Shreeram S. Abhyankar

Marshall Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Industrial Engineering
Professor of Computer Science

Address
Purdue University
Department of Mathematics
1395 Mathematical Sciences Building
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1395

Phone: (765) 494-1933
Fax: (765) 494-0548
E-mail: ram@math.purdue.edu
Office: Room 950, Mathematical Sciences Building

Degrees
B.Sc., Bombay University, 1951
A.M., Harvard University, 1952
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1955

Research Interests
Algebraic geometry
Commutative algebra
Local algebra
Theory of functions of several complex variables
Quantum electrodynamics
Circuit theory
Invariant theory
Combinatorics
Computer-aided design
Robotics

James W. Barany

Professor of Industrial Engineering and Associate Head for Academic Affairs

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5406
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: jwb@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 232, Grissom Hall

Degrees
B.S.M.E., University of Notre Dame, 1953
M.S.I.E., Purdue University, 1958
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1961

Research Interests
Human factors engineering
Work methods and measurement
Applied statistics

Moshe M. Barash

Ransburg Professor Emeritus of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5411
Fax: (765) 494-5448
E-mail: barash@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 1318A, Michael Golden Laboratories

Degrees
B.Sc., Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 1947
Dipl.-Ing., Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 1950
Ph.D., University of Manchester, England, 1958

Research Interests
Manufacturing systems engineering
Automation and control
Materials processing
Tribology
CAD/CAM

Barrett S. Caldwell

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5412
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: bcaldwel@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 228D, Grissom Hall

Degrees
Ph.D., University of California-Davis, Social Psychology, 1990
M.A., University of California-Davis, Social Psychology, 1987
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, 1985
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Humanities, 1985

Research Interests
Information Technology Use in Organizations
Information Flow, Knowledge Sharing, Team Coordination and Task Performance
Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems Engineering

Srinivasan Chandrasekar

Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-3623
Fax: (765) 494-5448
E-mail: chandy@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 1309B, Michael Golden Laboratories

Degrees
B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1981
M.S.M.E., Arizona State University, 1983
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1985

Research Interests
Materials processing and tribology
Manufacturing processes
Fracture

Tien-Chien "Ted" Chang

Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5436
Fax: (765) 494-5448
E-mail: tchang@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 1307B, Michael Golden Laboratories
Personal Home Page

Degrees
B.S., Chung Yuan University, 1976
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1980
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1982

Research Interests
Computer-aided manufacturing
Process planning
CAD/CAM

W. Dale Compton

Lillian M. Gilbreth Distinguished Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-0828
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: dcompton@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 228C, Grissom Hall

Degrees
B.A., Wabash College, 1949
M.S., University of Oklahoma, 1951
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1955

Research Interests
Condensed matter physics
Materials sciences
Automotive engineering
Combustion
Material engineering
Manufacturing systems
Management of technology

Ray E. Eberts

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5429
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: eberts@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 253, Grissom Hall
Personal Home Page

Degrees
B.A., University of California at San Diego, 1977
M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983

Research Interests
Human factors
Human-computer interaction
Training

Joseph I. ElGomayel

Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering

Degrees
B.S., Cairo University, 1950
M.S.I.E., Purdue University, 1961
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1963

Research Interests
Computerized manufacturing systems
Materials processing
Quality control

James H. Greene

Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering

Degrees
B.S.M.E., The University of Iowa, 1947
M.S.I.E., The University of Iowa, 1948
Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 1957

Research Interests
Manufacturing management
Production and inventory control

Mark A. Lawley

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5415
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: malawley@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 258, Grissom Hall
Personal Home Page

Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, October 1995
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thesis Topic: Structural Analysis and Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Advisor: Placid Ferreira

Master of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, August 1988
Auburn University
Thesis Topic: Robotic Mobility in Cellular Manufacturing
Advisor: J.T. Black

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, June 1982
Tennessee Technological University

Research Interests
Discrete event control of automated systems;
modeling and analysis of resource allocation problems in complex systems;
design and analysis of automated manufacturing systems.

Mark R. Lehto

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5428
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: lehto@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 259, Grissom Hall

Degrees
B.S.I.E., Oregon State University, 1978
M.S.I.E., Purdue University, 1981
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1985

Research Interests
Human factors
Safety engineering
Decision analysis

Ferdinand F. Leimkuhler

Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering

Colin L. Moodie

Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering

C. Richard Liu

Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5413
Fax: (765) 494-5448
E-mail: liuch@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 1307D, Michael Golden Laboratories

Degrees
B.S., National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 1966
M.S., University of Cincinnati, 1969
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1973

Research Interests
Superfinish hard turning
CAD/CAM
Intelligent manufacturing systems
Precision engineering
Representation
Classification
Integrated and concurrent planning and control

Thomas L. Morin

Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5418
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: morin@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 257, Grissom Hall

Degrees
B.S., Rutgers University, 1965
M.S., University of New Mexico, 1967
M.S., Case Western Reserve University, 1969
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1971

Research Interests
Artificial intelligence
Combinatorial optimization
Computational geometry
Energy and water resources systems
Dynamic programming
Logistics
Multiple objective optimization
Neural networks

Shimon Y. Nof

Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5427
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: nof@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 255, Grissom Hall
Personal Home Page

Degrees
B.Sc., Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 1969
M.Sc., Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 1972
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1976

Research Interests
Computer-integrated manufacturing and robotics
Production and manufacturing information systems
Facilities design and control
Artificial intelligence in manufacturing

Clifford C. Petersen

Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering

Degrees
B.S.E.E., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1949
M.S.I.E., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1966
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1970

