Faculty CV

SIE Faculty Curriculum Vitae

Ronald G. Askin, Professor and Associate Department Head

Degrees:

Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology, 1979, Industrial & Systems Engineering.

M.S. Georgia Institute of Technology, 1976, Operations Research.

B.S. Lehigh University, 1975, Industrial Engineering.

Service:

13 years service at Arizona, original appointment date August, 1985.

1985-1992: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Associate Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

1992-present: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

Related Experience:

1984-1985: The University of Iowa, Associate Professor

1979-1984: The University of Iowa, Assistant Professor.

Consulting, patents:

Olan Mills Inc., Chattanooga, TN, 1979, Expert Witness, East Moline, Il, 1980-1986, Conrad American Corp., Mt. Pleasant, IA, 1981, ALCOA, Bettendorf, IA, 1984, IBM, various locations, 1985-1987, Burr Brown, Tucson, AZ, 1988, 3M, Tucson, AZ, 1990, Magma Copper Co., 1992-1993, American Express Travel Services, 1995.

State Registration:

E.I.T., Pennsylvania, 1975

Principal Publications:

Askin, R. G., M. G. Mitwasi and J. B. Goldberg, "Determining the Number of Kanbans in JIT Systems", IIE Transactions, 25(1), pp. 89-98.
Askin, R. G. and C. R. Standridge, Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems, John Wiley & sons, New York, 1993.
Askin, R. G. and A. Iyer, "A Comparison of Scheduling Philosophies for Manufacturing Cells", European J. of Operational Research, 69, 1993, pp. 438-449.
Sodhi, M. S., A. Agnetis, and R. G. Askin, "Tool Addition Strategies for Flexible Manufacturing Systems", Int. J. of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, 6(4), 1994, pp. 287-310.
Askin, R. G. and A. H. Krisht, "Optimal Operation of Manufacturing systems with Controlled WIP Levels", Int. J. of Production Res., 32(7), 1994, pp. 1637-1653.
Sodhi, M. S., R. G. Askin, and S. Sen, "A Hierarchical Model for Control of Flexible Manufacturing systems", J. of the Oper. Research Society, 45(10), 1994, pp. 1185-1196.
Demmel, J. G. and R. G. Askin, "Multiobjective Evaluation of Advanced Manufacturing System Technology Investments with Risk", IIE Transactions, 28, 1996, pp. 249-259.
Askin, R. G, A. J. Vakharia, and H. Selim, "A Methodology for Designing Flexible Cellular Manufacturing Systems", IIE Transactions, 29(7), 1997, pp. 599-610.
Askin, Ronald G., J. S. Ramberg, and M. Sodhi, "Quality Engineering", Integrated Product, Process and Enterprise Design, B. Wang (Ed.), Chapman & Hall, NY, 1997, pp. 143-192.
Askin, R. G. and M. Zhou, "Formation of Independent Flow Line Cells Based on Operation Requirements and Machine Capabilities", IIE Transactions, to appear, 1998.

Professional Societies:

IIE, INFORMS, ASQ, POMS, SME

Honors and Awards:

President’s Fellowship (Georgia Institute of Technology), 1975.

NSF presidential Young Investigator Award, 1984.

IIE Transactions Development and Applications Award, 1985.

Eugene L. Grant Award (The Engineering Economist), 1986.

Advisor for IIE Graduate Research Award (best M.S. Thesis), 1985, 1988.

IIE Joint Publishers Book-of-the-Year Award, 1994.

Shigeo Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Research, 1994.

Excellence at the Student Interface Award, SIE Dept., Univ. of Arizona,

1994, 1997.

Fellow, Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1995.

Service:

Editor, IIE Transactions on Design and Manufacturing, 1995-1997.

Program Co-Chair, ORSA/TIMS National Meeting, 1993.

Associate Editor, J. of Manufacturing Systems, 1994-present.

Chair, ORSA Technical Section on Manufacturing Management, 1994.

Program Committee, Productivity in a World Without Borders

Conference, 1995.

Program Chair, IE Research Conference, 1996.

Co-Editor, Proceedings of the Fifth IE Research Conference, 1996.

Associate Department Head, 1992-present (Acting Head 1996).

College of Engineering and Mines Promotion & Tenure Review

committee, 1994-1996.

Professional Development:

A. Terry Bahill, Professor

Degrees:

Ph.D. The University of California (Berkeley), 1975, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

MSEE. San Jose State University, 1970, Electrical Engineering.

BSEE University of Arizona, 1967, Electrical Engineering, (with distinction).

Service:

14 years at Arizona, original appointment date August, 1984.

1976-1984: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA., Assistant and Associate Professor of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering

1977-1984: University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh PA. Adjunct Assistant and Associate Professor of Neurology.

Related Experience:

1986-present: President of Bahill Intelligent Computer Systems.

1967-1971: Lieutenant, United States Navy Nuclear Power School, Mare Island, CA.

Consulting, patents:

Hughes Missile Systems in Tucson, Sandia Laboratories in Albuquerque, Lockheed Martin Tactical Defense Systems Eagan, MN, Boeing Information, Space and Defense Systems in Kent, WA, and Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory in Idaho Falls.

Issued U.S. patent number 5,118,102 on June 2, 1992 for the Bat Chooser, which is a computer system that calculates the Ideal Bat Weight for individual baseball and softball players.

State Registration:

1974-present: California E8797.

1976-present: Pennsylvania PE 024380 E.

Principal Publications:

Bahill, A.T., Bharathan, K. and Curlee, R.F., How the testing techniques for a decision support system changed over nine years, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 25, 1533-1542, 1995.
Chapman, W. L. and Bahill, A. T., Design, modeling, and production, in The Engineering Handbook, (Ed.) R. C. Dorf, CRC Press Inc., Boca Raton, FL, pp. 1732-1737, 1996.
Bahill, A. T., Bentz, B. and Dean, F. F., Discovering System Requirements, SAND96-1620 UC-706, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, July 1996. This publication is available at http://www.sie.arizona. edu/sysengr/requirements.
Moody, J. A., Chapman, W. L., Van Voorhees, F. D. and Bahill, A. T., Metrics and Case Studies for Evaluating Engineering Designs, Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1997.
Bahill, A. T., Alford, M., Bharathan, K., Clymer, J., Dean, D. L., Duke, J., Hill, G., LaBudde, E., Taipale, E., and Wymore, A. W., The design-methods comparison project, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, 28 (1), 80-103, February 1998. Simulations used in this project are available at http://www.sie.arizona.edu/sysengr/methods.

Professional Societies:

IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) an Sigma Xi

Honors and Awards:

Elected Fellow of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE), 1992.

