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Message from the Chair
We are pleased to share with you news and events from the UF Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering.
David Kaber, Ph.D.
Dean’s Leadership Professor
ISE Department Chair
UF ANNOUNCED AS HUB TO EXPAND WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTERS
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) announced recently that it is expanding America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) to three locations in Florida.
AUTODESK INVESTS IN UF TO DRIVE STUDENT SUCCESS AND INNOVATION
Two Colleges at UF recently received a $300,000 gift from Autodesk Inc. The gift will support student success and aims to bring research into alignment for advanced industrialized construction.
CENTER FOR APPLIED OPTIMIZATION HOSTS PANOPTIC WORKSHOP
The Center for Applied Optimization hosted a two-day workshop to promote collaborations among scholars in global optimization and to honor Panos Pardalos, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the ISE Department.
TWO ALUMNI INDUCTED INTO DEPARTMENT HALL OF FAME
Trey Lauderdale (BS ISE ’04) and Josh Bass (BS ISE ’97) were recently recognized for exemplary careers in ISE and sustaining engagements of the University and the department.
UF ISE GRADUATE PROGRAM RANKS #11 AMONG PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
The Industrial and Systems Engineering graduate program moved up two spots to No. 11 in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings among public graduate engineering programs, the department’s highest rank in the past five years.
ISE WELCOMES A PAIR OF NEW FACULTY TO THE DEPARTMENT
Suman Chowdhury, Ph.D., and Murwan Siddig, Ph.D., bring years of higher education experience to Gainesville.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM HOLDS NO. 11 IN UPDATED RANKINGS
The UF ISE undergrad program maintains a high spot once again in the recent U.S. News & World Report rankings.