Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Johnny Tucker didn’t intend to be a trailblazer. But his interest in improving health care led him to become the very first student in the dual master of health administration (MHA) and master of science in industrial and manufacturing systems engineering (IMSE).

An adjunct faculty member and four students with the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department were recognized for their achievements at the 2013 Missouri Honor Awards banquet March 15.

Jesse Schmidt has no fear of the unknown. When choosing a school or a program to study, he didn’t mind trying something new. When traveling, he chose a destination fewer people picked, and when talking about the future, he doesn’t mind the thought of exploring the world outside of his suburban, Minnesota town.

The College of Engineering’s National Science Foundation-supported Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution (CELDi) achieved its third “Success Story” for its work on a project for CELDi industry member the Boeing Co. The project examines network design for the company’s distribution facilities.

Spreading the word about industrial engineering has been a major goal of MU’s student chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers this past year. Their efforts to promote industrial engineering to younger students, which included hosting the 2012 South Central IIE Regional Conference, earned the group its first Gold Award.

During her visit to MU, a presenter for the Chancellor’s Distinguished Visitors Series last September, Patricia Brennan, spent some time with the College of Engineering’s industrial and manufacturing systems engineering faculty members discussing the natural pairing of their professional field with nursing.

Many engineering students’ first introduction to the field of engineering came from a family member. For some, not only is the tradition in engineering being carried on to the next generation, but also is following in family members’ footsteps at the same school.

After earning his master’s and business degrees at a university abroad, Ecuadorian native Jorge Abad returned to his South American alma mater to teach, rising through the ranks and eventually becoming an associate dean. A student once more, he’s working on his doctoral degree through MU’s IMSE program.

Na Deng had a hunch that MU’s College of Engineering would be a good place to study, and Columbia would be a nice place to live. Now that she’s graduated, she’s found that her hard work has paid off with a job offer from American Airlines.

The Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department inducted four alumni and one retired faculty member to the IMSE Hall of Fame at its annual ceremony in last fall.

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