Welcome to our new weekly spotlight, "ExpertISE," which welcomes voices of experience from the field of industrial and systems engineering to answer questions about professional work, careers, academia, and other sectors. In our premiere episode of "ExpertISE," we welcome Barrett Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor of industrial engineering and aeronautics and astronautics at Purdue University as well as a Fellow of IISE. Dr. Caldwell gives his thoughts on the following question: "How have internationa...
Apr 10, 2024•5 min
Patrick Sugar is executive vice president of operations for Saia LTL Freight, a 100-year-old shipping and logistics company, and an industrial engineering graduate from Georgia Tech. He recently talked with IISE staff during a tour of Saia headquarters in Johns Creek, Georgia. In the interview, he discusses the company’s embrace of technology, its focus on sustainable practices and worker safety, and the key traits he seeks in young industrial engineers. He also stresses how sticking to a set of...
Apr 02, 2024•27 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Rashawnda Williams with General Motors spoke with “Problem Solved” during the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2024, which took place March 25-28 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Mar 28, 2024•2 min
Bryan Ramirez with Edwards Lifesciences spoke with “Problem Solved” during the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2024, which took place March 25-28 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Mar 28, 2024•2 min
Jennie Ulrich of Boeing Corporate spoke with “Problem Solved” during the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2024, which took place March 25-28 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Mar 27, 2024•4 min
Marty Smets, Technical Expert, Corporate & UAW Ergonomics at Ford Motor Co., spoke with “Problem Solved” during the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2024, which took place March 25-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. Smets was one of the #AppliedErgo2024 keynote speakers.
Mar 27, 2024•3 min
Dr. L. Casey Chosewood, director of the Office for Total Worker Health® at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), spoke with “Problem Solved” during the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2024, which took place March 25-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Chosewood was one of the #AppliedErgo2024 keynote speakers.
Mar 27, 2024•2 min
Tristen Aldridge with Honda Development and Manufacturing of America, spoke with “Problem Solved” during the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2024, which took place March 25-28 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Mar 27, 2024•2 min
Marie Louis-Jeune from Memorial Regional Hospital spoke with “Problem Solved” during the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2024, which took place Feb. 13-15 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. We spoke with several conference attendees, many of whom were first-timers to the event, and learned about the insights and joys they took away from their conference experience. Make plans now to attend #HSPI2025 in Atlanta! You can learn more about this event at iise.org/HSPI...
Mar 01, 2024•5 min
Annajirao Challa from Binghamton University spoke with “Problem Solved” during the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2024, which took place Feb. 13-15 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. We spoke with several conference attendees, many of whom were first-timers to the event, and learned about the insights and joys they took away from their conference experience. Make plans now to attend #HSPI2025 in Atlanta! You can learn more about this event at iise.org/HSPI ....
Mar 01, 2024•3 min
Amanda Curry from Jackson Health System and the University of Miami spoke with “Problem Solved” during the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2024, which took place Feb. 13-15 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. We spoke with several conference attendees, many of whom were first-timers to the event, and learned about the insights and joys they took away from their conference experience. Make plans now to attend #HSPI2025 in Atlanta! You can learn more about this even...
Mar 01, 2024•5 min
Lawrence McNair with Birmingham Veterans Affairs Healthcare System spoke with “Problem Solved” during the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2024, which took place Feb. 13-15 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. We spoke with several conference attendees, many of whom were first-timers to the event, and learned about the insights and joys they took away from their conference experience. Make plans now to attend #HSPI2025 in Atlanta! You can learn more about this event...
Mar 01, 2024•3 min
Anita Leis from Tomah VAMC spoke with “Problem Solved” during the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2024, which took place Feb. 13-15 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. We spoke with several conference attendees, many of whom were first-timers to the event, and learned about the insights and joys they took away from their conference experience. Make plans now to attend #HSPI2025 in Atlanta! You can learn more about this event at iise.org/HSPI.
Mar 01, 2024•2 min
Yvonne Nguyen from Children's Health spoke with “Problem Solved" during the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2024, which took place Feb. 13-15 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. We spoke with several conference attendees, many of whom were first-timers to the event, and learned about the insights and joys they took away from their conference experience. Make plans now to attend #HSPI2025 in Atlanta! You can learn more about this event at iise.org/HSPI ....
Mar 01, 2024•3 min
We’ve got a special episode of "Problem Solved" directly from the official conference kickoff at the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2024, taking place Feb. 13-15 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. This episode features a recording of an on-stage Q&A with Emory Healthcare’s Victoria Jordan and Advocate Health’s Amanda Mewborn. Jordan is also the president-elect of IISE and Mewborn is its immediate past president. Ali Anderson from The Shepherd Center moderate...
