An island of winners
IIE honored top achievers at this year's Annual Conference in Puerto Rico
Each year at the IIE Annual Conference and Expo, the Institute of Industrial Engineers recognizes those who have made significant achievements in research, service and industry that advance the industrial and systems engineering profession. This year, the event was in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and featured an impressive array of professionals and students receiving much-deserved honors and awards. Below is a list of award winners.
Frank & Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award
Allen Soyster
Captains of Industry
Felix Diaz, Pall Corp.
Guy Primus, Overbrook Entertainment
Albert G. Holzman Distinguished Educator Award
Bopaya Bidanda, University of Pittsburgh
David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award
James Wilson, North Carolina State University
Fellows
Majid Abab, Boeing
Bram Corbijn van Willenswaard, Technologies BV
Toni Doolen, Oregon State University
Andris Freivalds, The Pennsylvania State University
Joseph Hartman, University of Florida
Andrew Jardine, University of Toronto
Joseph Pignatiello Jr., Air Force Institute of Technology
Sarah Ryan, Iowa State University
Roberto Zarama, Universidad de los Andes
Dr. Hamed K. Eldin Outstanding Early Career IE in Academia
Jingyan Dong, North Carolina State University
Outstanding Early Career IE in Business/Industry
Brandon Theiss, Medtronic Spinal
Fred C. Crane Distinguished Service Award
Joseph Hartman, University of Florida
Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award
First place: Osman Ozaltin, University of Waterloo
James W. Barany Student Award for Excellence
First place: Lindsey Gerstad, Bradley University
Middle Career Leadership Award
Joan Wagner, Spirit AeroSystems
Award for Technical Innovation
Sheldon Jacobson, University of Illinois
Graduate Research Award
Akshay Ghurye, The Pennsylvania State University
IIE Joint Publishers Book-of-the-Year
Ravi Ravindran and Donald Warsing, Supply Chain Engineering: Models and Applications
IIE Transactions Awards
Design and Manufacturing Best Paper: “Designing Manufacturing Facility Layouts to Mitigate Congestion,” Min Zhang, Rajan Batta and Rakesh Nagi
Design and Manufacturing Best Application Paper: “Optimally Loading Tow Trains for Just-In-Time Supply of Mixed-Model Assembly Lines,” Simon Emde, Malte Fliedner and Nils Boysen
Operations Engineering and Analysis Best Paper: “Defeating Symmetry in Combinatorial Optimization via Objective Function Perturbations and Hierarchical Constraints,” A. Ghoniem and H.D. Sherali
Operations Engineering and Analysis Best Application Paper: “Risk-adjusted Budget Allocation Models with Application in Homeland Security,” Jian Hu, Tito Homem-de-Mello and Sanjay Mehrotra
Quality and Reliability Engineering Best Paper: “Patterns of the Birnbaum Importance in Linear Consecutive-K-out-of-N Systems,” Xiaoyan Zhu, Qingzhu Yao and Way Kuo
Quality and Reliability Engineering Best Application Paper: “Sequential Measurement Strategy for Wafer Geometric Profile Estimation,” Ran Jin, Chia-Jung Chang and Jianjun Shi
Scheduling and Logistics Best Paper: “Reducing Emergency Department Waiting Times by Adjusting Work Shifts Considering Patient Visits to Multiple Care Providers,” David Sinreich, Ola Jabail and Nico Dellaert
Outstanding IIE Publication
Elsayed Elsayed, Reliability Engineering, Second Edition
UPS Minority Advancement
Andres Carrano and Matthew Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology
Golomski Award
“Fault Diagnosis for Multi-state Equipment with Multiple Failure Modes,” Ming J. Zuo and Ramin Moghaddass
SEMS Management Award
Art Muniz, UPS
Wellington Award
Jane Fraser, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Scholarships and fellowships
A.O. Putnam Memorial Scholarships
Benjamin Johnson, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Briana Schultz, The Ohio State University
C.B. Gambrell Undergraduate Scholarship
David Ribeiro, Rutgers University
Dwight D. Gardner Scholarships
Christopher Bayles, University of Arkansas
Olivia Girod, Oregon State University
Jacey Gombert, Clemson University
Kathleen Duggan, Arizona State University
E.J. Sierleja Memorial Fellowship
Ridvan Gedik, University of Arkansas
Gilbreth Memorial Fellowships
Banafsheh Behzad, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Austin Buchanan, Texas A&M University
Jingjing Tong, University of Arkansas
Harold and Inge Marcus Scholarships
Garrett Austin, Arizona State University
Nicole Dunham, Arizona State University
Jonathan Fako, University of Pittsburgh
Andrew Wharton, The Ohio State University
IIE Council of Fellows Scholarships
Spenser Brown, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Hannah Corbitt, University of Arkansas
John F. Fargher Scholarship
Akkarapol Sa-ngasoongsong, Oklahoma State University
John L. Imhoff Scholarship
Vera Lo, University of Michigan
Lisa Zaken Award for Excellence
Kali Williams, University of Miami
Marvin Mundel Memorial Scholarships
Dong Yeob Kim, Texas Tech University
Andrea Melgoza Hernandez, ITESO Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara
Presidents Scholarship
Benjamin Taylor, Ohio University
Society for Health Systems Scholarship
Christina Boeryd, California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo
UPS Scholarship for Female Students
Katy Accurso, University of Arkansas
UPS Scholarship for Minority Students
Gian-Gabriel Garcia, University of Pittsburgh
Innovations in Curriculum Competition