Tau Beta Pi (Engineering honorary)

Psi Chi (Psychology honorary)

Sigma Xi (Research honorary)

Warren S. McCulloch Traveling Fellow

EJIB Undergraduate Scholorship

National Institutes of Health Graduate Traineeship

Listed in American Men and Women of Science

Listed in Who’s Who in American Education

Listed in Who’s Who in Technology

Service:

Departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1988-1994, Chair 1988-1993.

College Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1987-1989, 1992-1994, Chair 1993-1994.

Member of the Steering Committee for the Clinically Appropriate Utilization Management Team, College of Medicine, Chaired by Bruce Jarrell, 1994.

Departmental Undergraduate Studies Committee, Chair 1995-1997.

College Undergraduate Studies Committee, Chair 1995-1996.

Editor of the CRC Press Series on Systems Engineering, 1990-present.

Professional Development:

In 1995, Sandia Laboratories paid to have me attend courses on Project Management (12 in class hours) Systems Engineering with Objects and Models (8 in class hours) and Requirements Analysis (24 in class hours)

Attended the University of Arizona Continuous Organizational Renewal (CORe) Facilitators Training Course (60 in class hours), November 1995-March 1996.

Attended the Boeing Overview of Systems Engineering course in Kent,WA. (12 in class hours).

Frank W. Ciarallo, Assistant Professor

Degrees:

Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University, December 1993 Manufacturing and Operations Systems.

MS Carnegie Mellon University, May 1988, Manufacturing and Operations Systems.

BS Carnegie Mellon University, May 1986, Electrical Engineering, Engineering and Public Policy.

Service:

6 years service at Arizona, original appointment date August, 1992.

1994-present: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Assistant Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

1992-1994: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Adjunct Instructor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

Related Experience:

Summer 1988: IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY. Summer Intern with Manufacturing Research Group

Consulting, patents:

The Institute for Operations and Management Sciences, Borland C++ and Delphi Software, Arizona Department of Public Safety, University of Arizona Instructional Computing Small Grant Program, University of Arizona Vice President for Research Small Grant Program, AIMST Seed Grant Program.

State Registration:

None

Principal Publications:

Ciarallo, F., Yang, C. C., Marefat, M. M., "Error Analysis and Planning Accuracy for Dimensional Measurement in Active Vision Inspection," IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, to appear.
F. Ciarallo, Crosby, L., Yang, C. C. , Marefat, M. M., "Camera Settings For Dimensional Inspection Using Displacement and Quantization Errors," Proceedings of The 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Volume 3, pp. 2270-2275.
Ciarallo, F., Yang, C. C., Marefat, M. M., "Tolerance Analysis and Synthesis by Interval Constraint Networks," Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Volume 3, pp. 2522-2527.
Ciarallo, F., and Yang, C. C., "Optimization of Propagation In Interval Constraint Networks for Tolerance Design," Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Volume 2, pp. 1924-1929.
Ciarallo, F., and Robinson, E. H., "Assignment of Program Units to Minimize the Number of Calls Between Memory Blocks," Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Volume 2, pp. 1906-1910.
Ciarallo, F., Yang, C. C., Marefat, M. M., "Displacement Errors in Active Visual Inspection," Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Volume 4, pp. 3240-3245.
Ciarallo, F., "Planning Production of Multiple Items with Uncertain Capacity Uncertain Demand and Large Setup Costs," Proceedings of the 1994 ORSA Technical Section on Manufacturing Management Conference, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, June 27-28 1994.
Ciarallo, F., Akella, R., Morton, T.E., "A Periodic Review Production Planning Model with Uncertain capacity and Uncertain Demand," Management Science, Volume 40, No. 3, March 1994, pp. 320-332.
Ciarallo, F., Layadi, A., Artman, J. O., "Torque FMR and Domain Mode FMR Relations in Thin Oblique anisotropy Axis Films," IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Volume Mag-23, No. %, September 1987.

Professional Societies:

INFORMS, IEEE, ASEE

Honors and Awards

Award for "Excellence at Student Interface", Dept. of Systems and Industrial Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1994-1995, 1996-1997.

William Larimer Mellon Fellowship, Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University.

Service:

SIE Personal Computer Lab Software/Hardware/Monitoring Coordinator, 1992-present.

Newsletter Editor and web Page Editor for the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Section of INFORMS, (www.sie.arizona.edu/MSOM), 1994-present.

Undergraduate Academic Advisor, SIE Department, 1994-1997.

Program committee member: 1996 International Conference on Data and Knowledge Systems for Manufacturing and Engineering, Tempe, Arizona, October 24-25, 1996.

Professional Development:

INFORMS tutorials on simulation, 1995

Software demonstrations for mathematical programming packages, 1996

Duane L. Dietrich, Professor

Degrees:

Ph.D. The University of Arizona, 1971, M. E., Minor: Statistics

MS The University of Arizona, 1967, M. E.

BS New Mexico State University, 1961, M. E.

AA Ventura College, 1959, Pre-Engineering

Service:

28 years service at Arizona, original appointment date 1970

1997-present: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

1974-1997: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Associate Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

1990-1992: Associate Head, Systems and Industrial Engineering Department

1985-1986: Acting Head, Systems and Industrial Engineering Department

1970-1974: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Assistant Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

Related Experience:

1961-1968: Environmental Test and Evaluation, U.S. Naval Missile Center, Project Engineer.

1957-1961: Student Engineering Development Program, U. S. Naval Missile Center, Student Trainee

Consulting, patents:

More than 20 companies over the past 3 years

State Registration:

None

Principal Publications:

Smith, Ronald and Dietrich, Duane L., "The Bathtub Curve - An Alternate Explanation," Proceedings of the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, January 1994, pp. 241-247
Reddy, Rajasekhar and Dietrich, Duane L., "A Two Level EES Model: A Mixed Distribution Approach," IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Vol. 43, No. 2, March 1994, pp. 85-90.
Nollander, Jason L., and Dietrich, Duane L., "Attribute Data Reliability Decay Models," Microelectronics and Reliability, Vol. 34, No. 10, October, 1994, pp. 1565-1595.
Pohl, Edward A., and Dietrich, Duane L., "Environmental Stress Screening Strategies for Multi-Component Systems with Weibull Failure-Times and Imperfect Failure Detection," Proceedings of the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, January, 1995, pp. 223-230.
Hassett, Thomas, Dietrich, Duane L., and Szidarovszky, Ferenc, "Time Varying Failure and Repair Rates for the Reliability and Availability Analysis of Repairable systems," IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Vol. 44, No. 1, March 1995, pp. 155-160.
Pohl, Edward A., and Dietrich, Duane L., "Environmental Stress Screening for Complex Systems: A 3-level Mixed Distribution Model," Microelectronics and Reliability, Vol. 35, No. 4, June, 1995, pp. 637-656.
Hassett, Thomas and Dietrich, Duane L., "Availability and Reliability Analysis of Three and Four Stage Series Transfer Lines, "Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 14, No. 6, 1995, pp. 427-438.
Somerville, Ian F., Dietrich, Duane L. and Mazzuchi, Thomas, A., "Bayesian Reliability Analysis Using the Dirichlet Prior Distribution with Emphasis on Accelerated Life Testing," Nonlinear Analysis Theory and Applications, Volume 30 Part 7, December 1997, pp. 4415-4423. This is the refereed proceedings of the Second World Conference on Nonlinear Analysis.

