Department of Industrial Engineering
4207 Bell Engineering Center
1 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-3156
Fax: (479) 575-8431
Spring 2017 E-News
Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas Celebrates 65th Anniversary
Recently, the Industrial Engineering Department invited alumni to return to the department
for a “Pig-Out Party” celebrating the 65th anniversary of the department. The Imhoff
Study Center, named for founding department head, John L. Imhoff, was fittingly the
back drop for the event. Imhoff is fondly remembered by alumni, faculty and staff
alike as a passionate industrial engineer and teacher. >>
NSF Award Presented to Professor Haitao Liao
Haitao Liao, professor of industrial engineering, was recently the recipient of a
National Science Foundation Award. The award will fund developing new methodologies
for automated knowledge discovery from complex reliability and healthcare data with
covariates. >>
Bennett Milburn Named John L. Imhoff Chair in Industrial Engineering
Assistant professor Ashlea Bennett Milburn has been named the 2017-2018 recipient
of the John L. Imhoff Chair in Industrial Engineering. This title was established
in 1983 to honor the memory of John L. Imhoff, founding head of the University of
Arkansas department of industrial engineering. >>
Pierson Appointed to Fellowship with Air Force Research Lab
Harry Pierson, assistant professor of industrial engineering, has been appointed as
a fellow in the 2017 Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellowship Program at AFRL-Materials
and Manufacturing. >>
Greg Parnell Publishes Third Book
Gregory S. Parnell, Research Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering
has just published his third book, Trade-off Analytics: Creating and Exploring the System Tradespace. >>
Alumni Highlights
Arkansas Academy of Industrial Engineering Member Recognized
with Excellence Award
Stuart Staggs, BSIE 2000, was recently selected as the recipient of the President’s
Eagle Award of Excellence for his work at McKesson Specialty Health, The US Oncology
Network. >>