Grant & Funding - Industrial & Systems Engineering - Bagley College of Engineering - Page 2

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…

October 27, 2006


ISE Improving Safety and Performance of UPS Drivers

Dr. Kari Babski-Reeves is the contract Principal Investigator for a $450,000 grant from United Parcel Service (UPS). This effort is being conducted in conjunction with researchers in the Human Factors and Ergonomics option at Virginia Tech. The focus of the research is the development and enhancement of current delivery service provider training programs to improve…

October 24, 2006


ISE Professor Receives $441,000 Grant to Improve Homeland Security on Inland Waterways

Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Professor Mingzhou Jin is the Principal Investigator for a $441,000 grant from the United States Department of Homeland Security. The project is a jointed effort between Mississippi State University (MSU) and the Oak Ridge National Lab. ISE Professors John Usher and Royce Bowden, Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor William McAnally,…

October 16, 2006


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…

October 5, 2006