ISyE Latest News - College of Engineering at UW-Madison http://www.engr.wisc.edu Industrial and systems engineering news stories from the College of Engineering at UW-Madison en-us 2013 Engineering External Relations <![CDATA[ISyE health care conference a success]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/May14-isye-health-care.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/May14-isye-health-care.html The first meeting of I-PrACTISE, also known as the Karsh Initiative, was held in Madison on April 28-30.

]]> News Tue, 14 May 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Engineering students honored for classroom, community productivity]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/May14-engineering-students-honored.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/May14-engineering-students-honored.html News Tue, 14 May 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Team earns grant focused on reducing workplace injury, fatigue]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/May14-team-grant-workplace.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/May14-team-grant-workplace.html News Tue, 14 May 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Advanced manufacturing focus of June 10-14 conference]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/May07.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/May07.html The event, which will draw nearly 500 academic, industrial and governmental participants, includes more than 260 technical papers and posters.

]]> News Tue, 07 May 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[ISyE senior recognized for service and leadership]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Apr26-isye-senior-recognized.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Apr26-isye-senior-recognized.html UW-Madison awards only 26 each year to students who have made outstanding leadership and service contributions while maintaining academic excellence

]]> News Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Award to fund Wiegmann project on medical evacuations]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Apr26-award-fund-Wiegmann.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Apr26-award-fund-Wiegmann.html The team will incorporate advanced weather simulation technology with flight and patient simulation.

]]> News Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Ergonomics award for Carayon paper]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Apr26-ergonomics-award-Carayon.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Apr26-ergonomics-award-Carayon.html The paper was recognized as an important international collaboration, and overall the best this year for advancing the field of ergonomics.

]]> News Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Brennan joins national health IT working group]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Apr26-Brennan-joins-national.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Apr26-Brennan-joins-national.html The workgroup will focus on identifying key considerations to improve patient safety and promote innovation in health information technology.

]]> News Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Vanderheiden project receives $12 million for implementation in Europe]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/April12-vanderheiden-project-receives.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/April12-vanderheiden-project-receives.html The grant will fund the second phase of implementation of Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor Gregg Vanderheiden's accessibility project.

]]> News Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[ISyE Professor Emeritus George Box passes away]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Apr02-George-Box-passes.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Apr02-George-Box-passes.html Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor Emeritus George Box helped establish the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement in 1985.

]]> News Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Vanderheiden receives award for contributions to low vision work]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/March29-Vanderheiden-vision-work.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/March29-Vanderheiden-vision-work.html News Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Virtual exertions research uses muscle activity to move virtual objects]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar26.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar26.html Industrial and Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Professor Robert Radwin is studying ways to simulate exertion in virtual environments.

]]> News Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[College, grad programs, in top-20 in U.S. News rankings]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar14-2013-grad-rankings.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Mar14-2013-grad-rankings.html The high rankings are yet another indication of the great work that is being done at UW-Madison, says Provost Paul DeLuca.

]]> News Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Three faculty among UW-Madison Kellett award recipients]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Feb26-2013-Kellett-awards.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Feb26-2013-Kellett-awards.html The award recognizes Mark Eriksson, James Schauer and Dhavan Shah as outstanding mid-career faculty members.

]]> News Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Mutlu earns Carnegie Mellon computer science award]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Feb15-Mutlu-Carnegie.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Feb15-Mutlu-Carnegie.html Bilge Mutlu with the Allen Newell Award for Research Excellence. ]]> News Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Video tool could help active workers avoid injury]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Feb12.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Feb12.html A team led by Industrial and Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Professor Robert Radwin has a new tool for predicting workplace injury.

]]> News Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[UW-Madison engineer named to National Academy of Engineering]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Feb11a.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Feb11a.html Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Professor Emeritus David Gustafson was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

]]> News Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Carayon speaks at kickoff meeting of new joint healthcare/engineering initiative]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Jan14-Carayon-speaks-kickoff.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Jan14-Carayon-speaks-kickoff.html Industrial and Systems Engineering Proctor & Gamble Professor in Total Quality Pascale Carayon talked recently about improving safety in hospital ICUs.

]]> News Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Ferris and others to create tool to guide bioenergy policy]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Jan14-Ferris-and-others.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2013/Jan14-Ferris-and-others.html Industrial and Systems Engineering and Computer Sciences Professor Michael Ferris is part of a team developing an interactive tool about biofuels.

