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Nelson, Barry
Department Chairperson
Tech C250
(847) 491-3747
nelsonb@iems.northwestern.edu
Design and analysis of computer simulation experiments; simulation optimization and metamodeling; simulation for financial engineering. Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
M.S.,  Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
B.A., Mathematics and Computer Science, DePauw University
Ankenman, Bruce
Director, Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Program
Tech C138
(847) 491-5674
ankenman@iems.northwestern.edu
Quality improvement, design of experiments, design of simulation experiments, response surface methodology, robust design, engineering design. PhD, Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1995)
MS, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1991)
BS, Electrical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (1984)
Hazen, Gordon
Director of Graduate Studies, Professor
Tech C118
(847) 491-5673
hazen @ iems.northwestern.edu
Decision analysis, medical decision and cost-effectiveness. utility and preference modeling Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
M.S., Statistics, Purdue University
B.S., Mathematics, University of North Dakota
Smilowitz, Karen
Undergraduate Program Director, Junior William A. Patterson Chair in Transportation
Tech M233
(847) 491-4693
ksmilowitz @ iems.northwestern.edu
Supply chain management,  transportation systems, vehicle routing and scheduling, applied optimization Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California - Berkeley
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California - Berkeley
B.S.E., Civil Engineering and Operations Research, Princeton University
Apley, Daniel
Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences,  Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Quality Technology
Tech C150
(847) 491-2397
apley @ iems.northwestern.edu
Statistical modeling and analysis of engineering systems, statistical learning and data mining, quality engineering and six sigma, manufacturing process diagnosis and control

Ph.D., University of Michigan, Mechanical Engineering, 1997
M.S., University of Michigan, Electrical Engineering, 1995
M.S., University of Michigan, Mechanical Engineering, 1992
B.S., University of Michigan, Mechanical Engineering, 1990

Armbruster, Benjamin
Assistant Professor
M237
(847) 491-3326
armbruster @ northwestern.edu
Health policy, optimization in health care, social networks, & optimization Ph.D., Stanford University
Contractor, Noshir
Jane S. & William J. White Professor of Behavioral Sciences
Tech D231
(847) 491 - 3669
ncontractor4 @ gmail.com
Social and knowledge networks: Theories, statistical and computational methods; Organizational theory.

Ph.D., (University of Southern California), (1988)
M.S., (University of Southern California), (1986)
B.Tech., (Indian Institute of Technology, Madras), (1983)

Daskin, Mark
Walter P. Murphy Professor
Tech D237
(847) 491-8796
daskin @ iems.northwestern.edu
Logistics, Applied optimization, supply chain modeling, location theory, healthcare applications of operations research PhD., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978
Cert of PG, Cambridge University
BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dolinskaya, Irina
Assistant Professor
Tech M235
847-491-2415
dolira @ northwestern.edu
Operations Research with emphasis on large scale and computationally demanding dynamic programming problems; time-dependent networks; optimal path finding in a direction, location and time dependent environments. 

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

M.S., Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan

B.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Florida

Fourer, Robert
Professor
Tech C234
(847) 491 - 3151
4er @ iems.northwestern.edu
Solution and analysis of large-scale optimization problems, modeling languages, optimization services Ph.D., Operations Research, Stanford University
M.S.., Operations Research, Stanford University
M.S., Statistics, Stanford University
B.S., Mathematics, Stanford University
Frey, Donald
Professor
Tech M237
(847) 491 - 3326
Information science and management of high-technology industry, organization theory, systems engineering, manufacturing Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering, University of Michigan
M.S.,  Metallurgical Engineering, University of Michigan
B.S.,  Metallurgical Engineering, University of Michigan
Hurter, Arthur
Professor Emeritus
D239 Tech
(847) 491-3414
Ph.D, Economics, Northwestern University
M.A., Economics, Northwestern University
M.S, Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
Iravani, Seyed M.R.
Associate Professor
Tech C244
(847) 491-5538
iravani @ iems.northwestern.edu
Stochastic modeling and its applications in production, service operations, health care, and supply chain management.  

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada, 1997.

M.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran, 1989.

B.S., Indstrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran, 1986.

I also benefitted from Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, during my postdoctoral years.

