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.

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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.

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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 and reflections from other longtime members of IISE as we celebrate the Institute’s 75th anniversary.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mónica Matlis, chief operations officer, vice president – ergonomics practice at Axendia Inc., spoke to IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #AppliedErgo2023. Matlis discusses her experience with the conference over the years and why it continues to be her favorite professional event of the year.

Mike Ha, Abbott Vascular’s Global Ergonomics Manager, spoke to IISE’s Frank Reddy at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans – site of #AppliedErgo2023. Ha, who was a keynote speaker at the conference in 2022, talks about what makes the conference worthwhile and what keeps bringing him back every year.