Industrial Engineering Students and Faculty Recognized at National Conference

Industrial Engineering students and faculty received a variety of honors at a national conference of the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineers.

The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) spring conference took place virtually Oct. 31 to Nov. 3.

Professor Burak Eksioglu and his team received the IISE Modeling & Simulation Division Outstanding Paper Award for their paper "Prediction Model for Energy Consumption in Heavy-Duty Vehicle Formations." The team included: Matthias Schmid, Dahui Liu, Nathan Huynh, and Gurcan Comert.

Professor Manuel Rossetti, who also directs the interdisciplinary Data Science undergraduate program, was honored for his teaching by the Modeling and Simulation Division.

Sandra Eksioglu, John M. and Marie G. Hefley Professor in Logistics and Entrepreneurship, was co-author on a paper titled "Stochastic Supply Chain Optimization Model for Delivery of Pre-Processed Biomass," which earned the "Best Student Paper" award for the Energy Systems track. The paper was authored by Vikas Garg, who was Eksioglu's doctoral student at Clemson University. Clemson's Yongjia Song was also a co-author on the paper.  

A team of students from Sandra Eksioglu's Logistics and Transportation course were also recognized for winning the Student Problem Competition organized by the Logistics and Supply Chain Division of IISE.

Industrial Engineering students also earned several scholarships:

• Senior Camila Schrader was the recipient of the C.B. Gambrell Undergraduate Scholarship, an award based upon the nominee's scholastic ability, character, leadership and potential service to the industrial engineering profession.
• Two students received the Dwight D. Gardner Scholarship — seniors Patrick Dougherty and Conner Waybright.
• The Marvin Mundel Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Madeline Suellentrop. Priority for the scholarship is given to students who have demonstrated an interest in work measurement and methods engineering.
• The John F. Fargher Scholarship was awarded to doctoral student Maryam Alimohammadi. The award is intended to recognize academic excellence and noteworthy contribution to the development of the industrial engineering profession.

Edward Pohl, head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Twenty-First Century Professor of Engineering, said the awards represented the dedication of the department's faculty and students.

"We are so proud of all of these accomplishments," he said. "It is a testimony to the hard work and excellent students and faculty of the Industrial Engineering Department."