Research Interests
Large-scale systems
System/cost effectiveness
Integer programming

Nagabhushana Prabhu

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5421
Fax: (765) 494-5448
E-mail: prabhu@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: MGL 1303
Personal Home Page

Degrees
B.Tech., Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 1987
Ph.D., Computer Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, 1991
Ph.D., Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, 1998

Research Interests
Continuous and Discrete Optimization
n-dimensional Discrete Geometry
General Relativity and Cosmology
Quantum Soliton Physics
Cancer Diagnosis

Ronald L. Rardin

Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5410
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: rardin@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 234, Grissom Hall
Personal Home Page

Degrees
B.A., University of Kansas, 1965
M.P.A., University of Kansas, 1967
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1974

Research Interests
Discrete optimization
Heuristic optimization
Network design

Jennifer K. Ryan

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-7523
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: jkryan@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 256, Grissom Hall
Personal Home Page

Degrees

Research Interests

Gavriel Salvendy

NEC Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5426
Fax: (765) 494-0874
E-mail: salvendy@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 263, Grissom Hall
Personal Home Page

Degrees
Diploma, Technion, Israel, 1961
Diploma, Institute of Productivity, Israel, 1962
Graduate Diploma, Brunel University, England, 1964
Graduate Diploma, University of Birmingham, England, 1965
M.Sc., University of Birmingham, England, 1966
Ph.D., University of Birmingham, England, 1968

Research Interests
Human-computer interaction
Cognitive engineering in knowledge-based systems
Human factors in advanced manufacturing technologies

Bruce W. Schmeiser

Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5422
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: schmeise@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 228B, Grissom Hall
Personal Home Page

Degrees
B.A., The University of Iowa, 1969
M.S., The University of Iowa, 1971
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1975

Research Interests
Computer simulation
Probability models
Operations research

James J. Solberg

Ransburg Professor of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering and Director of the Purdue Center for Collaborative Manufacturing (National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center)

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5441 or 494-7715 (CCM)
Fax: (765) 494-0811
E-mail: solberg@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 1318D, Michael Golden Laboratories
Room 114, Potter Engineering Center (CCM office)

Degrees
B.A., Harvard University, 1964
M.A., University of Michigan, 1967
M.S., University of Michigan, 1967
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1969

Research Interests
Manufacturing systems
Stochastic models
Queueing networks

Frederick T. (Tom) Sparrow

Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of the State Utility Forcasting Group (SUFG)

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
364E Potter Engineering Center
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-7043
Fax: (765) 494-2351
E-mail: fts@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 364E, Potter Engineering Center

Degrees
B.S., University of Michigan, 1953
M.B.A., Cornell University, 1956
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1962

Research Interests
Operations research
Engineering economics
Engineering and public policy
Energy, with emphasis on electricity
Transportation
Search theory
Natural resource economics
Tax policy

Julie Ann Stuart

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-6256
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: stuart@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 258, Grissom Hall
Personal Home Page

Degrees
B.S., Furman University, 1991
B.S.I.E., North Carolina State University, 1992
M.S.I.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996

Research Interests
Production planning
Reverse production systems planning and analysis
Forward and reverse distribution center design and analysis

Arnold L. Sweet

Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5424
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: sweeta@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 238, Grissom Hall
Personal Home Page

Degrees
B.M.E., The City College of New York, 1956
M.S.M.E., University of Maryland, 1959
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1964

Research Interests
Applied probability and stochastic processes
Time series forecasting
Statistical quality control
Reliability

Joseph J. Talavage

Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering

J.M.A. Tanchoco

Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West LafayeTTE, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-4379
Fax: (765) 494-5448
E-mail: tanchoco@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 1307A, Michael Golden Laboratories
Personal Home Page

Degrees
A.B., Ateneo De Manila University, 1966
B.S.I.E., University of the Philippines, 1968
M.S.I.E., Purdue University, 1972
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1975

Research Interests
Production and manufacturing systems planning
Material flow planning and control
Automated material handling
Production and manufacturing economics

Marlin U. Thomas

Professor of Industrial Engineering. Director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies.

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
304 Potter Engineering Center
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-7037
Fax: (765) 494-2351
E-mail: muthomas@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 304, Potter Engineering Center

Degrees
B.S.E., University of Michigan-Dearborn, 1967
M.S.E., University of Michigan, 1968
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1971

Research Interests
Operations research
Stochastic modeling
Reliability and warranties

Jay F. Tu

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-5416
Fax: (765) 494-5448
E-mail: tujf@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 1307E, Michael Golden Laboratories
Personal Home Page

Degrees
B.S., National Taiwan University, 1981
M.S., National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 1983
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1991

Research Interests
High-precision, high-productivity manufacturing systems
Machine tool spindle technology<
CO2 laser welding processes

Reha M. Uzsoy

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-0829
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: uzsoy@ecn.purdue.edu
Office: Room 228D, Grissom Hall
Personal Home Page

Degrees
B.S.I.E., Bogazici University, Istanbul, 1984
B.S., Bogazici University, 1985
M.S.I.E., Bogazici University, 1986
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1990

Research Interests
Production planning and scheduling
Facility design
Semiconductor manufacturing
Cost and economic analysis

Yuehwern Yih

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

Address
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
1287 Grissom Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1287

Phone: (765) 494-0826
Fax: (765) 494-1299
E-mail: yih@purdue.edu
Office: Room 261, Grissom Hall
Personal Home Page

Degrees
B.S., National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 1984
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988

Research Interests
Real-time scheduling
Machine learning
Artificial intelligence applications in production planning and control
Computer integrated manufacturing

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