lake Nona’s Medical City on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. We invite anyone who is interested in learning more about OEM to… Read More
OEM Program Begins 21st Offering, Welcoming 40 New Master’s Students to ISE
Contributed by Elif Akcali and Patsy Messinger UF ISE recently welcomed the newest group of OEM students to the department and The Gator Nation during a weekend-long orientation event held on the main UF campus in Gainesville. For those among… Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Lindsay Sowa Q&A
Lindsay Sowa graduated from the University of Florida (UF) Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering’s (ISE) Outreach Engineering Management (OEM) master’s program in 2016. The OEM Program was specifically developed for working professionals with interest in a master’s in ISE… Read More
UF ISE Professor Named an IISE Fellow
Yongpei Guan, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE). Guan has been recognized for his significant… Read More
UF ISE Faculty Develops Model To Administer Mass COVID-19 Testing
Xiaochen Xian, Ph.D., an assistant professor for the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, recently received funding from the National Science Foundation in support of her research to develop adaptive sampling strategies for administering… Read More
Two ISE Faculty Receive Awards from UF Informatics Institute
Two data analytics faculty members in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida have received awards from the UF Informatics Institute (UFII) in support of research projects, two of which focus on predicting socioeconomic… Read More
Mostafa Reisi Gahrooei, Ph.D., Develops Data-Driven model to Detect Transportation Disruption During Extreme Events
UF Industrial & Systems Engineering Assistant Professor Mostafa Reisi Gahrooei, Ph.D., has received funding from the National Science Foundation for his research in developing a proactive, data-driven framework for monitoring road transportation networks during extreme events. The detection of abnormal… Read More
UF OEM Student is Named President of Valencia College
Kathleen Plinske, Ed.D., a current student of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering’s Outreach Engineering Management Program at the University of Florida, has been named Valencia College’s next president. Dr. Plinske will be the first woman to serve… Read More
UF ISE Alum Breaks Down Career Barriers with Motivation from Those Closest to Her
November 9, 2021
The road to success isn’t always easy, but Consuela Smith finds inspiration in the little things to continue to strive for greatness. Whether it’s comforting words from family or finding ways to give back to her community, she continues to… Read More
Remembering Donald W. Hearn
Donald W. Hearn, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida (UF), passed away on July 9, 2021, in Pinehurst, NC. Dr. Hearn received a bachelor’s degree in physics from the… Read More
UF Outreach Engineering Management Program Celebrates 25 Years
The University of Florida’s Outreach Engineering Management (OEM) master’s program celebrates 25 years since its inception in 1996. Housed in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE), OEM is geared towards working professionals who wish to receive a master’s degree in ISE with a concentration in Engineering Management. Beginning… Read More
OEM Alum Jon Gotwald Named Florida Engineering Society Pinellas Engineer of the Year
May 29, 2019
Jon Gotwald, an Outreach Engineering Management (OEM) Program alum, has received the 2018 Engineer of the Year Award, given by the Florida Engineering Society (FES), Pinellas Chapter. This prestigious award is presented to one FES member each year who not… Read More