Professional Societies:

ASA, IEEE, IIE, IES, Tau Beta Phi

Honors and Awards:

One-year, full salary graduate study fellowship from the U.S. Navy, 1965.

Three-year NDEA Trainingship from the University of Arizona, 1966.

Anderson Prize, College of Engineering accomplishment in Engineering Education, 1974 and 1979.

Tau Beta Pi Professor of the Year Award, College of Engineering, 1982.

Halliburton Education Foundation Award of Excellence, 1984.

Video Campus Award for 20 years of sustained commitment to and participation in televised education, 1993.

Service:

IEEE Transaction on Reliability, Associate Editor, 1989 to 1995. Special Edition on Reliability and Quality of the IIE Transactions, Guest Editor, 1991-1993.

COEM Chairman of the Faculty, 1995-present.

COEM Advisory Committee, Chairman, 1995-present.

SIE Department Faculty Status Committee, 1995-present.

Professional Development:

None

Emmanuel Fernandez, Associate Professor

Degrees:

Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin, 1991, Electrical and Computer Engineering.

M.Sc. The University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1986, Applied Mathematics.

M.Sc. The University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1985, Electrical Engineering.

B.Sc. University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1983, Electrical Engineering.

Service:

7 years service at Arizona, original appointment date August, 1991.

1997-present: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Associate Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1991-1997: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Assistant Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

Related Experience:

1993-1996: The University of Maryland, College Park, Visiting Research Scientist, Institute for Systems Research.

1986-1991: The University of Texas at Austin, Research Assistant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Consulting, patents:

AT&T Bell Labs, Institute For Systems Research, Coalition to Increase Minority Degrees, Western Alliance for Minority Participation.

State Registration:

None

Principal Publications:

E. Fernandez-Gaucherand, S. Jain, H. L. Lee, A. G. Rao and M. R. Rao, "Improving Productivity by Periodic Performance Evaluation: A Bayesian Stochastic Model," Management Science, 41, 1995, pp. 1669-1678.
A. Arapostathis, V. S. Borkar, E. Fernandez-Gaucherand, M. K. Ghosh, and S. I. Marcus, "Discrete-Time Controlled Markov Processes with Average Cost Criterion: A Survey, "Siam Journal of Control and Optimization, 31 1993, pp. 282-344.
E. Fernandez-Gaucherand and S. I. Marcus, "Risk Sensitive Optimal Control of the Hidden Markov Models: Structural Results." IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 42, 1997, pp. 1418-1422.
ML McGinnis, E. Fernandez-Gaucherand and P. B. Mirchandani, "Scheduling Training Resources for the United States army: System Model, Optimal & Heuristic Decision processes," Military Operations Research Journal, 2, 1996, pp. 53-69.

Professional Societies:

IEEE, INFORMS, SIAM, IIE

Honors and Awards:

R.L.Disney Award for Academic Excellence, The University of Oklahoma, 1985.

Associates Graduate Assistantship Scholar, The University of Oklahoma 1985-1986.

Research Initiation Award, Institute of electrical and electronic Engineers Life Member fund, The Engineering Foundation, 1993-1994.

Best Junior Faculty for "Excellence at the Student Interface". Elected by students, SIE Department University of Arizona, 1994.

"1993-1994 Professor of the Year," TAU BETA PI Engineering Honor Society, The University of Arizona.

"1995 David Rist Prize" for best paper, 63rd Military Operations Research Society Annual Meeting (jointly with M. L. McGinnis and P. B. Mirchandani).

Senior member, IEEE, elevated June 1996.

Service:

Faculty Advisor, student chapters, TAU BETA PI (Alpha Chapter) and the society of Professional Hispanic Engineers, 1994-present.

Department Undergraduate Studies Committee and Undergraduate Advisor (Systems Software option), 1992-1994.

SIE Department Faculty status Committee, 1994-1996.

College of Engineering and Mines ABET 2000, Evaluation Committee, 1997-1998.

SIE Department Graduate studies Committee, 1997-1998.

SIE Department Awards Coordinator, 1997-1998

Professional Development:

Frontiers in Education to Conference participant, 1994

"Students Mentors To Faculty" seminar participant, 1995

Jeffrey B. Goldberg, Associate Professor

Degrees:

Ph.D. The University of Michigan, December 1984, Industrial and Operations Engineering.

MENG. Cornell University, May 1980, School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.

BS Cornell University, May 1979, School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.

Service:

13 years service at Arizona, original appointment date August, 1985.

1985-1991: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Assistant Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1991-present: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Associate Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

Related Experience:

1995-1996: The United States Military Academy, West Point, Visiting Associate Professor of Systems Engineering.

1984-1985: Vector Research Incorporated, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

1983-1984: Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, Adjunct Instructor, Management and Information Systems

1979-1981: Bell Telephone Labs, Holmdel, New Jersey.

Consulting, patents:

MAGMA Copper Company, Tucson Fire Department, Hughes Missile Systems

State Registration:

None

Principal Publications:

Askin, R., Mitwasi, M. G., and Goldberg J., "Determining the Number of Kanban in Multi-item Just-in-Time Systems," IIE Transactions, Design and Manufacturing, Volume 25, Number 1, 1993, pp. 89-98.
Jaeger, M., and Goldberg J., "A Polynomial Algorithm for the Capacitated P-Center Problem on Trees," Transportation Science, Volume 28, Number 2, 1994, pp.167-175.
Jaeger, M., and Goldberg, J., "Polynomial Algorithms for Center Location on Spheres," Naval Research Logistics, Volume 44, 1997, pp. 341-352.
Goldberg, J., Sen S., Higle J., Ferrell W., "BA in Engineering: Endless Possibilities," Salt Lake City FIE Conference, November 1996.
Goldberg, J., Sen S., Higle J., Ferrell W., "BA in Engineering: Endless Possibilities," Cal Poly San Luis Obispo ASEE-PSW Conference, March 1997.
"Test Strategy for Faculty: How to Write Good Tests," Dean’s Education Series for the College of Engineering and Mines, November 1996, January 1997.
"Web-Based Courses: Motivation, Design, Construction, and Implementation," SIE Department Seminar Series, November 1997.
Goldberg, J., "Operations Research" in CRC Handbook of Mathematical Formulas and Tables, 30^th Edition, Dan Zwillinger Editor, 1995, pp.