]]> News Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Ian Robertson named new UW-Madison engineering dean]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Dec04.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Dec04.html Robertson is the Donald B. Willett professor of engineering at the University of Illinois and director of the NSF Division of Materials Research.

]]> News Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[It's the stuff of dreams: Better healthcare at home]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov29-stuff-of-dreams-better-healthcare-at-home.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov29-stuff-of-dreams-better-healthcare-at-home.html Patricia Brennan, the Moehlman Bascom professor of industrial and systems engineering and nursing, is exploring home healthcare with virtual reality.

]]> News Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[ISyE students return victorious from Human Factors and Ergonomics Society meeting]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov14-isye-students-victorious.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov14-isye-students-victorious.html Industrial and systems engineering students earned several honors at the Human Factors and Engineering Society 2012 annual meeting in October.

]]> News Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Turning a rusty surgeon into a well-oiled machine]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov14.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov14.html Industrial and Systems Engineering Associate Professor Doug Wiegmann is investigating how surgical skills decay over time and how to maintain them.

]]> News Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Private gifts support nearly 40 engineering faculty professorships]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov13-gifts-support-professorships.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Nov13-gifts-support-professorships.html Endowed chairs enable the college to recruit and retain world-class faculty—and as a result, to attract and educate the best students. 

]]> News Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Honors in vehicle research for two ISyE students]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct12-honors-vehicle-research.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct12-honors-vehicle-research.html Two PhD students won first and second place in the 4th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications.

]]> News Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[ISyE student wins prize for cyber security research]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct12-cyber-security-research.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct12-cyber-security-research.html Industrial and Systems Engineering PhD student Mehmet Ertem won the 2012 Seth Bonder prize for applied operations research in military applications.

]]> News Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Lee speaks at NAS symposium on value of social sciences]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct12-lee-speaks-NAS.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct12-lee-speaks-NAS.html Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor John Lee spoke on Sept. 24 at the inaugural meeting of a new National Academy of Sciences initiative.

]]> News Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Robinson to take the helm at INFORMS]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct12-robinson-to-take.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct12-robinson-to-take.html Industrial and Systems Engineering Emeritus Professor Stephen Robinson is the president-elect of the Institute of Operations Management and Research.

]]> News Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[New projects for CQPI]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct12-new-projects-cqpi.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct12-new-projects-cqpi.html The Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement received funding for two projects measuring how information technology affects healthcare.

]]> News Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[A model for personalized breast cancer screening decisions]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct12.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct12.html Industrial and Systems Engineering Associate Professor Oguzhan Alagoz has created a model for individualized breast cancer screening recommendations.

]]> News Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Recovery at work: Treatment may end, but challenges persist for breast cancer survivors]]> http://www.madisonmagazine.com/Madison-Magazine/October-2012/Recovery-at-Work/ http://www.madisonmagazine.com/Madison-Magazine/October-2012/Recovery-at-Work/ UW-Madison researchers are developing an Internet tool to help breast cancer survivors with workplace challenges.

]]> News Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Li earns NSF funding to improve rapid-response healthcare]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct1-Li-rapid-response.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct1-Li-rapid-response.html  Industrial and Systems Engineering Associate Professor Jingshan Li has received NSF funding to improve rapid-response healthcare.

]]> News Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[$800K for Radwin study of repetitive motion injury]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct1-800-for-Radwin.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct1-800-for-Radwin.html  Industrial and Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Professor Robert Radwin has received $800 to study repetitive motion injuries.

]]> News Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[New interdisciplinary collaboration will develop coaching program for surgical excellence]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct1-new-interdisciplinary-surgery.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Oct1-new-interdisciplinary-surgery.html Two Industrial and Systems Engineering professors are working on an interdisciplinary project to create a coaching program for surgeons.

]]> News Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Mobile apps may help prevent substance abuse relapses]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sep24.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sep24.html With a $3.5 million grant, researchers will use smartphones and tablets to integrate drug abuse treatment in primary care settings.

]]> News Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Student chapter of HFES wins top honors for on-campus efforts]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sept14-student-chapter-hfes.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sept14-student-chapter-hfes.html The student chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has won a gold award for its on-campus activities in the past year.

]]> News Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Two graduate students finalists in decision analysis paper competition]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sept14-two-graduate-finalists.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sept14-two-graduate-finalists.html  Two industrial and systems engineering graduate students were finalists in a recent decision analysis paper competition.

