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Four Berkeley IEOR PhD Students Receive Outstanding GSI Awards

By Goldie Negelev | June 6, 2025

We are proud to announce that four UC Berkeley IEOR PhD students have been honored with the 2025 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (OGSI) Award. Grace He, Alberto Gennaro, Shruti Penumatsa, and recent PhD graduate Baturalp Yalcin were recognized for their…

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Berkeley IEOR Students Bring Machine Learning to Local High Schoolers

By Goldie Negelev | June 5, 2025

This spring, a team of UC Berkeley Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) students partnered with the Dado and Maria Banatao Center for Global Learning and Outreach from Berkeley Engineering (GLOBE) to launch an innovative course introducing Bay Area high…

UC Berkeley Researchers Offer a Smarter Way to Price—With Stability and Impact in Mind

UC Berkeley Researchers Offer a Smarter Way to Price With Stability and Impact in Mind

By Goldie Negelev | June 2, 2025

With inflation, tariffs, and shifting consumer habits, setting the right price has never been more complicated or more crucial. But new research from UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research suggests that simplicity might be the key to…

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In Memoriam: Richard E. Barlow (1931–2024)

By Goldie Negelev | May 27, 2025

Pioneering Reliability Theorist, Beloved Berkeley Professor, and Mentor Richard Eugene “Dick” Barlow, an esteemed emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a pioneering figure in reliability engineering, has passed away. Born on January 12, 1931, in Galesburg, Illinois,…

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UC Berkeley IEOR Honors Alum Tony Xu during Community Celebration Event

By Goldie Negelev | May 13, 2025

On Wednesday, April 30, the UC Berkeley Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (Berkeley IEOR) hosted its 2025 Community Celebration & Alumni Achievement Ceremony, bringing together alumni, faculty, students, and friends for an evening of recognition and reflection at the Cal Alumni House.

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Assistant Professor Chiwei Yan Awarded NSF EAGER Grant to Advance Research on Autonomous Mobility

By Goldie Negelev | May 12, 2025

Berkeley IEOR Assistant Professor Chiwei Yan has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) to support his project, State-Aware Demand Control to Facilitate Shared Use of Autonomous Mobility. The project explores new models and…

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Berkeley IEOR ranked No. 3 grad IEOR program in the nation by U.S. News

By Ashlee Liu | April 11, 2025

The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at UC Berkeley has been ranked the No. 3 best IEOR graduate program in the nation, tied with Northwestern University and Purdue University, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report…

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Berkeley IEOR to Honor Tony Xu with Inaugural Alumni Achievement Award

By Kristian Seppanen | March 31, 2025

Berkeley IEOR to Honor Tony Xu with Inaugural Alumni Achievement Award Tony Xu, CEO and Co-founder of Doordash The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at UC Berkeley is pleased to announce that Tony Xu (B.S. IEOR ’07), will…

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Announcing the 2025 Jengyee Prize — Leadership for a Better World

By Kristian Seppanen | March 18, 2025

  The 2025 Jengyee Prize – Leadership for a Better World is now accepting applications! This year, up to 2 prizes of up to $2000 each, will be awarded. The Jengyee Prize is open to all undergraduate students with a…