Klabjan, Diego
Associate Professor
Tech M239
(847) 491 - 0663
d-klabjan@northwestern.edu
Transportation science and logistics, supply chain management,  large-scale optimization, integer and dynamic programming Ph. D. in Industrial Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999
B.S. in Mathematics University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1994
Leonardi, Paul
Breed Junior Chair of Design
Room 2-158, Frances Searle Building
847.467.1667
Leonardi @ northwestern.edu
Management of technological and organizational change, global product development, social networks PhD, Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University
MA, Organizational Communication, University of Colorado at Boulder
BA, Communication and Spanish, Saint Mary’s College of California
Linetsky, Vadim
Professor
Tech C251
(847)491-2084
linetsky @ iems.northwestern.edu
Financial Engineering Ph.D., Theoretical Physics, Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics, and Automation
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics, and Automation
Marasco, Michael
Clinical Associate Professor
Ford 2-231
(847) 467-6347
mmarasco@northwestern.edu
Mehrotra, Sanjay
Professor
Tech C246
(847) 491-3155
mehrotra @ iems.northwestern.edu
Interior-point methods, large-scale optimization, parallel computations, production system design and control Ph.D., Operations Research, Columbia University
M.S., Industrial Engineering, Columbia University
B.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Roorkee
Nocedal, Jorge
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Room M326
(847) 491-5038
nocedal@ece.northwestern.edu
Nonlinear optimization, mixed integer nonlinear programming, software and applications in finance and engineering Ph.D., Mathematical Sciences, Rice University
B.S., Physics, National University of Mexico
Rubenstein, Albert
Professor Emeritus


a-rubenstein@northwestern.edu
Organization Behavior and Technology Management;
Staum, Jeremy
Associate Professor
Tech D235
(847) 491-2405
staum @ iems.northwestern.edu
Financial Engineering and  Monte Carlo simulation
Tamhane, Ajit
Professor,  Senior Associate Dean (Graduate Studies & Planning), McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Professor, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Professor, Department of Statistics (by courtesy)
Tech C250, Tech L254
(847)491-3577, (847)467-4909
tamhane @ iems.northwestern.edu
Mathematical Statistics: Multiple Comparisons; Design of Experiments; Ranking and Selection Procedures; Applied Statistics: Multiplicity Problems in Biopharmaceutical Studies; Biomedical Applications; Chemical Engineering Applications; Quality Control; Data Mining Ph.D., Cornell University
M.S., Cornell University
BTech, Indian Institute of Technology
Thompson, Charles W. N.
Professor
Tech C146
(847) 491-3667
thompson @ iems.northwestern.edu
Organization Behavior and Technology Management Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Northwestern University
M.B.A, Ohio State University
LLB., Harvard Law School
B.S., Secondary Education, Kutztown University
White, William
Professor
Tech D231
(847) 491-3680
white @ iems.northwestern.edu
Behavior based leadership of manufacturing companies, business entrepreneurship. MBA, Harvard University
B.S., Industrial Engineering, Northwestern University
    Research Interests Education

Courtesy Appointments

Birge, John Adjunct Professor 773-834-1701 jbirge@chicagogsb.edu
Chen, Wei Courtesy Appointment Tech M116 (847) 491-7019 weichen @ northwestern.edu
Chopra, Sunil Courtesy Appointment 260 Leverone (847) 491-8169 s-chopra @ kellogg.northwestern.edu
Mahmassani, Hani Courtesy Appointment A312 Technological Institute (847) 467-7445 masmah@northwestern.edu
Gerber, Elizabeth Courtesy Appointment 2133 Sheridan Road, Room 2.327 egerber@northwestern.edu
Larivierre, Martin Courtesy Appointment, Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences Dept, Kellogg School of Management
Uzzi, Brian Courtesy Appointment Jacobs Center Rm 386 (847) 491-8072 uzzi @ kellogg.northwestern.edu
van Mighem, Jan Courtesy Appointment, Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences Dept, Kellogg School of Management
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Adjunct Faculty

Lefebvre, Jeffrey Tech C120 j-lefebvre@northwestern.edu
Lopata, Iain Tech C120 i-lopata@northwestern.edu
McNeeley, Donald Tech C120 815-834-2500 d-mcneeley@northwestern.edu
Rao, Mohan Tech C120
Semb, David Tech C120 (847) 573-8981, ext. 203
Watson, Michael Tech C120 m-watson2 @ northwestern.edu
Werwath, Mark Tech D239 (847) 491-4696 werwath @ iems.northwestern.edu
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