]]> News Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[UW-Madison, college, among top U.S. public universities]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sep13-2013-undergrad-rankings.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sep13-2013-undergrad-rankings.html U.S. News and World Report ranked the College of Engineering 13th and listed several undergraduate programs among the top 20.

]]> News Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Save the dates: Blended learning seminar series begins September 19]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sep04.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Sep04.html Learn about blended learning: What is it, who is doing it and why, and what are the college tools and resources you can use to transform your courses?

]]> News Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[New leadership for Manufacturing Systems Engineering]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug30-new-leadership-mse.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug30-new-leadership-mse.html Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Frank Pfefferkorn has been named the new director of the Manufacturing Systems Engineering program.

]]> News Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Multidisciplinary team maps costs of participating in health information exchange]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug30.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug30.html Researchers have created a model to develop pricing for health information exchange networks—yet save providers and participants money.

]]> News Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Student IIE chapter stands out for participation]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug30-student-iie-chapter.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug30-student-iie-chapter.html  The student chapter of the Institute for Industrial Engineers has won a national award for its on-campus activities.

]]> News Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Article on quick response manufacturing wins national award]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug30-article-on-quick.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug30-article-on-quick.html  An article about the Center for Quick Response Manufacturing's work with a Milwaukee company has won a national editorial award.

]]> News Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Vanderheiden named Human Factors and Ergonomics Society fellow]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug30-vanderheiden-named-human.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug30-vanderheiden-named-human.html Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor Gregg Vanderheiden has been named a Human Factors and Ergonomics Society fellow

]]> News Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[ Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor Ben-Tzion “Bentzi” Karsh dies.]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug20.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug20.html News Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[From summer abroad in China, students acquire a new view of the world]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug02.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Aug02.html Nearly 25 engineering undergraduates traveled to China for the 6-week Zhejiang University Summer Program.

]]> News Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[With help from Milwaukee company, two engineers graduate with a head start]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Jul11.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Jul11.html A Milwaukee company's internship-heavy scholarship program has led two recent College of Engineering graduates straight to jobs.

]]> News Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Barrier-free technology coming of age]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/4015.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/4015.html Researchers at the Trace Research & Development Center might remove barriers to Internet use with instant personalization of computers and kiosks.

]]> News Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Unsafe at any speed: Even for driving pros, distractions increase crash rish]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/May15.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/May15.html In-vehicle technologies distract drivers such as commercial truck operators, bus drivers, police, and street and highway department crews.

]]> News Tue, 15 May 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Wiegmann and colleagues receive award for trauma research]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/May9-Wiegmann-trauma-award.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/May9-Wiegmann-trauma-award.html Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor Doug Wiegmann and colleagues have received an award for research on trauma team behavior.

]]> News Wed, 09 May 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Bringing best practices to Wisconsin manufacturers]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Apr30.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Apr30.html The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership and UW E-Business Institute are sharing lessons learned with state manufacturers.

]]> News Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Zhou receives NSF grant for quality control study]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/April26-Zhou-grant-quality.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/April26-Zhou-grant-quality.html  Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor Shiyu Zhou has received a $200,000 National Science Foundation grant for a quality control study.

]]> News Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[High honors for widely-cited Linderoth paper]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/April26-high-honors-Linderoth.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/April26-high-honors-Linderoth.html Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor Jeff Linderoth has received high praise for a 2000 paper from the Association for Computing Machinery.

]]> News Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Grants and graduate support for Wiegmann, Shi]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/April26-grants-and-graduate.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/April26-grants-and-graduate.html Industrial and Systems Engineering Professors Doug Wiegmann and Leyuan Shi have received grants for research and graduate support.

]]> News Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[When process equals progress: Building blocks for biotech businesses]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Mar02.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Mar02.html Engineering Professional Development Faculty Associate Frank Rath is bringing industrial engineering benefits to the biotech industry. 

]]> News Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Robinson wins Kimball Medal]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Jan12-Robinson-wins-Kimball.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2012/Jan12-Robinson-wins-Kimball.html News Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[ISyE renews Alpha Pi]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Dec14-ISyE-renews-alpha.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Dec14-ISyE-renews-alpha.html News Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Alagoz named associate editor for two industry publications]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Dec14-Alagoz-named-associate.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Dec14-Alagoz-named-associate.html Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor Oguzhan Alagoz recently agreed to serve as an associate editor for two publications.  ]]> News Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[European Commission funds cloud computing initiative begun at UW]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Dec14-european-commission-funds.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Dec14-european-commission-funds.html News Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Grant funds effort to improve patient OR to ICU transitions
]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Nov30-grant-funds-effort.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Nov30-grant-funds-effort.html The Department of Defense awarded Associate Professor Doug Wiegmann $1.2 million to complete their project to design the operating room of the future.