Professional Societies:

INFORMS, ASEE, IIE

Honors and Awards:

Andersen Consulting Teaching Award, College of Engineering, 1992.

Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing, Outstanding Paper, 1994.

Department of the Army, Commander’s Award for Civilian Service, 1996.

University-Wide Teaching Award for Meritorious Departmental Achievement in Undergraduate Education, 1997 (Engineering 102)

"ELITE - A New Undergraduate Program in Engineering," Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, June 1996 - May 2001. $625,000

"Improvements in Undergraduate Engineering Education through Curriculum and Course Development Feedback Processes," Co-Principal Investigator, GE Foundation Grant, January 1998-December 2001. $450,000

Service:

Undergraduate Program Chair (SIE), 1993 - 1995, 1997-present.

Advisor SIE Department, 1986-1990, 1993 - present.

Instructional Computing Advisory Committee (University), 1993 - 1995.

College of Engineering Undergraduate Studies Committee, Chairman 1994-1995.

University Undergraduate Council, 1997 - present.

Biomedical Engineering Committee, 1995 - 1997.

Faculty member in the Applied Mathematics Program, 1989-present.

Referee for major technical journals and awards

Associate Editor for Engineering Education, 1998-present.

Director of the Pre-Engineering Workshop for Women and Minorities,

College of Engineering and Mines Summer programs for 7th - 11th grade students, 1992 - 1996 (approximately 100 students yearly).

Professional Development:

WESTAT User Friendly Project Evaluation Workshop, NSF, 1996

GE Project Faculty Development Workshop, 1998

New faculty instruction program, USMA, 1995

Frontiers In Education Conference participant, 1996 - 1997

K. Larry Head, Assistant Professor

Degrees:

Ph.D. The University of Arizona, January 1989, Systems and

Industrial Engineering.

MS The University of Arizona, May 1985, Systems

Engineering.

BS The University of Arizona, May 1983, Systems

Engineering.

Service:

4 years service at Arizona, original appointment date 1994

1984-1987: The University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona, Graduate Research Associate, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1988: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Graduate Teaching Associate, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1989-1993: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1994-1997: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Assistant Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

Related Experience:

1993-1994: Simex Software and Systems under a contract with the U.S.Army, Consultant

1982: GTE Automatic Electric R & D, Phoenix, Arizona, Summer Technician.

Consulting, patents:

Simex Software and Systems

State Registration:

None

Principal Publications:

Sen S. and K. L. Head, "Controlled Optimization of Phases (COP) at an Intersection," Transportation Science, (to appear, 1997).
Sheppard, D. E., K. L. Head, and P. B Mirchandani, "A Simulation Based Methodology for Evaluating HOV Facilities," Transportation Research Record, No. 1554, 1996.
Head, K. L. "An Event-Based Short-Term Traffic Flow Prediction Model," Transportation Research Record. No. 1510, 1995, pp. 45-52.
Head, K. L., P. Mirchandani and D. Sheppard, "A Hierarchical Framework for Real-Time Traffic Control," Transportation Research Record, No. 1360, 1992.
Duckstein, L., K. L. Head, and I. Bogardi, "Nitrate Contamination Control: Systems Definitions," Groundwater Nitrate Contamination: Exposure, Consequence and Control, Springer-Verlag, 1991.
Arnell, W. J. and K. L. Head, "Human Factors in Anesthesiology," in Webster, J. G., ed., Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, John Wiley and sons, New York, N.Y., 1988.
Saunders, R. J. and K. L. Head, "How to Manage the Information Age in Your Anesthesiology Practice," Practice Management in Anesthesiology Volume 2, Number 4, November 1986, pp. 11-12.
Head, K. L. and P. B. Mirchandani, "Hierarchical Control Architecture for Real-Time Traffic Management," IFAC 1993 World Conference, Sidney, Australia, July 18-23, 1993.
Mirchandani, P. B., K. L. Head and D. Sheppard, "A Hierarchical IVHS-ATMS Structure for Real-Time Traffic Control," 1992 ISATA Silver Jubilee Conference, Florence, Italy, June 1-4, 1992.
Head, K. L. and D. G. Schultz, "Modeling and Identification of Nonlinear Oscillations," Proceedings of the AMSE Conference on Signals and Systems, Miami, FL., March 7-9, 1989.
Waterson, C. K., K. L. Head, et. al., "Vigilance Monitors in Anesthesia: Are We Monitoring the Right Variables?," Proceedings 6th Medical Monitoring Technology Conference, March 17-21, Vail, Co 1986.
Mylrea, K. C., K. L. Head, et. al., "Multiparameter Monitoring for Detecting Anesthetic Mishaps," 38th ACEMB, Chicago, IL., September 30 - October 2, 1985.

Professional Societies:

ITS America, Transportation Research Board (TRB), International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Honors and Awards:

Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Professor Award, 1991.

Nominated to University of Arizona Faculty Fellows, 1991.

Andersen Consulting Faculty Award for Student Teaching/Interactions (1992).

Outstanding Performance at the Student Interface (1995-1996).

Service:

SIE Undergraduate Committee and advisor, 1994 - present

SIE Faculty Status Committee, 1996 - present

Professional Development:

None

Julia L. Higle, Associate Professor

Degrees:

Ph.D. The University of Michigan, 1985, Industrial and Operations Engineering

B.S.E. The University of Michigan 1982, Industrial and Operations Engineering

B.A. Albion College, 1981, Mathematics and Physics

Service:

13 years service at Arizona, original appointment date August, 1985.

1985-1992: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Assistant Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1992 -Present: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Associate Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1993-1994: Sabbatical: Princeton University

Related Experience:

Consulting, patents:

United Airlines, Econ Inc., Homart Inc.

State Registration:

None

Principal Publications:

Higle, J.L., and Sen, S. Stochastic Decomposition: A Statistical Method for Large Scale Stochastic Linear Programming,, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996.
Wallace, S.W., Higle, J.L. and Sen, S. (eds.), Stochastic Programming, Algorithms and Models, special issue of Annals of Operations Research, vol. 64, 1996.
Higle, J.L., Sen, S. and Mai, J. ‘Solution of Large Scale Stochastic Programs with Stochastic Decomposition Algorithms’, in Large Scale Optimization: State of the Art 1993, W.W. Hager, D.W. Hern, and P.M. Pardalos, Eds., Kluwer Academic Press, 1994.
Higle, J.L., and Sen S. , ‘Stochastic Decomposition: An Algorithm for Two Stage Linear Programs with Recourse,’ Mathematics of Operations Research, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 650-669, 1991.
Higle, J. L., Bean, J. C., and Smith, R. L., ‘Capacity Expansion Under Stochastic Demands,’ Operations Research, vol. 40, no. S2, pp. S210-216, 1992.
Higle, J. L., and Sanchez, S., ‘Observational Studies of Rare Events: A Selection Approach’, Journal of the American Statistical Association, vol. 87, pp. 878-883, 1992.
Higle, J. L., and Sen, S., ‘Duality and Statistical Tests of Optimality’, Math, Programming, vol. 75, pp. 257-276, 1996.
‘Variance Reduction and Objective Function Evaluation in Stochastic Linear Programs’, to appear in INFORMS Journal of Computing.
Higle, J. L., and Sen, S., ‘An Introductory Tutorial on Stochastic Linear Programming: I (Modeling)’, to appear in Interfaces.

