ISE Connection: Spring 2024
From the Department Head
Friends of Virginia Tech ISE,
Another semester has come and gone, and we've stayed busy in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering! It's been an incredible spring, and sone highlights include:
- Alpha Pi Mu, Virginia Tech chapter received first place in the national best chapter competition.
- Our students received highly competitive national scholarships from both Alpha Pi Mu and IISE.
- Jia Dong was awarded the Graduate Student Service Award from Virginia Tech.
- Laura Savage, a collegaite associate professor, received the Certificate of Teaching Excelence during the Dean's Awards for Excellence.
We also recognized our oustanding junior and senior students for the department. You can view the full list of award winners and recognition on our website, and check out more stories about faculty, students, and alumni below.
Thank you for your continued support and engagement in Virginia Tech ISE. We look forward to continuing to prepare our students to be tomorrow's leaders and problem solvers.
Eileen Van Aken
Department Head
Industrial and Systems Engineering inducts new members to Academy of Distinguished Alumni, celebrates prestigious award winners |
In April, the department celebrated its 19th induction into the Industrial and Systems Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni, and awarded the Marvin H. Agee award, the most prestigious departmental alumni recognition. Additionally, two young alumni awards were presented. |
Sait Tunc receives NSF CAREER award to optimize health care systems for equitable outcomes |
Tunc, assistant professor at Virginia Tech, has received over $500,000 for this five-year project to innovate health systems and improve wellness outcomes. |
Meet the women challenging systems in engineering |
| During International Women’s Month, the 12 female teaching and research faculty of industrial and systems engineering shared what excites them about their field as well as the future of women in engineering. |
Highly Cited Researchers 2023: Kwok Tsui |
Kwok Tsui, a professor in ISE, has been recognized as one of his field’s most cited researchers in the world. He was named as one of six Virginia Tech Researchers to Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list. |
FREE Upcoming Webinar: Navigating a Career in Engineering: Educational Impact to Success |
Join the webinar hosted by Geoffrey Kerr with the Virginia Tech National Security Institute to learn more about the Virginia Tech Master of Engineering Administration (MEA) program and how Virginia Tech’s Commonwealth Campus Centers will be providing support for local clusters/cohorts of MEA students in the Roanoke, Richmond, Newport News and Abingdon regions. Regiatraion closes May 24, 2024. |
52 teams participated in the Senior Symposium to showcase year-long senior design efforts, and five teams were recognized by the ISE Advisory Board. Congratulations to our group winners:
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Upcoming events |
Special thanks to everyone who attended our ISE alumni events in Blacksburg in October, and Washington, DC in December! We had a great time connecting with local alumni and catching up on recent departmental news. See below for our next alumni gathering!
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Gifts of all sizes can make an impact on ISE students |
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