Industrial and Systems Engineering, Page 12

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IMSE Hall of Fame Spotlight: IMSE Alumni as manufacturing leaders

Three Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering alumni have been inducted into the IMSE Hall of Fame for their significant career contributions as leaders in manufacturing.

Entrepreneur and alumnus Wade Foster

Fostering entrepreneurship: Zapier CEO and Mizzou Engineering alumnus speaks to students at Griggs Innovators Nexus Grand Opening

Mizzou Engineering alumnus Wade Foster spoke to students about the importance of entrepreneurship in light of the Griggs Innovators Nexus grand opening and the Entrepreneurship Quest kick-off on Sept. 14.

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Augmented reality system uses GPS to improve user experience

Mizzou Engineers have developed a more advanced augmented reality system that uses indoor GPS tracking to better position objects with the user’s physical space.

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Research team uses New York City taxi data, machine learning to predict demand for air taxi services

Researchers studied the potential demand for air taxi services in New York City.

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IMSE Hall of Fame spotlight: IMSE alumni who engineer systems

Three Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering alumni have been inducted into the IMSE Hall of Fame for their significant career contributions to the field of systems engineering.

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Bob Bloss receives James E. ‘Bud’ Moulder Distinguished Alumni Award

Bob Bloss ’77 has received the 2020 James E. “Bud” Moulder Distinguished Alumni Award as part of Mizzou Engineering’s Hall of Fame.

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Smart appointment system could decrease patient wait time

A Mizzou Engineer has developed an appointment system that uses machine learning to help clinics more efficiently schedule patients.

Sharan Srinivas

Truck, drone collaboration could optimize package delivery

What makes Sharan Srinivas’ research unique is that it allows trucks to serve as mobile depots for multiple delivery drones.

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IMSE Hall of Fame Spotlight: IMSE Alumni as Business Leaders

Four Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering alumni have been inducted into the IMSE Hall of Fame for their significant career contributions to the business sector. Dennis Jaeger and Michael Salerno are the most recent inductees, having been honored in 2020. Other alumni recognized for successes in business include Ken Cooper and Christine Pierson.

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IMSE Capstone Projects – Spring 2021

Industrial engineering education at Mizzou concludes with a two-semester capstone project. These capstone projects give students the chance to put what they’ve learned so far in their classes to the test through working with an actual company (manufacturing, health care or logistics) on a project they provide.