Professional Societies:

INFORMS, IIE, MPS

Honors and Awards:

Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, The Society of The Sigma Xi.

‘Stochastic Optimization Workshop’ (co-Principal investigator with S. Sen), National Science Foundation, $20,000., 1995-1996.

‘ELITE: A New Undergraduate Program in Engineering’, (with S. Sen,

R. Ferrell, and J. Goldberg), National Science Foundation, $681,724. 1996-2001.

Service:

Tri-University Master of Engineering Planning Committee, 1997-present.

College of Engineering and Mines Graduate Studies Committee, 1996-present; Chair 1997-present.

College of Engineering and Mines College Advisory Committee, 1995-present.

College of Engineering and Mines Sabbatical Review Committee, 1995-present; Chair 1997.

University of Arizona Committee on Graduate Studies 1990-1992, 1995-present.

SIE Graduate Committee 1985-1990, 1995-present.

Associate Editor, Operations Research 1996-present.

International Program Committee member, Seventh International Conference on Stochastic Programming, 1995-present.

Co-Editor, Annals of OR, Stochastic Programming Models and Applications (1996).

IFIP Working Group TC 7.7 (Stochastic Programming) 1996-present.

National Science Foundation Proposal Review Panelist, 1995.

INFORMS Section on Optimization Vice Chair, 1995-present.

Stochastic Programming Cluster Chair, INFORMS National Conference Atlanta Nov. 1996, San Diego April 1997, Cincinnati April 1998.

National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Project Panel 7-13, 1991-1995.

Transportation Research Board Committee A3A12, "Methodology for Evaluating Highway Improvements", member 1989-present.

Professional Development:

None

Pitu B. Mirchandani, Professor and Department Head

Degrees:

Sc.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 1975, Operations Research.

MS. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 1971, Aeronautics and Astronautics (Man-Machine Systems).

MS. University of California at Los Angeles, December, 1967, Engineering (Control Systems).

BS. University of California at Los Angeles, September, 1966, Engineering.

Service:

9 years service at Arizona, original appointment date January, 1990.

1990-present: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Professor & Department Head, Systems and Industrial Engineering

Related Experience:

1987-1989: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, Professor, Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering, Professor, Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems.

1984-1987: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York Chairman, Operations Research and Statistics Program.

1981-1987: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering.

Visiting Professor Positions during Sabbaticals:

Fall 1996: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, School of Systems Engineering and Policy Analysis

Fall 1996:University of Rome, Italy, Information and Systems.

Spring 1996:University of Queensland, Australia.

Spring 1996:Queensland University of Technology, OR Center.

Fall 1989:Massachusetts Institute of Technology, OR Center.

Fall 1989:Boston University, Manufacturing Engineering Department.

Spring 1983:UCLA, Operations Management, School of Management.

Fall 1982:The Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Institute of Mathematical Statistics and Operations Research.

Fall 1982: Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, Mathematics.

Consulting, patents:

Hughes Transportation Systems, National Institute of Statistical Sciences, National Research Council (Rome, Italy).

State Registration:

None

Principal Publications:

Mirchandani, P., Head, K. L., and Sheppard, D., "A Hierarchical Framework for Real-Time Traffic Control," Transportation Research Record 1360, pp. 82-88, 1992.
Mirchandani, P., Rebello, R., and Agnetic, A.,"Specialized Inspection Problems in Serial Production Systems," European Journal of Operational Research, 80, pp. 277-296, 1995.
Mirchandani, P., and Dell’Olmo, P., "A Model for Real-Time Traffic Coordination Using Simulation Based Optimization,", Advanced Methods in Transportation Analysis, (eds. L. Bianco and P. Toth), Springer-Verlag, 1996.
Mirchandani, P., Sheppard, D., Head, K.L., and Joshua, S., "A Simulation-Based Methodology for the Evaluation of High Occupancy Vehicle Facilities, Transportation Research Record 1554, pp. 90-98, 1996.
Mirchandani, P., Tatineni, M., and Boyce, D., "Experiments Comparing Deterministic and Stochastic Loading Models", Transportation Research Record, 1607, pp. 16-23, 1997.
Mirchandani, P., Ding, Y., and Nobe, S., "Prediction of Network loads based on Origin-destination Synthesis from Observed Link Volumes," Transportation Research Record, 1607, pp. 95-104, 1997.

Professional Societies:

IEEE, INFORMS, RSA, IIE, ACM, MPS, TRB, ITS America

Honors and Awards:

David Rist Best Paper Prize given by the Military Operations Research Society, (co-authors M. McGinnis and E. Fernandez), May 1995.

Awarded over $2 Million from USDOT, AzDOT for the development and field testing of Real-Time Traffic Adaptive Signal Control Systems, 1991-present. Currently field testing in Cities of Tucson and Tempe Arizona.

Awarded Grant from the Department of Education for Graduate Fellowships in systems Engineering (with R. Askin, E. Fernandez, and S. Sen). 1996-1998, $500K.

Service:

Department Headship, 1990-present.

Established in 1992, Center for Research in Emerging Technologies in

Transportation Engineering (CRETE2E).

Past Associate Editor, Transportation Science; on Editorial Boards of J.

Advanced Transportation, Mathematics of Industrial Systems and IIE Transactions.

Program Chair for the Phoenix ORSA/TIMS Meeting, Nov. 1993.

Chair (1992) and Member (1993-1994), ORSA Prize Committee. (Prize given to an organization that exemplifies the practice of operations research.)

Professional Development:

Development of understanding and research into areas of (1) Intelligent Control Systems (1991-present), (2) Resource allocation and scheduling among competitors (1996-present), and (3) analysis of internet traffic (1997-present). Have attended workshops on academic leadership and the above technical areas.

John S. Ramberg, Professor

Degrees:

Ph.D. Cornell University, January 1969, Engineering Statistics.

MS. Cornell University, May 1967, School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.

BEE University of Minnesota, May 1961, Electrical Engineering.

Service:

19 years service at Arizona, original appointment date August, 1978.