Feb 14, 2024•24 min
It's been one year since the public release of ChatGPT , the remarkable generative AI platform from OpenAI that has energized transformative promise (and controversy) in the tech sector. In this bonus episode of "Problem Solved," we talk with Joe Wilck, Ph.D., PE, from Bucknell University, who has been working with colleagues on research about the capabilities of large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT, Google's Bard and others. We ask him about the new place in society and work that ChatGPT ha...
Nov 30, 2023•59 min
SPONSORED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION. Holden Duffie, Clemson University, spoke with IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #IISEAnnual2023. Duffie discussed what he’s enjoyed so far about the conference as well as talking about his poster presentation. Learn more about our sponsor at: https://sps.columbia.edu/iise
May 23, 2023•4 min
SPONSORED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION. Emily Jacobson, Mercer University, spoke with IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #IISEAnnual2023. Jacobson talked about her poster presentation, which involved using virtual reality to create a rock-climbing experience for individuals with disabilities. Learn more about our sponsor at: https://sps.columbia.edu/iise
May 23, 2023•4 min
SPONSORED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION. Ben Rachunok, assistant professor at NC State, spoke with IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #IISEAnnual2023. He discussed what keeps him coming back every year and why it’s a worthwhile event for ISEs. Learn more about our sponsor at: https://sps.columbia.edu/iise
May 22, 2023•4 min
SPONSORED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION. Paris Joslin from the University of Arkansas spoke with IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #IISEAnnual2023. Joslin discussed her team’s IISE Annual Capstone Senior Design Poster. Learn more about our sponsor at: https://sps.columbia.edu/iise
May 22, 2023•5 min
SPONSORED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION. Feyisayo Akinwande, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, spoke with IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #IISEAnnual2023. It was Akinwande’s first conference, and he spoke about what he’s been enjoying about it and why he can’t wait for next year’s event. Learn more about our sponsor at: https://sps.columbia.edu/iise...
May 22, 2023•4 min
SPONSORED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION. Leah Hornback, University of Louisville, spoke with IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #IISEAnnual2023. Hornback discussed her team’s IISE Annual Capstone Senior Design Poster. Learn more about our sponsor at: https://sps.columbia.edu/iise
May 22, 2023•4 min
SPONSORED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION. Junwon Ko, University of Kentucky, spoke with IISE’s Frank Reddy during #IISEAnnual2023 in New Orleans. Ko took part in IISE’s Sustainable Development Division volunteer project. Just as in previous years, the effort marks the start of the Annual Conference. Learn more about our sponsor at: https://sps.columbia.edu/iise
May 22, 2023•4 min
SPONSORED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION. Eliza Marcy, University of Pittsburgh, spoke with IISE’s Frank Reddy during #IISEAnnual2023 in New Orleans. Ko took part in IISE’s Sustainable Development Division volunteer project. Just as in previous years, the effort marks the start of the Annual Conference. Learn more about our sponsor at: https://sps.columbia.edu/iise
May 22, 2023•4 min
In our Season 4 finale, we chat with G. Don Taylor Jr., Ph.D., P.E., executive vice provost and Charles O. Gordon Professor in ISE at Virginia Tech. He’s also the 2023 recipient of the Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award from IISE. Taylor discusses his career path, the possibilities for AI in industry and academia, his love for hiking, and why he enjoys going to the IISE Annual Conference & Expo: “You’re going to make your best friends there.” We also hear some thoughts a...
May 10, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 16
In this episode, Keith Albertson talks with Krystel Castillo of the University of Texas-San Antonio and Howard Grimes, a research scientist and CEO of the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute or CyManII, an agency sponsored by the Department of Energy. They discuss innovative efforts to improve and coordinate cybersecurity defense systems in manufacturing and supply chains to stay a step ahead of disruptive threats.
Apr 26, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 15
This episode features members of IISE’s Modeling & Simulation Division. Andrew Collins, a professor of industrial and systems engineering at Old Dominion University, discusses with George Mason University faculty members Jie Xu and Chun-Hung Chen the growing use of digital twin modeling, which applies data to reflect what is happening in real time and serve as a predictive tool for physical systems.
Apr 17, 2023•29 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Victor Aquino, EHS ergonomist at Cargill, spoke to IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #AppliedErgo2023. He discusses what he’s enjoyed about going back to in-person for the conference, post-pandemic.
Mar 29, 2023•3 min
Camille Peres, Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, spoke to IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #AppliedErgo2023.
Mar 29, 2023•3 min
Carrie Bath-Scheel, director of ergonomics at OccuPro/OccuCare Injury Prevention, spoke to IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #AppliedErgo2023. Bath-Scheel discusses what led to her career in ergonomics as well as why young people in the profession should take full advantage of the conference.
Mar 29, 2023•2 min
