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When University of Florida graduate Andres Espinosa isn’t optimizing supply chains, diving into transportation research or fine-tuning an artificial intelligence model to compose video game music, he often can be found on the pickleball court or strumming his guitar.

The Outreach Engineering Management (OEM) program at the University of Florida celebrated a major milestone in May as it surpassed 1,000 graduates. The achievement highlights the program’s success in shaping and cultivating future engineering leaders.  

Welcome to the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida’s digital newsletter. Each semester, you will receive a message from us highlighting departmental updates and successes. We look forward to connecting with you! Message from the Chair Thank you for your continued support of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering! >>> Iris […]

For the second consecutive year, Scott Bartnick, a 2015 graduate of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, has been named a Gator100 honoree. The award honors UF alumni who have created some of the fastest-growing businesses in the world. Bartnick is the co-founder and CEO of Otter PR, […]

Xiang Zhong grew up with her role model. 

“My mother was an engineering faculty member in a Chinese university,” said Zhong, Ph.D., an associate professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.

By David Schlenker The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded University of Florida engineering professor Aleksandr Kazachkov $550,213 to develop integer optimization technology that may enhance power system operations, vehicle routing, and even organ transplant allocation.  The NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program grant will fund research to improve the scalability, speed, and reliability […]

By Megan Howard ISE Student Profile From farming to government to engineering, University of Florida Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) junior Allen Kurian doesn’t spend much time relaxing. On the weekends, he can be found on his family’s Newberry-area farm, working in the barn or driving the tractor. During the weekdays, he can be found attending […]

The Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering added two more successful executives to its Alumni Hall of Fame on Sunday, honoring two men who took their University of Florida degrees to new heights. Inducted were Kevin Teehan, a 1988 UF graduate and current technology consultant, and Eric R. Stern, a 1983 (bachelor’s) and 2011 (master’s) UF graduate […]

Nearly 10 years after his death, diehard Gator and lumber magnate Harold D. Haldeman, Jr. continues to make a difference for engineering students at the University of Florida. A 1950 graduate of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering who first established a fellowship for ISE students in 2011, Haldeman died […]

Welcome to the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida’s digital newsletter. Each semester, you will receive a message from us highlighting departmental updates and successes. We look forward to connecting with you! Message from the Chair Thank you for your continued support of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering! >>> Iris […]