Smart Manufacturing Workshop
March 10, 2016 (Thursday)
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Workshop certificate will be provided, and CEU is available
Registration Fee: $295
Workshops Outline
SPEAKER
Dr. Rupy Sawhney
Heath Fellow in Business and Engineering
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
Rupy Sawhney is a Professor & Heath Fellow in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He earned B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Science and Mechanics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1981, 1984 and 1991 respectively. He was a Weston Fulton Professor and Department Head during 2010-2013. He is also a faculty for the newly created Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education (CIRE) in Energy. His current research focuses on trying to use technology and innovation to enhance organizational productivity. Dr. Sawhney has assembled a team over the past five years that has a greatest critical mass within the history of the Industrial Engineering department to compete with other academic institutions in the lean area. His research group at this moment consists of 40 Postdocs, Ph.D. and Master students. He has published significant journal papers, conference papers and has submitted for 5 patents. He has graduated more than 50 Master’s and 8 Ph.D. students. His funded research projects are in the millions of dollars. He has worked with over 200 companies and is a recipient of various awards (Boeing Welliver Fellow, Alcoa Faculty Award, IIE Lean Teaching Award, Reuben Harris Award, and Accenture Teaching Excellence Award).
Contact: info@ieomsociety.org.