]]> News Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[A decade of gains in engineering graduate student diversity]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Nov22.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Nov22.html The Graduate Engineering Research Scholars program has increased opportunities for talented minority grad students to achieve their educational goals.

]]> News Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Carayon to be honored by International Ergonomics Association]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/carayon-honored-ergonomics.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/carayon-honored-ergonomics.html Pascale Carayon will receive the 2012 Triennial Distinguished Service award from the International Ergonomics Association.

]]> News Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Optimizing optimization when symmetry is at play]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Nov11a.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Nov11a.html Professor Jeff Linderoth is working on a way to help computers make yes/no decisions faster by enhancing a common algorithm computers use.

]]> News Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Opportunities in engineering: Annual report 2011]]> http://www.youtube.com/engineeringuw#p/u/0/6W-jy2lTmRg http://www.youtube.com/engineeringuw#p/u/0/6W-jy2lTmRg College highlights from 2010-2011: major funding, student achievements, economic development, outreach and STEM initiatives, and research advances.

]]> News Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Engineering alumni to receive top college honors at Oct. 14 Engineers' Day]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Oct12.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Oct12.html Nine high-level engineers will receive the Distinguished Achievement Award and one recent alumna will receive the Early-Career Achievement Award.

]]> News Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Human factors expert to help guide safety in next generation of space exploration]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Aug22.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Aug22.html In the coming years, Douglas Wiegmann will advise the agency as an outside expert consultant on human factors and mission safety.

]]> News Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering research helps Plover, Wisconsin, company to slash lead times, expand into new markets]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Jul25.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Jul25.html Using techniques developed in the Center for Quick Reponse Manufacturing, Pointe Precision dramatically reduced waits to fill new orders.

]]> News Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[CHESS receives $9.5 million to help older adults]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Jun08.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Jun08.html With funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, researchers will develop innovations to improve elders' experiences living at home.

]]> News Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Industrial engineering professor emeritus named to manufacturing 'dream team']]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Nov30a.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Nov30a.html Professor Emeritus Rajan Suri was named to the 2010 IndustryWeek Manufacturing Hall of Fame for individuals who embody the best of U.S. manufacturing.

]]> News Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[New simulator puts UW-Madison on the map for driving research]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Nov11.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Nov11.html There's only one place in Wisconsin where a driver can send text messages, speed or engage in other risky behaviors ... with positive consequences.

]]> News Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[It's about time: U.S. manufacturers CAN compete ]]> http://www.youtube.com/engineeringuw#p/u/6/bFUdWqVqIas http://www.youtube.com/engineeringuw#p/u/6/bFUdWqVqIas News Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery facility opens on UW-Madison campus]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Dec03.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Dec03.html The twin research institutes—one public, one private—aim to accelerate the creation of knowledge to advance human health and well-being.   

]]> News Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Drug courts test smart phone app to help addicted offenders]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Feb09.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Feb09.html Researchers are investigating ways in which smart phone applications can help people deal with a chronic illness, such as addiction.

]]> News Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Partnering with UW-Madison QRM center gives Phoenix Products a bright future]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/May28.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/May28.html News Fri, 28 May 2010 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Major grant aims at breaking the habit of implicit bias]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Oct11.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Oct11.html Researchers will develop an interactive video game to help faculty recognize unintentional biases against women and minorities in STEM fields.

]]> News Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Thousands experience science at successful Engineering Expo ]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Apr20.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/Apr20.html The large-scale open house drew 7,000 visitors and enables engineering students to share their passion for engineering with the public.

]]> News Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[College honors distinguished alumni at Oct. 8 Engineers' Day celebration (1867)]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Oct05.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Oct05.html News Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Google executive to address Wisconsin industry at E-Business conference]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Sep28.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2010/Sep28.html Media are invited to the upcoming Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference, hosted by the UW-Madison E-Business Consortium.

]]> News Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:02:53 -0500 <![CDATA[College honors 25 faculty and staff at spring celebration]]> http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/May04.html http://www.engr.wisc.edu/news/archive/2011/May04.html In a May 3 event, the College of Engineering recognized an outstanding group of faculty and staff for teaching, research and service.

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