1978 -1998: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

1981-1988: Head, Systems and Industrial Engineering

1967 - 1978: Professor (Lecturer - Asst. Assoc.), Industrial and Management Engineering, and Statistics, The University of Iowa.

Related Experience:

1961-1963: Ind. & Stat. Engr (Central Off.ices), Procter & Gamble, 1959-1961: Quality Control Engineer, Minneapolis Honeywell.

Consulting, Patents:

HE Micro Wave, Allied Signal, Motorola, Intel

State Registration:

None

Principal Publications:

Askin, R.A., Ramberg, J. S. and M. Sodhi, "Quality Engineering," Chapter of Concurent Design of Products, Manufacturing Processes, edited by Ben Wang, Gordon and Breach, NY, 1997.
Sanchez, S. M., P. J. Sanchez and J. S. Ramberg, "A Framework for Robust System and Process Design Through Simulation," Chapter 10 of Concurent Design of Products, Manufacturing Processes, edited by Ben Wang, Gordon and Breach, N.Y., 1997.
Scussel, Michael T. and J. S. Ramberg, "Sample Size Requirements for Estimating Process Capability Indices," Journal of Quality Technology.
Sanchez, S. M., P. J. Sanchez, J. S. Ramberg and F. Moeeni, "Effective Engineering Design Through Simulation," International Transactions on Operational Research, Special Issues on OR and Engineering Design, Guest Editor Reuven R. Levary, 1996
Sun, Feng-Bin, Laramee, Jean-Yves, Ramberg, John S., "A Generalization of Spiring's Reflected Normal Loss Function", Canadian Journal of Statistics, August, 1996.
Pignatiello, J. J.Jr. and J. S. Ramberg, Section V. Chapter 19, "Process Capability: Engineering and Statistical Issues," Statistical Applications in Process Control," J. Bert Keats and Douglas C. Montgomery, Editors, Marcel Dekker, pp. 407 -434, 1996.

Ramberg, J. S. " Total Quality Management," Encyclopedia of OR/MS, edited by Saul L. Gass and Carl M. Harris, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 684-690, 1996.
Ramberg, J. S. "TQM: Thought Revolution or Trojan Horse," OR/MS Today, August 1994, pp. 18-24.
Pignatiello, J. J.Jr. and J. S. Ramberg, "Process Capability Indices, Just Say No!" ASQC Annual Technical Conference Proceedings, May 1993, pp. 92-104.

Professional Societies:

ASA (fellow), ASQ (fellow), INFORMS, IIE (fellow)

Honors and Awards:

Shewell Award for best paper, 1994 (ASQ, Chemical Division).

Cecil C. Craig Prize for the best technical/managerial contribution to quality engineering, 1993 (ASQ Automotive Division).

Ellis Ott Prize for the best paper on quality improvement, 1991 (Ott Foundation).

"High Performance Process Management", Principal Investigator, NSF Transformation to Quality Organizations Program, June 1996 - May 1999, $150,000.

Service:

Graduate Program Committee (SIE), 1997-present.

Dean Search Committee, 1998

College of Engineering Faculty Council, 1994-1995

College of Engineering ABET 2000 Committee, 1997 - present

Editorial board of: Journal of Quality Technology, Quality Management Journal

Fellows Committee, ASQ and IIE

Referee for major technical journals and awards

Professional Development:

"Statistical Thinking" Workshops at ASA Meeting, Aug. 97 and Oct. 97

GE Project Faculty Development Workshop, 1998

Transformations to Quality Organizations Sessions, May 1997, April 98.

Suvrajeet Sen, Professor

Degrees:

Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1982, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.

M.E. University of Louisville, 1979, Engineering Management.

B.E. (Hons.) Birla Institute of Technology and Science, 1977, Mechanical Engineering.

Service:

16 years service at Arizona, original appointment date August, 1982.

1982-1987:The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Assistant Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1987-1994: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Associate Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

1994-present: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

Related Experience:

1981-1982: Research Associate, Department of IMSE, Pennsylvania State University.

Sabbaticals:

1987-1988: Bellcore, Stanford University

1995-1996: Oak Ridge Nat. Labs., University of Zurich

Consulting, patents:

Consult on Operations Research applications in airlines, mining and telecommunications.

State Registration:

None

Principal Publications:

J. L. Higle and S. Sen, "On the convergence of algorithms with implications for stochastic and nondifferentiable optimization," Math. of Operations Research, 17, pp. 112-131, 1992.
S. Sen, Relaxations for probabilistically constrained programs with discrete random variables," Operations Research Letters, 11, pp. 81-86, 1992.
S. Sen, "Subgradient decomposition and the differentiability of the recourse function of a two stage stochastic LP with recourse," Operations Research Letters, 13, pp. 143-148, 1993.
K. T. Au, J. L. Higle and S. Sen, "Inexact subgradient methods with applications in stochastic programming," Mathematical Programming, 63, pp. 65-82, 1994.
M. S. Sodhi, R. A. Askin, S. Sen, Multiperiod tool and production assignment in Flexible Manufacturing systems," Int. J. of Prod. Research, 32, pp. 1281-1294,
S. Sen, J. Mai and J. L. Higle, "Solution of Large Scale Stochastic Programs with Stochastic Decomposition Algorithms," Book Chapter for Large Scale Optimization: The State of the Art, W. Hager, D. Hearn and P. Pardalos (eds.)
S. Sen, R. D. Doverspike and S. Cosares, "Network Planning with Random Demand," Telecommunication Systems, 3, pp. 11-30, 1994.
J. L. Higle and S. Sen, "Epigraphical Nesting: a unifying theory for the convergence of algorithms," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 84, pp. 339-360, 1995.
M. S. Sodhi, R. A. Askin and S. Sen, "A hierarchical model for flexible manufacturing systems control," Journal of Operational Research, 45, pp. 1185-1196, 1994.
J. L. Higle and S. Sen, "Finite master programs in stochastic decomposition," Mathematical Programming, 67, pp. 143-168, 1994.
J. L. Higle and S. Sen, "Statistical Approximations for Recourse Constrained Stochastic Programs," Annals of Operations Research, 56, pp. 157-175, 1995.
FJ. L. Higle and S. Sen, "Duality and Statistical Tests of Optimality for Two Stage Stochastic Programs," Mathematical Programming, 75, pp. 257-275, 1996.
S. Sen and K. L. Head "Controlled Optimization of Phases (COP) at an Intersection," Transportation Science, 31, pp. 5-17, 1997.
S. Sen and J. L. Higle, "An Introductory Tutorial on Stochastic Linear Programming: Modeling," accepted for publication in Interfaces.

H. D. Sherali, G. Choi and S. Sen, "An exterior-point polytope sliding method for linear programming," Informatica, 8, pp. 559-582, 1997.
J. L. Higle and S. Sen, Stochastic Decomposition: A Statistical Method for Large Scale Stochastic Linear Programming, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1996.
S. W. Wallace, J. L. Higle and S. Sen (eds). Stochastic Programming, Algorithms and Models, special issue of Annals of Operations Research, 64, 1996.

