Posts by Goldie Negelev
The innovation power couple: Study shows how patenting boosts pure research
The new study, published in the journal Science, reveals that researchers who both publish papers and file patents—dubbed “Pasteur’s quadrant researchers” after pioneering microbiologist and chemist Louis Pasteur—produce work that is more novel and more influential than those who stick to just one activity. The finding challenges long-held assumptions that scientists should focus pure research…
Read MoreUC Berkeley IEOR Student Elise Vambenepe Receives 2025 Women in Logistics Award
Elise Vambenepe, a third-year bachelor of science student in UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, has been awarded the 2025 Women in Logistics Scholarship. The annual award supports Bay Area students pursuing fields connected to logistics or supply chain management and reflects Women in Logistics’ mission to expand professional development, mentoring and…
Read MoreDistinguished Professor Dorit Hochbaum Featured on ‘Subject To’ YouTube Series
The latest episode of the “Subject To” podcast features a wide-ranging conversation with Dorit S. Hochbaum, a distinguished professor of industrial engineering and operations research at UC Berkeley whose pioneering work has shaped multiple areas of discrete optimization, network flow techniques and data-driven applications. Host Anand Subramanian traces Hochbaum’s academic path from her early training…
Read MoreUC Berkeley IEOR Advisory Board Welcomes Three New Members
UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research has appointed three alumni and industry leaders to its Advisory Board. Raymond Ma of Apple, Peter Wei of Rocket Software, and Tim Jacobs of Walmart join the board in its work to advance the department’s strategic vision and strengthen its industry impact. Raymond Ma is a…
Read MoreUC Berkeley IEOR-led Team Takes Second Place for Predictive Model Aiming to Improve Rail Safety
UC Berkeley IEOR PhD student Alberto Gennaro and his team are applying data-driven modeling to a problem that directly affects the safety and reliability of railroads: predicting when train wheels are likely to fail. Their project earned second place in the 2025 INFORMS Railway Applications Section Problem Solving Competition, which invites researchers and practioners to…
Read MoreUC Berkeley IEOR Undergraduate Program Ranked No. 4 in the Nation by U.S. News
Berkeley IEOR undergraduate program climbs one spot in 2025 rankings The undergraduate program in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) at UC Berkeley has been ranked No. 4 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, rising from No. 5 last year. The new ranking reflects continued recognition of Berkeley’s strength in preparing students…
Read MoreUC Berkeley IEOR professor and alum earn international prize for breakthroughs in optimization
UC Berkeley Professor Alper Atamturk and UC Berkeley alum Andrés Gómez have been awarded the 2025 INFORMS Computing Society Prize, an honor recognizing outstanding contributions at the intersection of computing with operations research. They share the award with their collaborator Shaoning Han. The team is recognized for a sequence of five papers introducing new mathematical…
Read MoreNo. 1 again: UC Berkeley generates more startups and founders than any other university
Are we truly on the verge of the humanoid robot revolution?
By Kara Manke In two new papers, UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency. August 27, 2025 AI chatbots have advanced rapidly over the past few years, so much so that people are now using them as personal assistants, customer service representatives and even…
Read MorePowering Change in Tech and Energy
A Conversation with Marc Oman PhD ’03 Marc Oman, BS ‘03 IEOR, has followed a winding path to impactful leadership in tech and energy, culminating in his current role as Principal, Energy & Infrastructure, at Google. Yet, as he shares, there was no master plan guiding him—just a commitment to curiosity, hard work, and a…
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