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An ISE Trailblazer from an MSU Family of Trailblazers
Dr. Jessica Oswalt Matson is the 2007 Distinguished Fellow of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Jessica has had a very honorable career since receiving her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Mississippi State in 1975. She is a trailblazer from an MSU family of trailblazers. Jessica’s father, Professor Jesse Oswalt, blazed an exciting new trail…
ISE is Top Engineering Alumnus of the Year
Franklin Myers is the 2007 Bagley College of Engineering Alumnus of the Year. The 2007 Bagley College of Engineering Alumnus of the Year received a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering at MSU in 1974. He also holds a juris doctorate with honors from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He currently serves as senior…
ISEs on Congressional Internships
Sara Morison’s congressional internship with Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran’s office involved getting out of her comfort zone, regularly helping people she’s never seen. It also involved sharing a cafeteria with presidential candidates and meeting Angelina Jolie. Morison – a Mandeville, Louisiana, native and industrial and systems engineering major set to graduate in December – interned…
MSU Helping to Secure Electric Power Grid
Professor Kari Babski-Reeves of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) is a Co-Principal Investigator for a $588,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The Principal Investigator for the project is Professor Nick Younan of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Other Co-Principal Investigators include ECE Professors Noel Schulz and Roger…
ISE Designing National Emergency Communications System
Professors Sandra Eksioglu and Burak Eksioglu of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering are Co-Principal Investigators for a $497,000 grant from the United States Department of Homeland Security. The project is a joint effort between Mississippi State University and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Principal Investigator for the project is Professor Lori Bruce…
ISE Improving Safety and Performance of UPS Drivers
Dr. Kari Babski-Reeves is the contract Principal Investigator for a $450,000 grant from United Parcel Service (UPS). This effort is being conducted in conjunction with researchers in the Human Factors and Ergonomics option at Virginia Tech. The focus of the research is the development and enhancement of current delivery service provider training programs to improve…
ISE Professor Receives $441,000 Grant to Improve Homeland Security on Inland Waterways
Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Professor Mingzhou Jin is the Principal Investigator for a $441,000 grant from the United States Department of Homeland Security. The project is a jointed effort between Mississippi State University (MSU) and the Oak Ridge National Lab. ISE Professors John Usher and Royce Bowden, Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor William McAnally,…
ISE Recognized by ASEE
In a recent report published by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the MSU Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering was included in a list of top programs in terms of the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in 2004-2005. We awarded 34 IE degrees placing us among the top 30% in the nation. Schools…
ISE Professor Receives $837,540 Grant to Model Pedestrian Traffic
Professor John Usher is the Principal Investigator for an $837,540 grant from the United States Department of Transportation. Professors Lesley Strawderman and Royce Bowden are also involved with the project. The focus of the research program will be on the development of methodologies and software algorithms necessary for realistic simulation of pedestrian traffic at intermodal…
Co-op Student Blazes Six Sigma Trail!
Brian Porter, a senior in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Columbia, recently became the first cooperative education student to participate in the Mississippi State, Bagley College of Engineering Six Sigma Certificate program during a co-op work semester. Brian’s co-op employer is Shaw Industries, located in Dalton, Georgia. Six Sigma is a methodology, widely used in…