Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Dr. Matthew Frank - Associate Professor

Office: 3023 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 294-0389
Curriculum Vitae - Profile
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2003
Manufacturing processes, rapid prototyping, CAD/CAM

Dr. Doug Gemmill - Associate Professor

Office: 3019 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 294-8731
Curriculum Vitae - Profile
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988
Optimization in systems design,simulation, Systems engineering

Dr. Carolyn Heising - Professor

Reliability, quality engineering, probabilistic risk analysis

Dr. Guiping Hu - Lecturer

Office: 3033 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 294-8638
Profile - Personal Webpage: Hu
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, 2009
Sustainable supply chain, operations research, sustainable agriculture, bio-renewable energy

Dr. John Jackman - Associate Professor

Office: 3025 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 294-0126
Curriculum Vitae - Profile
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1986
Metaengineering, manufacturing systems, electronic commerce

Dr. Howard Meeks - Associate Professor

Office: 3015 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 203-6404
Ph.D. Ohio State University, 1970
Profile - Personal Webpage: Meeks
TOC strategies,Production,Project management

Dr. Jo Min - Associate Professor

Office: 3012 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 294-8095
Curriculum Vitae - Profile
Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley, 1990
Supply chains, production systems and inventory control, pricing and costing theory

Dr. Gary Mirka - Professor and Chair

Office: 3004 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 294-8661
Curriculum Vitae - Profile
Ph.D. Ohio State University, 1992
Ergonomics, biomechanics, task performance

Dr. Max Morris - Professor

Office: 3020 Black Eng./102 Snedecor - Phone: (515) 294-2775 (Stat); 294-1447 (IMSE)
Curriculum Vitae - Profile - Personal Webpage: Morris
Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Experimental design, spatial sampling and modeling, design and analysis of computer experiments

Dr. Sigurdur Olafsson - Associate Professor

Office: 3018 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 294-8908
Curriculum Vitae - Profile - Personal Webpage: Olafsson
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998
Knowledge discovery and data mining, stochastic optimization, simulation

Dr. Frank Peters - Associate Professor

Office: 3021 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 294-3855
Curriculum Vitae - Profile
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1996
Manufacturing processes and systems, metal casting process control, dimensional variability

Leslie Potter - Senior Lecturer

Office: 3029 Black Engineering - Phone: (515)294-1447
Curriculum Vitae - Profile - Personal Webpage: Potter
M.S. Pennsylvania State University
Senior capstone design

Dr. Sarah Ryan - Professor

Office: 3014 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 294-4347
Curriculum Vitae - Profile - Personal Webpage: Ryan
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1988
Stochastic modeling, dynamic optimization, capacity planning

Dr. Dave Sly - Lecturer

Office: 3031 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 450-2335
Curriculum Vitae - Profile
Ph.D. Iowa State University, 2004
Information technology, engineering economy

Dr. Richard Stone - Assistant Professor

Office: 3027 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 294-3644
Curriculum Vitae - Profile
Ph.D. University of Buffalo, 2008
Cognitive Engineering, Human Computer Interaction

Dr. Stephen Vardeman - Professor

Office: 3022 Black Eng./304D Snedecor - Phone: (515) 294-2535 (Stat); 294-9068 (IMSE)
Curriculum Vitae - Personal Webpage: Vardeman
Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1975
Statistical quality control, general engineering statistics, discrete stochastic control theory

Dr. Lizhi Wang - Assistant Professor

Office: 3016 Black Engineering - Phone: (515) 294-1757
Curriculum Vitae - Profile - Personal Webpage: Wang
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, 2007
Mathematical programming, statistics, economics, and game theory

Kevin Brownfield

kjbiastate.edu

Lori Bushore

bushoreiastate.edu

Graduate program questions, applications and admission, approval of forms

Donna Cerka

dmcerkaiastate.edu

Travel plans, hourly pay, purchasing, travel expense vouchers

Jeff Eichorn

Administrative Specialist
Office: 3011 Black Engineering
Phone: 294-9112
Email: jeichorniastate.edu
Budget planning and monitoring, proposal submission, purchasing, building supervisor

Lynn Franco

Administrative Staff
Office: 3004 Black Engineering
Phone: (515) 294-0127
Email: mlfrancoiastate.edu
Administrative assistant to department chair; human resources; coordinator public relations for IMSE

Devna Popejoy-Sheriff

devnaiastate.edu

Undergraduate student advising, learning community, open houses and recruiting

Mike Renze

Systems Support Specialist
Office: 3004 Black Engineering
Phone (515) 450-3775 (cell)
Email: mdrenzeiastate.edu
Computer maintenance, software troubleshooting, student computer account administration