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Haixiang Zhang Receives 2024 Friedman Memorial Prize in Applied Mathematics
Haixiang Zhang (https://zhanghxpku.github.io/), a UC Berkeley graduate student, has been honored with the 2024 Friedman Memorial Prize in Applied Mathematics. Established in 1966, this award recognizes students who have demonstrated…
Spotlight on Berkeley IEOR Alum Bud Lyons BS ‘72
We recently caught up with Berkeley alum Bud Lyons, a trailblazer who holds a B.S. from Berkeley IEOR and an MBA from Stanford University. With a stellar career trajectory in…
Berkeley IEOR Alum Tony Xu, DoorDash CEO and Co-Founder, to Deliver 2024 Commencement Address
Berkeley IEOR is proud to announce that Tony Xu (B.S. ’07 IEOR), CEO and co-founder of DoorDash, a technology company that connects consumers with their favorite local businesses, is this…
Cal Alum Sonita Lontoh ’99 challenges us to achieve 100 gifts for Big Give
In celebration of International Women’s Month, Cal alum Sonita Lontoh ’99 is challenging the Berkeley IEOR community for Big Give 2024. Sonita will donate an amazing $15,000 if we can…
Berkeley IEOR Alum Sonita Lontoh Featured in Manufacturing Today Magazine
Berkeley IEOR alum Sonita Lontoh ’99 takes center stage in the latest edition of Manufacturing Today magazine. The feature illuminates Lontoh’s remarkable career, from her tenure as a board director…
Celebrating Valentine’s Day with Berkeley IEOR Alums Steve Tai and KC Wu
As a mathematics and chemistry major at Indiana University Bloomington, Kin-Ching Wu, also known as KC, hadn’t initially envisioned pursuing her graduate studies at Berkeley. However, her father urged KC…
Ask an Alum: Jack O’Donoghue, MAnalytics ’23
After graduating from Berkeley Analytics last spring, Jack O’Donoghue promptly transitioned into a full-time role as Business Intelligence Manager at Hotel Trader, where he now spearheads data science and analytics…
5 Questions for Anika Ramachandran, Class of 2022
With her recent experience working as a Software Engineer at Nuro, Anika Ramachandran (BS IEOR ‘22) has spent much time immersed in the world of autonomous vehicles. We recently caught…
IEOR Degree Holds a Top Spot Among Highest-Paying Majors
A recent article by CNBC, the world leader in business news and financial market coverage, spotlights Operations Research and Industrial Engineering as the second highest paying college major this year.…
Forging a new future: Emily Garcia (BS IEOR ‘20) paves the way for diversity and inclusion in higher education
In high school, Emily Garcia (BS IEOR ’20) received excellent grades, participated in numerous extracurricular activities, and was even class salutatorian in her senior year. Most other students with Emily’s…