NSF Student Travel Support

The IEOM Society is pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation (NSF) will provide travel support for students to attend the Fourth North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. This event will take place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during October 23-25, 2019 at the Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport. The conference organizer is the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IE0M) Society International. The theme of the conference is Industrial Engineering and Operations Management for Industry 4.0. Students will have an opportunity to learn from industry practitioners and academia. Participants will also learn from conference technical and keynote sessions related to Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), big data, iCloud, cybersecurity and related fields. Most important to students is the opportunity to gain a worldwide perspective from representatives from over 50 countries. The NSF award will also enable students to improve their knowledge of disruptive technologies of Industry 4.0. Conference participation will help students become engineers and researchers who will lead the United States into the next generation. As a result, they will be prepared to meet the challenges of smart disruptive technology.

The NSF award supports conference registration, shared lodging and a portion of the travel expenses for graduate and undergraduate full-time students who are attending a United States college or university. Each student may receive an award up to $800. Students from historically underrepresented communities including African Americans, Native Americans and Hispanics will receive preference.

Lawrence Technological University will be administrating the award process. Interested students from US institutions can submit application ONLINE.

Online Application Link: https://www.ltu.edu/engineering/industrial/ieom-nsf-form.asp

Student Selection Process and Criteria

Must be a full-time student at a United States college or university.
Graduate, undergraduate and community college students are eligible to apply for the student travel award.
Attend the entire conference
Attend various Industry 4.0 sessions along with keynote sessions, technical sessions, and a dedicated industry panel session.
The student travel award will pay for student registration, shared lodging and part of travel expenses.
Students from historically underrepresented communities including African American, Native American and Hispanic will receive preference.
Present a paper or poster. Papers or abstracts must be approved by the conference committee.
A statement from student regarding his or her career plan
A student’s advisor, department chair or program director must endorse the application.
Application should be submitted online by September 30, 2019

Each awardee will receive a schedule of recommended sessions that should be attended during the conference. This information will be available at the registration desk.

Timeline:

Application deadline: September 30, 2019

This award supports conference registration, shared lodging and a portion of the travel expenses. Awardees are eligible to receive up to $800 for attending the conference. All awardees must stay at the conference hotel – Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport.

Questions regarding the award process should be directed to Professor Don Reimer or Dr. Ahad Ali.

Conference website – 2019 IEOM Toronto: http://ieomsociety.org/toronto2019/

Ahad Ali, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director, Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group
Coordinator, Siemens Electro-Matic Industrial Engineering Lab
A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI 48075, USA
Phone: 248-204-2531
Email: aali@ltu.edu

Professor Don Reimer
Adjunct Professor
Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, Michigan 48075, USA
Phone: 313-300-4950
Email: dreimer@ltu.edu