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ISE Professor Named Associate Editor
Dr. John Usher, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has been named associate editor of the International Journal of Collaborative Enterprise (IJCEnt). The IJCEnt provides a global forum for exchanging research findings on new concepts for the systematic integration of methods dealing with people, process and technology that can lead to the development of capability…
ISE and CAVS Helping to Improve Prospective Automotive Plant Sites
Professors Burak Eksioglu, Sandra Eksioglu, and Mingzhou Jin of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) are Co-Principal Investigators with Clay Walden and Steve Puryear from CAVS Extension of a $131,000 grant from the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). Their goal is to assist MDOT with preliminary site planning for prospective automotive manufacturing plants….
ISE and CAVS Helping Iowa to Build Virtual Soldier
Dr. Kari Babski-Reeves, Assistant Professor of ISE, is co-principal investigator on a project entitled “Validation of Optimization-Based Formulations and Performance of Dynamic Human Models: A comparison of real and simulated design assessments”. This $1.2 million CAVS initiated project is being performed in conjunction with the University of Iowa’s Virtual Soldier Research program for the U.S….
ISE Professors Determine True Value of Outsourcing
Dr. Burak Eksioglu, Assistant Professor of ISE, is principal investigator of a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to study aspects of the furniture industry in Mississippi. The $62,000 grant was facilitated by MSU’s Franklin Furniture Institute directed by Dr. Steve Taylor. Dr. Eksioglu and co-principal investigators Dr. Jilei Zhang from Forest Products, and…
ISE Professor Honored by Academy of Distinguished Teachers
Dr. Stan Bullington was selected by a committee of engineering faculty and students as an inaugural inductee into the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers. His selection for this significant distinction was based on the following criteria: –Outstanding teachers engage students in the learning process and motivate students to succeed in the classroom…
An ISE Trailblazer from an MSU Family of Trailblazers
Dr. Jessica Oswalt Matson is the 2007 Distinguished Fellow of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Jessica has had a very honorable career since receiving her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Mississippi State in 1975. She is a trailblazer from an MSU family of trailblazers. Jessica’s father, Professor Jesse Oswalt, blazed an exciting new trail…
MSU Helping to Secure Electric Power Grid
Professor Kari Babski-Reeves of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) is a Co-Principal Investigator for a $588,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The Principal Investigator for the project is Professor Nick Younan of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Other Co-Principal Investigators include ECE Professors Noel Schulz and Roger…
ISE Designing National Emergency Communications System
Professors Sandra Eksioglu and Burak Eksioglu of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering are Co-Principal Investigators for a $497,000 grant from the United States Department of Homeland Security. The project is a joint effort between Mississippi State University and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Principal Investigator for the project is Professor Lori Bruce…
ISE Professor Receives $837,540 Grant to Model Pedestrian Traffic
Professor John Usher is the Principal Investigator for an $837,540 grant from the United States Department of Transportation. Professors Lesley Strawderman and Royce Bowden are also involved with the project. The focus of the research program will be on the development of methodologies and software algorithms necessary for realistic simulation of pedestrian traffic at intermodal…
Dr. Burak Eksioglu tied for first place in the Bagley College of Engineering 2006 Outstanding Research Paper competition
Dr. Burak Eksioglu tied for first place in the Bagley College of Engineering 2006 Outstanding Research Paper competition. His paper titled “Subset Selection in Multiple Linear Regression: a New Mathematical Programming Approach” was published in Computers and Industrial Engineering. Dr. Eksioglu is most deserving of this significant recognition.