IE graduate students Bokan Chen and Leilei Zhang won second place in the MOPTA (Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Application) 2014 competition. They presented their work August 13-15 at Lehigh University and were advised by Lizhi Wang. The following description appears on the competition website: “The management of the electricity system is fundamentally changing and becoming increasingly challenging. This …Continue reading “Chen and Zhang take second in MOPTA Competition”
A little over fifty years after graduating from Iowa State, many memories are still close to the surface for John Lanman, a 1963 graduate in industrial engineering. “I think of myself as being extremely interested in data and information, I remember going to the library at ISU and being amazed at the periodical room,” Lanman …Continue reading “Alumni profile: John Lanman”
Steven Way, senior in industrial engineering, combined his passions for soccer and giving back to others to create a new student organization at Iowa State. The organization, Pencils of Promise (PoP) at Iowa State University, is a service organization that is part of an international mission to build sustainable schooling programs in four countries around …Continue reading “IE senior leads new ISU student organization”
Professor Sarah Ryan presented at the IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting July 28 in National Harbor, Md. The paper, “Scenario Reduction for Stochastic Unit Commitment with Wind Penetration,” was authored by Ryan and PhD student Yonghan Feng and named one of the Best Conference Papers submitted.
Associate Professor Michael Dorneich was named a senior member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Senior member is the highest professional grade to which members can apply, reflecting experience, professional accomplishment and maturity. This level is attained by only 7 percent of IEEE’s 431,000 members.
A team of Iowa State University graduate students topped 98 other universities from 28 countries to capture first place in the 15th annual Data Mining Cup. Read more about the competition here.
Marlin Fischer, a 1980 industrial engineering alumnus, followed a unique career path after his time at Iowa State. Fischer accepted a series of jobs that led to a Hollywood career, a new company in Iowa and a career in the military. Read more about Fischer’s career here.
Mostafa Fawzy, a graduate student in industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, received an award for presenting one of the top five best posters in the Graduate and Professional Student Research Conference held in April at Iowa State. Fawzy’s poster, “Evaluating Sizing Fast Pyrolysis Unit for Energy Production using Pugh Concept Selection Matrix,” represents a framework of evaluation …Continue reading “Fawzy receives best poster award”
Stephen Gilbert, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, gave a keynote address on the challenges of interdisciplinary research at the Graduate and Professional Student Research Conference at Iowa State this spring. Gilbert’s talk, “The Pros and Cons of Interdisciplinary Research”, focused on the challenges researchers face as well as useful traits …Continue reading “Gilbert gives talk on interdisciplinary research”
Industrial engineering students in a solidification processes course learned about the mold making and casting processes used to create art for Iowa State’s campus. Students enrolled in the industrial engineering course I E 348, instructed by Professor Frank Peters, attended a lecture in Morrill Hall to “gain another perspective of the processes and capabilities” that …Continue reading “IE students learn history of campus art manufacturing at Iowa State”
Carl Kirpes, a graduate student in systems engineering, received second place in the IIE Construction Student paper competition this spring. The paper, entitled “Integrating Project Estimating & Cash Flow Analysis to Develop Companywide Resource Loading Projections,” was influenced by work Kirpes completed at GENESYS Systems Integrator in Kansas City. This was his first entry into the …Continue reading “Kirpes takes second place in national paper competition”
IE students who participated in the Undergraduate Research Program this spring presented their findings in a showcase on April 17. Participation in the research program has led to nearly a fourth of these students pursuing further education after completing their undergraduate degrees. The program has been in place for three semesters and is the only …Continue reading “Undergraduates present research projects”
Industrial engineering senior Benjamin Paul Jacobson recently received the Wallace E Barron Award All-University Senior Award. The award is an honor of the Iowa State Alumni Association and recognizes five outstanding seniors who display high character, outstanding achievement in academics and university/community involvement and promise to continue these exemplary qualities as alumni. Jacobson is the …Continue reading “IE student named Wallace E Barron All-University Senior”
Mike Hoefer, a junior in industrial engineering from Cedar Rapids, Iowa has been elected vice president of Iowa State’s Government of the Student Body for 2014-2015. As vice president, Hoefer will manage the internal affairs and projects of GSB. He will chair the senate meetings and work closely with cabinet members to ensure completion of …Continue reading “IE student elected vice president of GSB”
Thomas R. Scalf, BSIE’89, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Engine Products, from his current role as Vice President of Global Industrial Air Filtration. Scalf joined Donaldson in 1989 and has held a number of key roles including Plant Manager in the US and Europe, Director of Operations, and General Manager in the Exhaust and …Continue reading “IE alumnus promoted to Senior VP of Engine Products at Donaldson Company”