First place: Tyco Fredericks, Azim Houshyar and Robert White, Western Michigan University, “Development of Curriculum for Industrial & Entrepreneurial Engineering”
IIE/Rockwell Automation Student Simulation Competition
First place: Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, “TIIEAM,” Team members: Hector Villarreal Garza, Yan Lin Clemintina Chen Lopez and Mariana Elizabeth Trevino Ferrer; faculty advisor: Heriberto Garcia Reyes
IIE Undergraduate Student Technical Paper Competition
First place: Alfonso Alejandro Lara Negrete, Instituto Tecnologico de San Luis Potosi, “Labor Cost Decrease Due to Air Supply Component Process Introduction”
Lean Division Best Practice Award
First place: Hemantha Perera and Lalith Herath, MAS Linea Aqua, “Manufacturing Practices for Operational Excellence in the Apparel Industry”
Outstanding Faculty Advisor Awards
Global Level Honoree
José Antonio Vázquez Ibarra (Mexican Region), Universidad Politécnica de Aguacalientes
Regional Level Honorees
Central and South American Region: Anael Espinal, UNITEC Honduras
Mexican Region: José Antonio Vázquez Ibarra, Universidad Politécnica de Aguacalientes
Mid-Atlantic Region: Kevin Taaffe, Clemson University
South Central Region: Chase Rainwater, University of Arkansas
Southeast Region: Christopher Geiger, University of Central Florida
Society and Division Honors
CIS Division Student Paper Competition
Inki Kim, The Pennsylvania State University, “Analytic Scheme to Organize Large Archived Data into Hierarchical Affinity”
Construction Division Student Paper Competition
Isabelle Johnson, University of Southern California, “The Potential and Obstacles of Integrated Project Delivery”
Lean Division Student Paper Competition
Rehab Ali, Nile University, “Investigating the Impact of the Dynamics Associated with Increasing Responsiveness Level on Leanness”
Lean Division Teaching Award
Rupy Sawhney, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Logistics and Supply Chain Division Teaching Award
Russell Meller, University of Arkansas
Operational Research Division Teaching Award
Alex Savachkin, University of South Florida
QCRE Division Student Paper Award
Kaibo Liu, Georgia Tech, “Adaptive Sensor Allocation Strategy for Process Monitoring and Diagnosis in a Bayesian Network”
SEMS Student Paper Competition
Victoria Andrea Cabrera, Universidad de Monterrey, “An Agile Distribution Strategy for Improving on Time Delivery”
SHS Student Paper Competition
Graduate Level: Sabrina Casucci, University at Buffalo, SUNY, “A Theoretical Model for Patient Care Transition Process to Reduce Hospital Readmissions”
UPS Minority Advancement
Andres Carrano and Matthew Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology
ISERC Best Track Papers Awards
Computers and Information Systems: “GIS-Based Hierarchical Multi-Objective Supply Chain Network Design: A Proposed Tool and Case Study,” Ting Lei and Gul E. Okudan Kremer
Engineering Economy: “Expected Profit under Maximin and Minimax Rules,” Guanghua Han, Chin Hon Tan and Joseph Hartman
Engineering Management: “Improving Departmental Quality Performance with Interdepartmental Integration,” Qing Li, Wiljeana Glover, Eitan Naveh and Michael Gross
Facility Logistics: “Using Empirical Data to Assess Performance in Overall Warehouse Design,” Lisa Thomas and Russ Meller
Healthcare Systems: “Optimization of Inpatient Hemodialysis Scheduling Considering Efficiency and Treatment Delays,” Manuel Tolentino Pena, Michael Kuhl and Ruben Proano
Homeland Security: “Bayesian Kernel Model for Disruptive Event Data,” Hiba Baroud, Kash Barker, Raychal Lurvey and Cameron MacKenzie
Lean Systems: “A Case Study of Lean Implementation at Sandia National Laboratories,” Hung-da Wan, F.F. Chen, Raul De Luna and Mike R. Lopez
Manufacturing and Design: “Cell Viability Characterization of Bioprintable Blood-vessel-like Cellular Channels toward 3-D Organ Fabrication,” Yin Yu and Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat
Modeling and Simulation: “Early Detection of Bioterrorism: Monitoring Disease Diffusion through Multilayered Networks,” Sean Barnes, Bruce Golden, Inbal Yahav and Edward Wasil
Operations Research: “Solving Chance-Constrained Spanning k-Core Problem via Decomposition and Integer Programming,” Juan Ma and Baski Balasundaram
Production Planning and Scheduling: “Quantity Discount Mechanisms in a Two-level Supply Chain,” Joseph Geunes, Yongpei Guan and Jing Ma
Quality and Reliability Engineering: “Managing Operational Availability via Integrated Redundancy Allocation and Spare Parts Provisioning,” Haitao Liao and Wei Xie and Tongdan Jin
Supply Chain and Logistics: “Robust Inventory Control Problem under Lead-time Uncertainty,” Andreas Thorsen, Hongcheng Liu and Tao Yao
Work Systems: “Using a Systems Dynamics Model to Assess Skill Level Impact,” Jill Urbanic and George Bacioiu
Doctoral Colloquium Posters
First Place: Mr. Mohammad Yazdani, Oregon State University
“Application of the Branch-and-Price and FIEI algorithms in a flow shop PCB assembly”
Advisor: Logen Logendran
Second Place: Mr. Behrooz Kamali, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
“Risk-based decision support for adult and pediatric patient triage in emergency response”
Advisor: Douglas Bish
Third Place (tied): Ms. Muge Capan, North Carolina State University
“Optimizing Rapid Response Decisions to Improve Patient Care”
Advisor: Julie Ivy
Third Place (tied): Ms. Irem Sengul, North Carolina State University
“Modeling for Equitable Food Distribution and Capacity Allocation in North Carolina”
Advisor: Julie Ivy