Allen Kurian

Meet Allen Kurian, a man with a plan – and a few goats

April 17, 2025

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 […]

Read more »

UF ISE Attends 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle

December 12, 2024

Students, faculty and staff from the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida made a trip to the Pacific Northwest in October to attend the 2024 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Meeting at the Seattle Convention Center. The department had a range of representation, which […]

Read more »
(L-R) Sedar Kirli, Ph.D., Anushka Radhakrishnan and Meredith Hartig.

UF ISE Student wins the Raytheon Technologies Competition 2022

November 14, 2022

View the full story, originally published here. Supply chain and operations students from across the nation came together to compete in the third annual Raytheon Technologies Invitational Business Case Competition presented by TCU Neeley’s Center for Supply Chain Innovation. The competition, which occurred virtually from September 29 through October 1, combined 36 graduate and undergraduate […]

Read more »

Gator Engineering Students Earn 2nd Place in Fifth Annual Lockheed Martin National Engineering Ethics Competition

November 14, 2022

Two industrial engineering students set the bar high for future UF teams participating in the annual Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition, as they secured a second-place finish among 31 collegiate teams from across the nation. Sponsor Lockheed Martin awarded UF engineering seniors Lia Frumenti and Haley Scites $750 each for their two-day task […]

Read more »

UF ISE Students Invited to Tour Florida Capitol

May 25, 2022

From left to right: FL DMS Employee, Samir Abdalla, Grant Renner, Ewa Wiercioch, Ariana Ortega, German Parra, Heather Bray Last Spring, students from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida were invited by the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) to tour the State Capitol building and additional government […]

Read more »

UF ISE Ambassadors Make Their Mark Despite A Challenging Year

April 21, 2021

The UF Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) Ambassadors is a student organization unique to UF ISE with a mission of supporting the growth and improvement of the department through collaborations with faculty, administration, students, and alumni. The organization works on a variety of different projects throughout the academic year, such as teaching sections of the […]

Read more »

UF OEM Student is Named President of Valencia College

March 8, 2021

  Kathleen Plinske, Ed.D., a current student of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering’s Outreach Engineering Management Program at the University of Florida, has been named Valencia College’s next president. Dr. Plinske will be the first woman to serve in the role. The Valencia College Board of Trustees were impressed with Dr. Plinske’s knowledge […]

Read more »

UF ISE Ambassadors Plan A Virtual Career Fair For Spring 2021

November 25, 2020

This year has brought incredible challenges to people all around the world. However, despite the limitations that COVID-19 has placed upon the lives of everyone, thousands of people have risen to the challenge to adapt to this new normal and continue to prevail during difficult times. The UF Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) […]

Read more »

UF ISE Student Speaks at Commencement

May 12, 2020

Jayla Bradley, a recent graduate from the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, was one of three student speakers for the online celebration of 2020 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Graduates in early May. Bradley was born in Key West, Fla., but considers herself a nomad. She is from […]

Read more »