Chancellor Emeritus John White Publishes Book on Leadership
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In Why it Matters: Reflections on Practical Leadership, White draws on his wealth of expertise acquired across a six-decade career as a corporate leader, chancellor, dean, educator, engineer, and consultant to create a thorough and thought-provoking treatise on leadership. Based in part on Leadership Practices and Principles, the course he designed and taught, Why It Matters weaves White’s inspiring personal story and observations on leadership with a treasure trove of leadership philosophy from some of the nation’s most respected corporate, military, political and nonprofit leaders.
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Xiao Liu Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award His project, entitled "Domain-Aware Statistical Learning," will contribute to the advancement of national competitiveness by transforming how governing physics and engineering domain knowledge is integrated into data-driven models for high-stakes applications. High-stakes engineering applications require interpretable models and explainable decisions. |
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Richard Cassady Named as New Co-Director of the Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center The Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center and the Office of Faculty Affairs are pleased to announce that Richard Cassady will serve as TFSC co-director. He will serve a three-year term replacing Don Johnson who is completing his service as co-director. The Support Center serves as an interactive resource for faculty to enhance teaching and learning. |
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I.E. Department Head Recognized for
Service to National Society
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Tres Bishop and Ed Pohl, Woodbury Award winners,
and Yesim Sireli, president of ASEM. |
Ed Pohl, professor and head of the department of industrial engineering, has been awarded the Frank Woodbury Special Service Award by the American Society for Engineering Management. The award was presented at the society’s international conference in Tampa, Florida, October 5-8.
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Introducing Our Newest Faculty Members |
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Alan Vazquez joined us as an Assistant Professor in August 2022. He received his PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Before joining the University of Arkansas, he was an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the Department of Statistics at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was also a Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Biosystems at the KU Leuven, Belgium. Alan’s research area is the interface between the fields of statistical design of experiments and operations research. His research is featured in high-impact journals such as Technometrics, Journal of Quality Technology and European Journal of Operational Research. |
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Brandon Crisel joined the department as an instructor in July 2022. He comes to us from the First-Year Engineering program in the College of Engineering, so he will be a familiar face to many of our students.
Brandon received his master’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas, a master’s degree in mathematics with emphasis in statistics from Arkansas State University and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Arkansas State University. His engineering research was in systems reliability, but his continued research has been in improving educational methods and practices, particularly in the STEM fields. |
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Engineering Faculty Travel to Monterrey, Mexico, to Connect with Educators
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Burak Eksioglu, Jose Fernando Camacho and Alan Vazquez at the College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, part of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. |
Two professors from the Department of Industrial Engineering recently traveled to Monterrey, Mexico, as part of an effort to recruit graduate students and build relationships with schools there.
Burak Eksioglu and Alan Vazquez traveled to Monterrey and met with representatives from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. In addition, they also met with faculty and students of the Department of Industrial Engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey. |
Multidisciplinary Team Receives NSF Grant to Build 'Urban Resilience'
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Xiao Liu, assistant professor of industrial engineering; Linyin Cheng, assistant professor of geosciences; and Song Yang, professor of sociology, have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to establish international networks to improve national urban resilience. The collaborators from other universities include Jennifer Pazour, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Hiba Baroud, Vanderbilt University; and Xiaowei Yue, Virginia Tech. |
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Grant to Develop Roadmap
for Smart Mobility Initiatives
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A new planning grant will support the University of Arkansas’ vision of becoming the preeminent university in smart mobility.
Smart mobility – autonomous, electrified, interconnected and shared – is revolutionizing how we move goods and people and will disrupt transportation sector business models.
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Industrial Engineering Student and Team Take First Prize in Hackathon
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Doctoral student Xiaotong Sun; advised by associate professor Justin Chimka, was part of a three-person team that recently won first prize in the American Society for Mechanical Engineers 2022 Hackathon. The team competed at the International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference held in St. Louis in August. |
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Industrial Engineering Honor Society Chapter Wins First Place Outstanding Chapter Award
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The U of A chapter of Alpha Pi Mu was awarded first place for the 2021-22 Outstanding Chapter Award. Over the past two semesters, the chapter has been very busy working to support students and the community with its efforts.
Some events the chapter sponsored were a welcome back breakfast for the start of the semester, a global studies event to explain the process of applying for global studies scholarships and a graduate school preparation event to answer questions about the process of applying for graduate school. |
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Industrial Engineering Students Earn Scholarships from Professional Society
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Four industrial engineering students recently received scholarships from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers totaling over $9,500. The institute awards 43 scholarships each year; other schools garnering more than two scholarships included Virginia Tech with seven, North Carolina State with six, Iowa State and Clemson with three. |
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The students from U of A are:
• Valerie Jackson, Dwight D. Gardner Scholarship
• Paris Joslin, Harold & Inge Marcus Scholarship
• Aysenur Betul Cengil, John L. Imhoff Scholarship
• Abigail Harris, UPS Scholarship for Female Students
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Student Professional Chapter Takes Cum Laude Award for Second Year!
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The student chapter of INFORMS, a graduate student professional organization at the U of A, recently won the Annual Chapter Cum Laude award for the second consecutive year. The award is based upon the activities throughout the previous year. Items rated include communications, special events and initiatives, community service, meetings and elections.
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Industrial Engineering Staff Member Selected as College Employee of the Year
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Sandy Sehon, a project and program specialist in the Industrial Engineering Department, has been named Employee of the Year in the College of Engineering. The Employee of the Year is an award generated from the Employee of the Quarter award winners.
Sehon started with the Department of Industrial Engineering in 2009 as an administrative support specialist and was quickly recognized for her expertise with accounting. She was promoted in 2010 to fiscal support specialist, and her current title is project/program specialist. |
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Ways to Give Back...
Would you like to help the Department continue to provide world-class industrial engineering education and relevant, cutting-edge research? Below are some options to do just that!
Annual Giving: Annual gifts to IE are generally unrestricted to help meet the greatest current needs of the department.
Endowments: Endowments are created to provide support into perpetuity. Examples of endowments in IE are scholarships, fellowships, and faculty chairs.
Planned Giving: Planned gifts can be as simple as a bequest (included in your estate plans). Other options include trust vehicles and annuities, which have potential to provide an income stream and significant tax benefits.
Are you ready to help today?
Go to onlinegiving.uark.edu choose
“Other department, program or fund (enter below)”
and enter account number: 30003454
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