Alumni News
IEOR Alum to head Power Systems Engineering Research Center
Associate professor of Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University, Dr. Kory Hedman, Ph.D. ’10 (IEOR), will serve as the new Director of Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) from October 2020. Dr. Hedman replaces Dr. Vijay Vittal who led PSERC for the last 15 years. PSERC was established in 1996 as an NSF Industry/University Collaborative…
Read MoreFung Feature: Francesco Piccoli wins 2020 Intellectual Leadership Contribution Award
Fung Feature: Pierre-Habté Nouvellon, MEng ’18 (IEOR), shares his entrepreneurial journey
IEOR Alumni among the World’s Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professors
Named in Poets&Quants’ annual list of The World’s Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professors were two Berkeley IEOR alumni. Gah-Yi Ban, a 2012 Berkeley graduate with a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and now an assistant professor of Management Science and Operations at the London Business School, and Auyon Siddiq, a 2018 Berkeley…
Read MoreBerkeley 150W: Celebrating the women of IEOR
Berkeley Engineering has always been at the forefront of breaking barriers for women in the field. With several thousand women graduating from Cal with an education in engineering, Berkeley Engineering takes great pride in shaping women engineers who shape the world through their immeasurable contributions. As Berkeley celebrates 150 years of women on campus, Berkeley…
Read MoreBoard member Terry Duryea’s mantra for a rewarding career — maintain flexibility and stay on a steep learning curve
Have you ever been confused about how to briefly yet accurately describe Industrial Engineering and Operations Research to old Uncle Ben sitting across you at the Thanksgiving dinner table? Well, IEOR can indeed be a difficult major to define for most. To the ex-CFO of McAfee and IEOR Advisory Board member Terry Duryea, however, IEOR…
Read MoreIEOR Alum and DoorDash Founder Tony Xu Featured on Berkeley Innovation Podcast
Conventionalizing the Unconventional — Board Member Bob Cliff shares his experiences as a consultant with skills in IEOR
Exposure to a diverse set of tools of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research is a blessing for all students in the program. However, it is natural for students to be overwhelmed by the number of options at their disposal and for them to be left wondering about where their skills can be best applied. With…
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