Several of RPI's faculty and students recently attended and presented at the INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA. Shown here is Dr. Kedong Chen, Dr. M. Hakan Hekimoglu, Dr. Esra Agca Aktunc, Dr. Bahar Cavdar, Dr. Kristen Schell, Dr. Emily Liu, John Nichols, Milan Kaur, Dr. James Bailey, Ran Hu, Batuhan Celik, Dr. Jennifer Pazour, Carlos Morel Figueroa, Yue Zhao, Joyjit Bhowmick, Junfeng Wu, Dr. Yinan Wang, and Jaiyu Liu.

Dr. Jianjun Shi from Georgia Institute of Technology presented a seminar this week entitled Co-Evolution of Data Science, Data Modality, and Modeling of Multistage Manufacturing Processes. This seminar was part of the Vollmer W. Fries Lecture Series and sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Dr. Jianjun Shi from Georgia Institute of Technology visited RPI this week and offered advice to graduate students on how to select research topics and write papers. Dr. Jianjun Shi is the Carolyn J. Stewart Chair and Professor in H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. He is also a member of National Academy of Engineering.

This past weekend, the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), in collaboration with the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), organized a “Six Sigma Green Belt (GB) and Healthcare Green Belt (HC-GB) Dual Certification” course. The event, held from Friday, September 20th to Sunday, September 22nd, 2024, was open to RPI students, faculty, alumni, and community members.

Meet the future leaders of our society!  "Since 1978, PREFACE has provided a pre-college introduction to the different types of engineering, allowing students to understand what engineers do and what it takes to become an engineer. PREFACE students are exposed to today’s global challenges and learn to use engineering design and manufacturing processes to develop possible solutions." 

ISE Research Scientist Kristen Schell and ISE PhD graduate Mario Arrieta-Prieto were awarded the International Institute of Forecasters-SAS 2023 Methodology Award for their work on improving wind power forecasting with the accurate characterization of circular variables. They presented their research at the International Symposium of Forecasting this July in Dijon, France.

How can summer classes be educational and entertaining at the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute? Students in one of Dr. Azita Hirsa's Summer courses, STSO4100-05 Professional Development - Technical Issues and Solutions, recently held their class at Pat's Barn where they discussed an engineering ethics story, effective communication, and more. Awesome undergraduate students (next generation of change makers), tasty food, and lively discussion! It was a great way to start wrapping up the summer session.

Dr. Jennifer Pazour and PhD Student Joyjit Bhowmick’s joint research was recently featured in MHI Solutions (Material Handling Industry) magazine. The article is entitled Omnichannel Services: A logistical challenge for retailers and business opportunity for the material handling industry. A link to the article is here.

Several of RPI's IISE (Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers) student members recently attended the IISE Annual Conference in Montreal, Quebec. Shown here is Vivian Rost-Nasshan, Emma Soto, Georgia Helmig, Dr. Emily Liu, David Gardiner, Anna Zuniga, and Dr. Yinan Wang.

PhD student John Nichols presented his joint research entitled Eliciting and Integrating a Broader Range of Information from Human Subject Matter Experts into Optimization Models, by Dr. Jennifer Pazour, Dr. Sandipan Mishra, Dr. John Mitchell, Damsara Jayarathne, John Nichols.