ISE Alumni Make Great Professors Across the US
Five alumni from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) who graduated within the last four years are now assistant professors at other universities around the country.
From Bike Lanes to Freight Trains, CA Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin (’22) Thinks in Connections
In 2022, CA Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin completed his PhD at UT—the payoff of a 22-year shift from technical analysis to systems-level thinking.
Lasting Legacy: Kessel Scholarship Benefits Five ISE Students Each Year
Chase Post, Jacob Seals, Preston Ruth, and Harriet “Hattie” Williamson are among the 2023-24 recipients of the Wallace “Dwight” Kessel Scholarship.
College of Nursing and Tickle College of Engineering Launch Groundbreaking Maintenance Optimization Project
TCE is partnering with UT College of Nursing in a $980,000 research and development initiative aimed at enhancing high-consequence operations. The project is sponsored by Y-12 National Security Complex.
Kobza Gives Back Through Alpha Pi Mu Leadership Position
Professor John Kobza is a regional vice president for Alpha Pi Mu, an industrial engineering honor society. He is one of many ISE faculty members in leadership positions in academia or service organizations.
ISE Benefits from Multiple Funding Sources
The sustainability research performed by the ISE students and faculty has benefited from diverse funding sources to produce results that have global, national, and regional implications.
ISE to Offer Region’s First Doctor of Engineering Degree
UT Board of Trustees approved a Doctor of Engineering (DEng) program through ISE, the first of its kind in the state of Tennessee and in the region.
New Research Project to Assist Disadvantaged Communities Confronting Environmental Health Challenges
A team of researchers were granted $1.7 million to address environmental health and energy challenges in disadvantaged communities and provide a solution.
UT Team Uses AI to Improve Sepsis Detection and Effective Treatment
ISE Associate Professor Anahita Khojandi and a multidisciplinary team of researchers from UT use data and predictive tools to improve the detection of sepsis.
Laying the Foundations for Quantum Computing
Assistant Professor Rebekah Herrman details how her team’s research is creating a foundation for quantum computing and how it could change the world.