Professional Societies:

INFORMS, Math. Programming Society

Honors and Awards:

No Major National Awards

Service:

Member-at-Large, College Advisory Committee (1993-1994).

SIE Representative, College Advisory Committee (1994-1995).

Member, SIE Faculty Status Committee (1994-1995), (1996-present).

Member, SIE Undergraduate Committee (1993-1995), (1997-present).

Affiliate Member, Program in Applied Mathematics (1989-present).

Member, Resources and Transition Team for a New Undergraduate Curriculum (1994).

Leader, ELITE Project Team (1996-present)

Area Editor (Optimization), Operations Research (1996-present)

Associate Editor, ORSA Journal on Computing, (1995-date), J. of

Telecommunications Systems, (1996-present), Operations Research (1991-1995)

Co-Editor Issue of Annals of Operations Research on Stochastic Programming

General Chair NSF Tutorials on Stochastic Programming, 1996

General Chair IFIP Workshop on Stochastic Programming, 1996

Program Chair, INFORMS Telecommunications Conference, Boca Raton, FL, 1998

Founder INFORMS Optimization Section, 1995

Chair INFORMS (formerly ORSA/TIMS) Telecommunications Technical Section, 1995-1996. (Chair-Elect: 1994-1995)

Member IFIP Working Group 7.7

Chair COSP (Math. Programming) Nominating Committee, 1995

Program Co-Chair, ORSA/TIMS Meeting, Phoenix, 1993

Program Chair, INFORMS Telecommunications Conference, 1998

Member of Program Committee for ORSA Telecommunications Conference, 1995

Member of International Program Committee for VII Conference on Stochastic Programming, Israel, 1995, VIII COSP meeting, Vancouver, B.C. Canada

External Examiner, University of South Africa (1991), Massey University, New Zealand (1994), University of Zurich, Switzerland (1995)

Reviewer/Panelist for National Science Foundation, National Research Council (National Academy of Eng.), Australian Research Council, NSERC (Canada),

International Science Foundation (for former Eastern Block nations).

Professional Development:

NAU Workshop on Distance Learning, May 1998

Ferenc Szidarovszky, Professor

Degrees:

Ph.D. Karl Marx University of Economics, Budapest, 1966, Economics.

Ph.D. Eotvos University of Science, Budapest, 1970, Numerical Methods.

M.S. Eotvos University of Science, Budapest, 1968, Mathematics.

B.S. University of Science, Budapest, 1966, Mathematics.

Service:

8 years service at Arizona, original appointment date August, 1990.

1990-present: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1988-1990: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Visiting Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1981-1983: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Visiting professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1975-1976: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Visiting Associate Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

Related Experience:

1990-present: Joint research with systems expert consulting firm on decision making, Budapest, Hungary.

1983-1993: Joint research on geostatistical methods, The Barcelona Technical University, Spain.

Consulting, patents:

None

State Registration:

None

Principal Publications:

Szidarovszky, F., Bahill, A.T., Linear Systems Theory. CRC Press, Boca Raton/ Ann Arbor/ London, 1992. 2nd edition 1997.
Argyros, I. K., Szidarovszky, F., The Theory and Applications of Iteration Methods. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Ann Arbor, London, 1993.
Szidaroszky, F., Molnar, S., "On Discrete Dynamic Producer-Consumer Markets," Keio Economic. Studie , Volume XXXI, No. 2, 1994, pp. 51-63.
Molnar, S., Szidarovszky, F., "Some Notes on the Time-Variant Lyapunov Theory," European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 89, 1996, pp. 668-670.
Tokat, Y., Palusinski, O.A., Szidarovszky, F., "Multi-criteria Decision Making in Design of Printed Wire Boards," IEEE Trans. Comp. Package Manufacturing Technology, Part B, Volume 21, Number 1, 1998, pp. 73-78.

Professional Societies:

Bolyai Janos Math. Society, J. Neumann Society on Comp. Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences.

Honors and Awards:

None

Service:

Associate Editor of Pure Mathematics and Applications,

Advisory Editorial Board Member of Scienctia Iranica,

Associate Editor of Southwest Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics.

Professional Development:

Short courses given in Brazil, Iran, Hong Kong, and Hungary on Multi-objective programming and game theory.

Participating in organizing professional conferences.

Finalizing a textbook on linear algebra and two monographs on game theory and oligopolies.

Fei-Yue Wang, Associate Professor

Degrees:

Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, August 1990, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering.

MENG. Zhejiang University, October 1984, Mechanics and Applied Mathematics.

BS Shandong Institute of Chemical Technology, December, 1981, Chemical Engineering.

Service:

8 years service at Arizona, original appointment date August, 1990.

1990-1996: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Assistant Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1996-present: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Associate Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

Related Experience:

1997-1998: Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Visiting Research Scientist of Advanced Control Systems.

1988-1990: RPI/NASA Center for Intelligent Robotic Systems for Space Exploration, Troy, NY. Research Assistant.

1984-1986: Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. Instructor, Mechanics and Applied Mathematics.

Consulting, patents

SinoPEC (USA) Inc, Beijing YanHua Petro- Chemical Complex, BHP Copper Company, RVSI Vanguard Automation Inc, and others.

State Registration:

None

Principal Publications:

Fei-Yue Wang and J.L.Russell, "Minimum-Weight Robotic Arm for a Specified Frequency," Journal of Robotic Systems, Volume. 14, Number 1, Jan 1997, pp. 159-167.
X. B. Shi, Fei-Yue Wang, and P. Lever, "Fuzzy Behavior Fusion and Integration for Robotic Excavation, "IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 43, No.3, 1996, pp.456-478.
Fei-Yue Wang and J. L. Russell, "Optimum Shape Construction of Flexible Manipulators with Total Weight Constraint," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol.25, No.4, 1995, pp.605-614.
Fei-Yue Wang and H.-M. Kim, "Implementing Adaptive Fuzzy Logic Controllers with Neural Networks: A Design Paradigm," Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Vol.1, No.3, 1995, pp.165-180.
Fei-Yue Wang and X. Y. Fan, Time-Optimal Trajectory Generation for Coordinated Robot Arms Handling a Common Object Using the Cell-to-Cell Mapping Method," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Vol.86, No.2, 1995, pp.347-368.
Fei-Yue Wang and G.N. Saridis, "Task Translation and Integration Specification in Intelligent Machines," IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Vol.RA-9, No.3, 1993, pp.257-271, and Vol.RA-10, No.2, 1994, p.81.
Fei-Yue Wang, K. Gildea, H. Jungnitz, and D.D. Chen, "Protocol Design and Performance Analysis for Manufacturing Message Specification: A Petri Net Approach," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol.41, No.6, 1994, pp.641-653.
Fei-Yue Wang, Paul J. A. Lever, and Bing Pu, "A Robotic Vision System for Object Identification and Manipulation Based on Synergetic Pattern Recognition," International Journal of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Vol.10, No.6, 1993, pp.445-459.
Fei-Yue Wang, "Two-Dimensional Theories Deduced From Three-Dimensional Theory for a Transversely Isotropic Body, (I) Plate Problems, and (II) Plane Problems," International Journal of Solids Structures, Vol.26, No.4, 1990, pp.455-470, and Vol.28, No.2, 1991, pp.161-177.

