Dr. Manuel Rossetti recipient of John L. Imhoff Award for Teaching

Photo of Manuel Rossetti with Ashok SaxenaThe University of Arkansas College of Engineering recently recognized Dr. Manuel Rossetti as the 2012 recipient of the John L. Imhoff Award for Teaching, at its annual Alumni Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 21. This award was established in 2004 by John Imhoff, former head and founder of the industrial engineering department, to recognize faculty members who have excelled in teaching in the College of Engineering.

Rossetti received his PhD in industrial and systems engineering from The Ohio State University and began teaching at the University of Arkansas in 1999, he is the current holder of the John L. Imhoff Endowed Chair in Industrial Engineering 2012-2013.

Rossetti, teaches courses in the area of simulation, transportation and logistics, database systems, and inventory management. He was selected as a Lilly Teaching Fellow in 1997/98, was twice voted Best IE Teacher by IE students and has won the industrial engineering department’s Outstanding Teacher Award three times.

In his research, Rossetti focuses on the design, analysis, and optimization of logistics, manufacturing, health care, and transportation systems using computer simulation and operations research techniques.

Rossetti is currently serving as associate department head and he is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Modeling and Simulation. He has also achieved national recognition for his recent publication of a textbook “Simulation Modeling and Arena”, and was elected a Fellow by the Institute of Industrial Engineers.

Release date: 4/28/2012