Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering — College of Engineering, Iowa State University

Mingyi Hong

February 27, 2015Optimization is like climbing a mountain. The goal is to find a path to reach the top as safely and as quickly as
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Caroline Krejci

February 27, 2015Dr. Caroline Krejci is interested in the development of management policies that support long-term system sustainability. Her current application area is food systems,
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Iris Rivero

October 27, 2014Dr. Rivero’s general area of research is manufacturing with focus in the design of bulk fabrication approaches of material systems with multifunctional capabilities.
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Stephen Gilbert

October 27, 2014When lives are at stake, you don’t want an interface that gets in your way. Dr. Gilbert is interested in making sure that
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Michael Dorneich

October 27, 2014In our increasingly complex world, we require technology that is more capable, more aware, and more tightly couples with user needs. Dr. Dorneich
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Max Morris

December 30, 2013Large computer models often involve thousands of input and output quantities and can require days of execution time. A focus of Dr. Morris’
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Sigurdur Olafsson

December 30, 2013Meaningful and useful patterns in databases are often hidden and unexpected, which implies that they may not be uncovered by hypothesis-driven methods. In
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Frank Peters

December 30, 2013Variability happens. A major thrust of Dr. Peters’ teaching and research is to control or minimize variability that occurs within manufacturing processes and
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Gary Mirka

December 30, 2013Over their lifetime, nearly 70% of all individuals in the work force will have a back injury that will keep them from working.
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Leslie Potter

December 30, 2013“Time is money.” The old adage still rings true, and as industrial engineers, it is critical that we exemplify efficient and economic action.
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Jo Min

December 30, 2013Dr. Min is interested in the economically efficient and effective design and analysis of energy and environmental systems. Application areas are in the
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John Jackman

December 30, 2013In engineering complex systems, we need to anticipate the unexpected. Some outcomes are easily predicted. Othes pose unique challenges due to the complex
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December 30, 2013Dr. Hu applies optimization, game theory, and statistical methods to product lifecycle analysis, green manufacturing, sustainable supply chain management. Her research includes integrated
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Matt Frank

December 30, 2013Dr. Frank’s research focuses on new methods for Rapid Manufacturing and Prototyping. The term rapid refers to fast and simplified setup and process
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Sarah Ryan

December 13, 2013Dr. Ryan does research on decision-making over time under uncertainty. A choice has to be made now with limited information about its short-
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Dave Sly

December 13, 2013As a grad student in IMSE at Iowa State, Dr. Sly developed a method for diagramming and analyzing material flows within the AutoCAD
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Richard Stone

December 13, 2013Dr. Stone’s research focuses on enhancing human performance with consideration to cognitive, physiological, environmental and technological factors. Current work includes areas such as
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Stephen Vardeman

December 13, 2013Effective engineering depends critically upon effective collection and analysis of empirical data. This requires effective measurement: measurement that is valid, precise, and accurate.
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Lizhi Wang

October 9, 2013Go is a strategic board game, and the number of possible games far exceeds the number of atoms in the known universe. The
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