Professional Societies:

IEEE, INCOSE, ACM.

Honors and Awards:

Caterpillar Research and Invention Award, with Dr. P.J.A. Lever, 1996.

China-Cornell Fellow, Rockefeller Foundation and Chinese National Natural Science Foundation, 1995-1997.

Service:

SIE Undergraduate Program Committee, 1993 - 1995.

Advisor SIE Department, 1993-1996.

SIE Graduate Program Committee, 1991-1993, 1995-1996.

College Graduate Committee, 1995-1996.

College Robotics Steering Committee, 1992-1993.

Faculty Member of UA/ASU/BNI Training Program in Motor Control,

1993-present.

Chair of Scholarship Committee, and Member of the Board of Directors, American Zhu Kezhen Education Foundation, 1995-present.

Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Intelligent Control and Systems,

and, Series in Intelligent Control and Intelligent Automation, 1994-present;

Member of Program Committees for 23 Major Technical Conferences.

Program Chair, 1998 IEEE Int’l Symposium on Intelligent Control.

Professional Development:

Data Acquisition Devices Workshop, AIM/Ohio University, 1995

DCS and Advanced Control Technology for Petro-Chemical Processes,

Honeywell/BYH, 1996.

Gary M. Bakken, Adjunct Associate Professor

Degrees:

Ph.D. Texas Tech University, August 1983, Industrial Engineering (Human Factors/Ergonomics).

MS Central Missouri State University, May 1974, Safety.

B.S. Arizona State University, September, 1969, Mechanical Engineering (Astronautical).

Service:

3 years service at Arizona, original appointment date August, 1979.

1997-present: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Adjunct Associate Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering

1979-1981: The University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering and School of Health Related Professions

Related Experience:

1981-present, President, Analytica Systems International, Inc., Tucson, Arizona.

1990-1996, President, Advantech Solutions, Inc. Tucson, Arizona.

1976-1978, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, Research Assistant, Consultant, Teaching.

1974-1976, 3M Company, St Paul, Minnesota. Senior Safety and Process Engineer.

1973-1974, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri. Research and Teaching Assistant.

1965-1973, United States Air Force, Multiple Locations. Intelligence (Enlisted), Industrial Engineering and Quality Control Engineering, Programs, Project Development (Officer).

Consulting, Patents:

Arizona Center for Occupational Safety and Health, John Klaasen Designs, Burr-Brown Research Corporation, Norwest Mortgage, Inc., Public Service Company of New Mexico, Durodyne, Inc., Hammersly Mining Company, United States Army Electronic Repair Depot, Lighting Sciences, Inc., AGM, Inc., El Con Mall, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., Samsonite, Therapy Worx, GS Consulting, City of Mesa Fire Department, Research Integrations, Inc., Multiple Insurance Companies, Multiple Attorneys

Application Information Management Software Program - KwiiC Pending LidLite

#5,427,146 Linearly Adjustable Fluid Damper, granted June 27, 1995

#5,218,998 Linearly Adjustable Damper, granted June 15, 1993

State Registration:

Certified Professional Ergonomist (National)

Principal Publications:

Bakken, G.M. and Jon R. Abele. Innkeeper’s Liability Management. Tucson: Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, 1995.
Bakken, G.M. Human Factors/Ergonomics in Litigation. Nevada Lawyer, 1(3), March, 1993.

Professional Societies:

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Systems Safety Society, American Society of Safety Engineers, American Society of Biomechanics, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, Society of Automotive Engineers, National Council on Systems Engineering

Honors and Awards:

Alpha Pi Mu, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi

Service:

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Member: 1974-1998.

National Forensic Technical Group Chairperson Elect: 1991-92; National Forensic Technical Group Chairperson: 1992-93. Arizona Chapter - Member: 1979-1998; Director: 1992-97; Secretary: 1996-98.

National Council on Systems Engineering: Member: 1993-1998. Southern Arizona Chapter - Member: 1993-1998. Systems Engineering Requirements Committee Chair: 1994; Human Factors Task Force: 1993-1998. Systems Safety Society. Member: 1978-1998. Arizona Chapter - Member: 1993 - 1998; Secretary/Treasurer: 1993-98.

Public service consultations with local public organizations regarding human factors/ergonomics and safety problems.

Professional Development:

Human Performance Considerations in Aircraft Flightdeck Certification and Design, FAA/JAA sponsored international workshop, Feb, 1998.

Are You Prepared for the ADA? O’Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears, Tucson, 1992.

Robert Baker, Lecturer

Currently not available.

John R. Lyon, Lecturer

Degrees:

MS The University of Arizona, December 1987, Computer Science

BS The Georgia Institute of Technology, December 1963, Aerospace Engineering

Service:

10.5 years service at Arizona, original appointment date January, 1988.

1988-1996: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Adjunct Instructor, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

1996-present: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona., Lecturer, Systems and Industrial Engineering.

Related Experience:

1965-1969: Instructor, Undergraduate Pilot Training, United States Air Force, Laughlin AFB, Texas.

1972-1975: Instructor, Pilot Instructor Training, United States Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas.

1977-1980: Instructor, Flight Evaluator, United States Air Force, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.

1980-1984: Advisor, Instructor, Flight Evaluator, United States Air Force, Willow Grove NAS, Pennsylvania.

Consulting, patents:

Instructional Assessment and Evaluation Services, University of Arizona.

State Registration:

None

Publications:

Bronson, Gary, Author; Lyon, John and Scruggs, Wesley, Consulting Editors, Modern Fortran 77/90, The Alternate Edition, Scott/Jones Inc, Publishers, 1992.

Professional Societies:

None

Honors and Awards:

None

Service:

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (SIE), 1988-present.

Undergraduate Student Advisor (SIE), 1988-present.

Teaching faculty, New Start/Summer Bridge Program, 1991-1992.

Career/Placement Coordinator (SIE), 1996-present.

Faculty Advisor for Scottish Music and Dance Society (UA student organization) 1992-present.

Professional Development:

None

The University of Arizona
October 30, 1998
Systems and Industrial Engineering