Research
| Faculty members and graduate students in the Department of Industrial Engineering conduct research with results that will ultimately affect the lives of people throughout the world. Funded through state, federal and corporate sources, current research projects reflect a team that is both experienced and knowledgeable in a variety of areas. |
Current Research Projects:
- "Collaborative Research: Research on Designing Aviation Security Systems - Supplement," National Science Foundation, $178,257, September 2001 - August 2006.
- "Occupational Safety and Health Training Grant," Ntl. Ins. of Occupational Safety and Health, $61,910.
- "Plant Research in the EDU (Engineering Development Unit)," NASA Johnson Space Center, $100,499, October 2003-September 2005.
- "NASA/Partial Gravity," NASA Johnson Space Center, $228,843, October 2003-September 2005.
- "A Prototype Model of Printed Circuit Boards Recycling Process," THECB, $125,000, January 2004-December 2005.
- "Match for A Prototype Model of Printed Circuit Boards Recycling Process," $20,625, June, 2003-December 2005.
- "Match for A Prototype Model of Printed Circuit Boards Recycling Process," $15,771, January 2004-December 2005.
- "GOALI: Modeling & Optimization of a Responsive Reverse Logistics Channel for Electronic Products," $100,000, October 2004-September 2006.
- "Utilization of Ginned Fiber for the Examination of White Speck Content in Texas Cotton," USDA-CSREES, $53,521, September 2004-September 2005.
- "Cotton Gin Waste Research," Cotton Inc., $10,000, January 2005-December 2005.
- "Center for Engineering Logistics & Distribution: Human Interactions in Logistics Systems," NSF, $10,000, March 2005-February 2006.
Current Graduate Research:
Ph.D.
- "Green Supply Chain," Hua Song, Ph.D. candidate, expected graduation December 2005, Advisor: Surya Liman.
- "Economics/Cost of Quality in Production Outsourcing," Luis Barroso, Ph.D. candidate, expected graduation December 2005, Advisor: Mario Beruvides.
- "Human Modeling in VR Walkway," Haining Dong, Ph.D. candidate, expected graduation December 2005, Advisor: Simon Hsiang.
- "Quality Characteristics of Cotton Fiber Composition," Kootak Kang, Ph.D. candidate, expected graduation May 2006, Advisor: John Kobza, Mario Beruvides.
- "Analysis of Productivity Levels of Maquiladora Industry in Puebla Mexico," Alfonso Calderon-Lopez, Ph.D. candidate, expected graduation May 2006, Advisor: Mario Beruvides.
M.S.
Graduate:
- "3D Simulation of MMH Tasks based on Nonlinear Optimization Method," Yanxin Zhang, Ph.D., August 2005, Advisor: Simon Hsiang.
- "A Cost-Effective Imperfect Degradation-Based Maintenance Strategy," Fan Wu, Ph.D., August 2005, Advisor: John Kobza.
- "The Influence of Organizational Culture on Situation Awareness and Decision Making in a Synthetic Peacekeeping Task Environment," Angela Sandoval, Ph.D., August 2005, Advisor: Mario Beruvides.
- "Single-machine Scheduling of Customer Orders with Restrictions on the Number of Active Orders," Abhyuday Desai, Ph.D., August 2005, Advisor: Milton Smith.
- "Effects of a Repeated use of a Group Support System on Performance Patterns," Pilar Pazos Lago, Ph.D., May 2005, Advisor: Mario Beruvides.
- "Validation of End-of-Life Design Information System for Environmentally Benign Manufacturing Decision Support," Puneet Shrivastava, M.S., May 2005, Advisor: Hong-Chao Zhang.
- "An Analysis Between Organizational Structure and Enterprise Resource Planning System Implementation Success," Murat Colak, M.S., December 2004, Advisor: Elliot Montes.
- "The Integrated Economic Production Quantity Model for Inventory and Quality," Tharat Ittharat, Ph.D., December 2004, Advisor: Elliot Montes.
- "Optimization of Fiber Quality, Production Rate, and Lint Turnout for the Powered Roll Gin Stand Utilizing Response Surface Methodology and Desirability Functions," Gregory A. Holt, Ph.D., December 2004, Advisor: Milton Smith.
- "Image Analysis Techniques and Protocols Designed to Examine the Effect of Agricultural Harvest Practices and Textile Processing on the White Speck Phenomenon in Dyed Cotton Yarn," James Simonton, Ph.D., December 2004, Advisor: Mario Beruvides.
- "Designing For Effective Deterrence: An Analysis Of Terrorist Activity Within The Aviation Security Environment" Leticia J. Pacheco, Ph.D. December 2004, Advisor: John Kobza.
- "An Analysis and Theoretical Development of the Mental Learning Curve" Irene Jian, Ph.D., August 2004, Advisor: Mario Beruvides.
- "Modeling of Multipass Grinding Effect on Residual Stresses Distribution and Surface Integrity of D2 Thread Rolling Dies," Olga Karabelchtchikova, M.S., August, 2004, Advisor: Iris Rivero.
- "Effects of Limited Foot Placement on Specific Gait Characteristics," Leah Stephens, M.S., August 2004, Advisor, Jeff Woldstad.
- "The Capability of a Solid Sorbent Desiccant Unit at Removing Selected Indoor Air Quality-Related Microorganisms from the Air," Michael D. Larranga, Ph.D., August 2004, Advisor: Mario Beruvides.
- "Reactive Parallel Machines Scheduling Using Hybrid-Intelligence to Minimize Weighted Tardiness, Markespan and Cost of Rescheduling," Supphasak Phonganant, Ph.D., August 2004, Advisor: Milton Smith.
- "Human Posture Control: Preparation Gait to Avoid Slips and Falls," Woo-Hyung Park, Ph.D., May 2004.
- "A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Alternative Device Configurations for Aviation Checked Baggage Security Screening," Lynsey Ritchie, M.S., May 2004, Advisor: John Kobza.
- "Economic Model for End of Life Management of Printed Circuit Board," Nikhil Rao, M.S., May 2004, Advisor: Hong-Chao Zhang.
- "Effect of Non-Randomness on Random Variates and Discrete Event Simulation," Seethapathi Latchireddi, M.S., May 2004, Advisor: Milton Smith.
- "Effects of running with backpack loads during simulated gravitational transitions-improvements in postural control" Jeffrey Brewer, Ph.D. dissertation, December 2003.
- "Mechanical and Hand-related Properties of Nonwoven Substrates," Anand Umrani, M.S., December 2003, Advisor: Milton Smith.
- "Optimal Medical Records Holding Period," Anchalee Jarusiripat, M.S., December 2003, Advisor: John Kobza.