Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

People and Offices

Main Office

2019 Black Engineering
Tel:  515-294-1682
FAX: 515-294-3524

Faculty

 

Dr. Matthew Frank

Assistant Professor
Office: 2080 Black Engineering
Phone: 515-294-0389
Email: mfrank@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2003

Manufacturing processes, rapid prototyping, CAD/CAM
Research Brief

 

Dr. Doug Gemmill

Associate Professor
Office: 3019 Black Engineering
Phone: (515)294-8731
Email: n2ddg@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988

Optimization in systems design,simulation, Systems engineering
Research Brief

 

Dr. Carolyn Heising

Professor
Office: 3017 Black Engineering
Phone: (515)294-0124
Email: cheising@iastate.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Stanford University, 1978

Reliability, quality engineering, probabilistic risk analysis
Research Brief


Dr. John Jackman

Associate Professor
Office: 2106 Black Engineering
Phone: (515)294-0126
Email: jkj@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1986

Metaengineering, manufacturing systems, electronic commerce
Research Brief

 

Dr. Howard Meeks

Associate Professor
Office: 3015 Black Engineering
Phone: (515)294-2131
Email: hdmeeks@iastate.edu
Ph.D. Ohio State University, 1970

TOC strategies,Production,Project management
Research Brief

Personal Homepage: Meeks

 

Dr. Jo Min

Associate Professor
Office: 3012 Black Engineering
Phone: (515)294-8095
Email:jomin@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley, 1990

Supply chains, production systems and inventory control, pricing and costing theory
Research Brief

 

Dr. Gary Mirka

Professor and Chair
Office: 2019 Black Engineering
Phone: (515)294-8661
Email:mirka@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Ohio State University, 1992

Ergonomics, biomechanics, task performance
Research Brief

 

Dr. Max Morris

Professor
Office: 2104 Black Engineering/102 Snedecor
Phone: (515)294-2775
Email: mmorris@iastate.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Experimental design, spatial sampling and modeling, design and analysis of computer experiments
Research Brief

Personal Homepage: Morris

Dr. Sigurdur Olafsson

Associate Professor
Office: 3016 Black Engineering
Phone: (515) 294-8908
Email: olafsson@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998

Knowledge discovery and data mining, stochastic optimization, simulation
Research Brief

Personal Homepage: Olafsson


Dr. Frank Peters

Associate Professor
Office: 2088 Black Engineering
Phone: (515)294-3855
Email: fpeters@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1996

Manufacturing processes and systems, metal casting process control, dimensional variability

Research Brief

 

 

Leslie Potter

Lecturer
Office: 2104 Black Engineering
Phone: (515)294-1447
Email: lpotter

Curriculum Vitae
M.S. Pennsylvania State University

Senior capstone design
Research Brief

Personal Homepage:  Potter


Dr. Sarah Ryan

Associate Professor
Office: 3014 Black Engineering
Phone: 294-4347
Email: smryan@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1988

Stochastic modeling, dynamic optimization, capacity planning
Research Brief

Personal Homepage: Ryan

 

Dr. Dave Sly

Lecturer
Office: 2102 Black Engineering
Phone: (515) 450-2335
Email: davesly@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Iowa State University, 2004

Information technology, engineering economy
Research Brief

 

Dr. Stephen Vardeman

Professor
Office: 2096 Black Engineering/304D Snedecor
Phone: (515)294-2535
Email: vardeman@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1975

Statistical quality control, general engineering statistics, discrete stochastic control theory

Personal Homepage: Vardeman


Dr. Lizhi Wang

Assistant Professor
Office: 3016 Black Engineering
Phone: 294-1757
Email: lzwang@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, 2007

Mathematical programming, statistics, economics, and game theory
Research Brief

Personal Homepage: Wang

 

Staff

Kevin Brownfield

Sr. ERD Machinist
Office: 2100 Black Engineering
Phone: (515) 294-5271
Email: kjb@iastate.edu

Prototyping, tool fabrication, precision machining

Lori Bushore

Student Services Secretary
Office: 2021 Black Engineering
Phone: (515) 294-0129
Email: bushore@iastate.edu

Graduate program questions, applications and admission, approval of forms

Donna Cerka

Secretary
Office: 2019 Black Engineering
Phone: (515) 294-0128
Email: dmcerka@iastate.edu

Travel plans, purchasing, travel expense vouchers

Jeff Eichorn

Administrative Specialist
Office: 2012 Black Engineering
Phone: 294-9112
Email: jeichorn@iastate.edu

Budget planning and monitoring, proposal submission, purchasing

Lynn Franco

Secretary
Office: 2019 Black Engineering
Phone: (515) 294-0127
Email: mlfranco@iastate.edu

Coordinates work and department projects, personnel administration, monitors building space

Devna Popejoy-Sheriff

Academic Advisor
Office:2016 Black Engineering
Phone: (515) 294-1603
Email: devna@iastate.edu

Undergraduate student advising, learning community, open houses and recruiting

Mike Renze

Systems Support Specialist
Office: 2008 Black Engineering
Email: mdrenze@iastate.edu

Computer maintenance, software troubleshooting, student computer account administration